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<blockquote data-quote="Beefy" data-source="post: 21994" data-attributes="member: 57"><p>I think learning to read cattle is an art. and there is a lot to be said about knowing your cattle on an individual basis, and i dont mean as pets. they are all different and if you pay close attention to their behavior its not that hard (generally) to predict when a cow will calve or where she will hide or where she has hidden her calf. of course there are exceptions to every rule, like heifers, you dont know how they will act and then theres always that one cow that tries to mess with you and moves to the opposite side of the ranch as soon as you leave b/c she knows you are watching her. but then theres #39 who goes to HER calving spot 24 hours in advance but doesnt have the calf until 4AM every year, like clockwork. if you really really know your cattle (and the only thing that can teach you is experience) you can identify a problem early on for the most part. for instance this past weekend i had to pull a breech calf and i knew immediately when i saw the cow that morning that i had to pull it, and that it was probably breech. i told my dad so he'd be around to help and he insisted on watching the cow for an hour (stubborn, but i'm all about letting nature takes it course). meanwhile i was setting gates in the catchpen and getting the rope, chains, and jack. my dad has been raisng cows for 40 years but even he admits that i can judge the situations better b/c i know the cows individually.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beefy, post: 21994, member: 57"] I think learning to read cattle is an art. and there is a lot to be said about knowing your cattle on an individual basis, and i dont mean as pets. they are all different and if you pay close attention to their behavior its not that hard (generally) to predict when a cow will calve or where she will hide or where she has hidden her calf. of course there are exceptions to every rule, like heifers, you dont know how they will act and then theres always that one cow that tries to mess with you and moves to the opposite side of the ranch as soon as you leave b/c she knows you are watching her. but then theres #39 who goes to HER calving spot 24 hours in advance but doesnt have the calf until 4AM every year, like clockwork. if you really really know your cattle (and the only thing that can teach you is experience) you can identify a problem early on for the most part. for instance this past weekend i had to pull a breech calf and i knew immediately when i saw the cow that morning that i had to pull it, and that it was probably breech. i told my dad so he'd be around to help and he insisted on watching the cow for an hour (stubborn, but i'm all about letting nature takes it course). meanwhile i was setting gates in the catchpen and getting the rope, chains, and jack. my dad has been raisng cows for 40 years but even he admits that i can judge the situations better b/c i know the cows individually. [/QUOTE]
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