crazyportage
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Why is the 'penalty' for frozen ears so severe at the auction barn?
ALACOWMAN":3kcoy4cj said:I know someone is gonna say it so k.m.a. in advance ;-)
crazyportage":1qrj29y0 said:Why is the 'penalty' for frozen ears so severe at the auction barn?
Good post annie, what i was refering too dun was some comment about getting docked for too much ear. not one with not enough ;-)dun":18hlztmr said:ALACOWMAN":18hlztmr said:I know someone is gonna say it so k.m.a. in advance ;-)
Did you mean, "beacuse they can"
dun
ALACOWMAN":2sk2houa said:Good post annie, what i was refering too dun was some comment about getting docked for too much ear. not one with not enough ;-)dun":2sk2houa said:ALACOWMAN":2sk2houa said:I know someone is gonna say it so k.m.a. in advance ;-)
Did you mean, "beacuse they can"
dun
dont know about that but sounds like a he!! of a idea. my ex wife a vet. trims dog ears from time to time but i never let her try on my cows.dun":3qixzavz said:ALACOWMAN":3qixzavz said:Good post annie, what i was refering too dun was some comment about getting docked for too much ear. not one with not enough ;-)dun":3qixzavz said:ALACOWMAN":3qixzavz said:I know someone is gonna say it so k.m.a. in advance ;-)
Did you mean, "beacuse they can"
dun
I thought people froze their ears off so they wouldn;t get docked for "too much ear"
dun
well although you havent had a problem with them evidentialy the buyers have and thats why their docking them. they go on past experiances.not gonna take a chance if it will or won'tcrazyportage":1f3vf3bw said:See that's what I don't get. I've been around cattle for about 15 years now and we always have some with frozen ears. Some we have kept for several years in our cow-calf operation. I have never seen them have breathing problems etc.
crazyportage":1z63ho9j said:See that's what I don't get. I've been around cattle for about 15 years now and we always have some with frozen ears. Some we have kept for several years in our cow-calf operation. I have never seen them have breathing problems etc.