Gate jumper

[BFE]

Weaned this bull calf today for around a half hour.

Caught him, a couple other calves and a few culls. He never acted out of the way, sorted and loaded easily. Took him a half mile to my weaner pen, had nine head already there. Got home and started washing the trailer and the phone rang, calf out. We walk him back in, and fix the hot wire on top the woven wire fence he jumped through. I was going to get some feed and leave him in the catch pen a while, turned my back to go to the truck and he bailed over the gate pictured. It's three inches shorter than the corral panels.

I gave up. We followed him back up the hill to momma. Next time he hits the trailer will be his last for me!

 

[coachg]

Wise decision.

 

[SBMF 2015]

I don't care what kind of cow it is; the fastest way to leave my place is to start jumping out.

 

[Caustic Burno]

I don't care what kind of cow it is; the fastest way to leave my place is to start jumping out.

That will get a trip to the salebarn immediately.
I will pay the five bucks a day till sale to get you gone.

 

[Dsth]

look at the bright side: he is nice and healthy. A sick calf would never be able to jump over that gate.

 

[BFE]

look at the bright side: he is nice and healthy. A sick calf would never be able to jump over that gate.

I'm a half full type of guy myself!

He's an athletic sucker that's for sure.

 

[Dave]

We wean lots of calves. The pen in much taller and more solid than that. But why is a calf that size still a bull?

 

[TCRanch]

And it's not like you don't have good facilities. If a calf busts outta prison in your setup, I'm saying pick your battles and load him up! Definitely a mama's boy.

 

[BFE]

We wean lots of calves. The pen in much taller and more solid than that. But why is a calf that size still a bull?

Plans were for him to be a bull for someone. No longer.

 

[crossbreed]

I don't care what kind of cow it is; the fastest way to leave my place is to start jumping out.

Or walking cattle guards!

 

[greybeard]

Or walking cattle guards!

I have seen a LOT of cows that learned to walk a cattleguard. (saw a few that broke their legs trying too)

 

[crossbreed]

I have seen a LOT of cows that learned to walk a cattleguard. (saw a few that broke their legs trying too)

Correct, it's the ones who think they are Moses and lead the others who get on the trailers. Hauled a 6 mo old heifer this week who learned the trick

 

[Lazy M]

At least he was a gentleman and didn't tear anything up during his escape..

 

[GoWyo]

Selection pressure is causing the loss of athleticism in production cattle

 

[sunnyblueskies]

Wise decision. Once they figure out they can jump........ there is no holding back.
Don't let him out of the trailer once you get him on.......LOL until you get to the sale barn and make it their problem.

 

[TexasRancher]

Corral and Gates need to be 6' high without barb-wire. Gates covered in plywood-sheet metal (covered) better. Wasn't the calf's fault. If your plans were to sell him as a bull, has good genetics... to be a breeder...I would still sell him. You can reform and control a fence-gate jumper later in life...they need to know they will never be locked in for long for sorting....or better yet be given the opportunity to leave the corral first. Older cattle are pretty easy once they know they won't be the ones going into the loading chute for a bye-bye. Best to ween calves in groups, they follow their peer role models (more relaxed)...i wouldn't want to ween one alone....hell on wheels seeing its little frightened head banging on the corral-deforming-stretching things.

 

[SBMF 2015]

Corral and Gates need to be 6' high without barb-wire. Gates covered in plywood-sheet metal (covered) better. Wasn't the calf's fault. If your plans were to sell him as a bull, has good genetics... to be a breeder...I would still sell him. You can reform and control a fence-gate jumper later in life...they need to know they will never be locked in for long for sorting....or better yet be given the opportunity to leave the corral first. Older cattle are pretty easy once they know they won't be the ones going into the loading chute for a bye-bye. Best to ween calves in groups, they follow their peer role models (more relaxed)...i wouldn't want to ween one alone....hell on wheels seeing its little frightened head banging on the corral-deforming-stretching things.

Two more gates to build. Gates are 72" high. Panels are 66" high. This is my new portable corral.

 

[alacowman1]

1/2 mile Close enough to hear Moma bawling come home son

 

[BritishWhiteGal]

We had a Charolais start jumping. She is GONE. lol very wise of you, especially bad because he is a bull.
We have a cow who we absolutely cannot do fence line weaning with. She lines up to the fence and lets her calf nurse.... hilarious and SO annoying. Anyway thats kind of off topic sorry.

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

If they don't respect a fence or gate, that's a one way ticket to the freezer or sale barn.