Supa Dexta
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You can't overpull by hand.
Fat cows are lazy pushers.
Fat cows are lazy pushers.
Supa Dexta":kd177g9z said:You can't overpull by hand.
Fat cows are lazy pushers.
Supa Dexta":11z9m3i3 said:And what was the damage?
If the chains are on proper, I state again, YOU aren't going to over pull a calf.
Nice bag on the cow.Bright Raven":2mku3j9d said:The calf is doing great:
Franke":17bget71 said:Nice bag on the cow.Bright Raven":17bget71 said:The calf is doing great:
wbvs58":3iko538k said:In my experience with the presentation as it should be for a delivery and well lubed and the force that I could physically apply I would think it unlikely to cause any major damage. I do concede that there are people a lot stronger than me.
Ken
Bright Raven":1yl7qyol said:wbvs58":1yl7qyol said:In my experience with the presentation as it should be for a delivery and well lubed and the force that I could physically apply I would think it unlikely to cause any major damage. I do concede that there are people a lot stronger than me.
Ken
A few years ago, I ask my neighbor to help me pull a calf from a heifer. He is stout. He put one foot on each side of the heifer's azz. We put chains on the front feet. I have the cross bar that hooks to each chain. The presentation was normal. He simply used brute force and pulled the calf out. The calf was over 100 pounds. I don't remember the weight. After she got up, she was bleeding. I called the vet. Before he could get a hemostat on the uterine artery, she dropped dead in the chute. The calf was delivered dead.
Obviously, the procedure was poor. But you can certainly do damage by hand pulling.