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<blockquote data-quote="Bama" data-source="post: 285320" data-attributes="member: 1184"><p>I buy calves that I can turn a profit on. Most of these calves I have no idea where they came from. Some of these have not ever saw a holding pen or been around people. When they get to a tight place in the chute some of them will balk. I ain't got time to read them a storybook or invite them to dinner. I use a prod to let them decide for themselves if they are happier standing here or going there. No I don't use it often. After a few weeks on my place most of them come to a feed bucket. I will still have the unusual one from time to time with a burr up its butt. I have one now that won't get within a hundred yards of anybody. It stays out of the feedpens. I will be selling it in about a month. Why did I keep this heifer.? I will make a good profit on her, thats my bottom line. I expect a showdown come loadout time. I will probally use the prod, theres a place and time to use them. Why do you think the salebarns use them. Time is the factor. Ever wandered how they keep a steady stream of em in the ring. If the didn't use them there would be long pauses between some cattle coming into the ring. Watch someone load a big truck. There will be a prod laying close by. They may not use it but if you need it won't no amount of sweettalking take its place. Time is money, waiting for a cow to get over its personality complex can get expensive. I'm all for working them slow and easy if they allow. If they don't wantta go that route the prod fits the bill. Cattle balking in chutes then suddenly backing up or trying to go over the top can get someone hurt. A tap with a prod on the ignort one is a lot less cruel on the others behind the balking one. Keep them moving and you will see a lot less stress.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bama, post: 285320, member: 1184"] I buy calves that I can turn a profit on. Most of these calves I have no idea where they came from. Some of these have not ever saw a holding pen or been around people. When they get to a tight place in the chute some of them will balk. I ain't got time to read them a storybook or invite them to dinner. I use a prod to let them decide for themselves if they are happier standing here or going there. No I don't use it often. After a few weeks on my place most of them come to a feed bucket. I will still have the unusual one from time to time with a burr up its butt. I have one now that won't get within a hundred yards of anybody. It stays out of the feedpens. I will be selling it in about a month. Why did I keep this heifer.? I will make a good profit on her, thats my bottom line. I expect a showdown come loadout time. I will probally use the prod, theres a place and time to use them. Why do you think the salebarns use them. Time is the factor. Ever wandered how they keep a steady stream of em in the ring. If the didn't use them there would be long pauses between some cattle coming into the ring. Watch someone load a big truck. There will be a prod laying close by. They may not use it but if you need it won't no amount of sweettalking take its place. Time is money, waiting for a cow to get over its personality complex can get expensive. I'm all for working them slow and easy if they allow. If they don't wantta go that route the prod fits the bill. Cattle balking in chutes then suddenly backing up or trying to go over the top can get someone hurt. A tap with a prod on the ignort one is a lot less cruel on the others behind the balking one. Keep them moving and you will see a lot less stress. [/QUOTE]
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