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Encouraging cattle to go through the headgate?
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<blockquote data-quote="DavisBeefmasters" data-source="post: 818070" data-attributes="member: 2263"><p>Most of ours walk up and put the head in -- because everything done there is done quickly, calmly, minimal noise, etc.</p><p></p><p>If they associate the experience of the headgate with hootin' and hollerin' (like a few that we've purchased from others) they don't like to step up... however, none of them like the sound of a sorting paddle...</p><p></p><p>a shake shake or tap tap of the paddle on the ground behind them and they tend to step up thinking "what in the heck is behind me?"... for the one that we purchased on the other hand (she only responds to a quick zap) to which she gives a little kick and then a big lunge to the headgate... moves the whole chute about 1" forward everytime we headcatch her... the nicest nickname we have for her is "jumper" for how she "jumps" to attempt to clear the chute in it's entirety versus ever touch it with her hooves...</p><p></p><p>...she won't be around for long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavisBeefmasters, post: 818070, member: 2263"] Most of ours walk up and put the head in -- because everything done there is done quickly, calmly, minimal noise, etc. If they associate the experience of the headgate with hootin' and hollerin' (like a few that we've purchased from others) they don't like to step up... however, none of them like the sound of a sorting paddle... a shake shake or tap tap of the paddle on the ground behind them and they tend to step up thinking "what in the heck is behind me?"... for the one that we purchased on the other hand (she only responds to a quick zap) to which she gives a little kick and then a big lunge to the headgate... moves the whole chute about 1" forward everytime we headcatch her... the nicest nickname we have for her is "jumper" for how she "jumps" to attempt to clear the chute in it's entirety versus ever touch it with her hooves... ...she won't be around for long. [/QUOTE]
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