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<blockquote data-quote="SBMF 2015" data-source="post: 1815006" data-attributes="member: 39695"><p>Thank you, an investment for sure. </p><p>I have watched to many producers wait "until we can afford it" or worse wait until someone gets really hurt to make major improvements to working facilities.</p><p>It's not that I can necessarily afford to do it, but more like I can't not afford it. My son thinks he wants to be a veterinarian. He started working cattle with me when he was 8. One night (before I had a crowd tub) we were vaccinating fall cow. I got a phone call I had to take. When I got done he was so proud of himself that he had loaded the last four cows in the alley by himself. I decided right then that I could skimp on other things but that I was going to have the safest facilities I could.</p><p>I'm not doing it all at once. Last year was a tub and Load out. This year it's a portable corral.</p><p>The interesting part to me is that when you're starting out you make do with what you can afford; I bought cows nobody else wanted, had fences and pens that only worked because the cows wanted to cooperate that day. Any that didn't require cash or interest, I could make work. But as things started to fall into place things got smoother. The cows that jumped gates or tried to kill you when they calved got sold. I bought or built taller heavier gates. And some how without even realizing I built a cow herd that is easy to catch,sort, and load. I can't remember the last time I had a mature cow try to jump a gate. It really is enjoyable now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBMF 2015, post: 1815006, member: 39695"] Thank you, an investment for sure. I have watched to many producers wait “until we can afford it” or worse wait until someone gets really hurt to make major improvements to working facilities. It’s not that I can necessarily afford to do it, but more like I can’t not afford it. My son thinks he wants to be a veterinarian. He started working cattle with me when he was 8. One night (before I had a crowd tub) we were vaccinating fall cow. I got a phone call I had to take. When I got done he was so proud of himself that he had loaded the last four cows in the alley by himself. I decided right then that I could skimp on other things but that I was going to have the safest facilities I could. I’m not doing it all at once. Last year was a tub and Load out. This year it’s a portable corral. The interesting part to me is that when you’re starting out you make do with what you can afford; I bought cows nobody else wanted, had fences and pens that only worked because the cows wanted to cooperate that day. Any that didn’t require cash or interest, I could make work. But as things started to fall into place things got smoother. The cows that jumped gates or tried to kill you when they calved got sold. I bought or built taller heavier gates. And some how without even realizing I built a cow herd that is easy to catch,sort, and load. I can’t remember the last time I had a mature cow try to jump a gate. It really is enjoyable now. [/QUOTE]
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