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De-horning and stress in a thin cow
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<blockquote data-quote="Little Cow" data-source="post: 791619" data-attributes="member: 5507"><p>Nope, no squeeze. Still working with a swing gate chute. It works fine for our other cows, but they are quite tame. BTW, four of our mature cows have horns but never show any defensive or aggressive behaviors. I want to see how she is without horns (some say it makes them more docile- I think just makes them less dangerous to work with) because I am wondering more and more if she is actually ill-tempered. I might be breeding her until I get a red heifer and then sending her to auction. I don't know her history, but I am hoping the temperament is man-made and a bottle raised heifer from her will be gentle despite what I'm seeing here. If it doesn't work, well, we still have a freezer to fill every year. Don't you hate it when a great deal turns out to be a possible sucker punch? I have to see if I can get some return before I give up on this cow. Right now, I really don't like her and I certainly don't want any calves that act like her.</p><p></p><p>I do appreciate your concern, though. It's exactly what I don't want to hear, LOL! I will be sure to ask the vet at the university about her weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Little Cow, post: 791619, member: 5507"] Nope, no squeeze. Still working with a swing gate chute. It works fine for our other cows, but they are quite tame. BTW, four of our mature cows have horns but never show any defensive or aggressive behaviors. I want to see how she is without horns (some say it makes them more docile- I think just makes them less dangerous to work with) because I am wondering more and more if she is actually ill-tempered. I might be breeding her until I get a red heifer and then sending her to auction. I don't know her history, but I am hoping the temperament is man-made and a bottle raised heifer from her will be gentle despite what I'm seeing here. If it doesn't work, well, we still have a freezer to fill every year. Don't you hate it when a great deal turns out to be a possible sucker punch? I have to see if I can get some return before I give up on this cow. Right now, I really don't like her and I certainly don't want any calves that act like her. I do appreciate your concern, though. It's exactly what I don't want to hear, LOL! I will be sure to ask the vet at the university about her weight. [/QUOTE]
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