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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 815748" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I learned everything not to do from my father, and the right way of doing it from the cows... I also found that I don't work them unless I have to, this year I vaccinated in the field, there were only 3 I didn't get and I'm not concerned about them as long as the majority are done (scourgard).. I completely agree with the sale barn being the place to not learn how to handle cattle.. it may work for the ones that want to kill, and for the people handling them, I guess they have to be on their toes for them, but it broke my heart last year to see this one heifer who was completely tame get separated out... it was such a riot in the pen when you could have just gone up to her and taken her head to hold her back.. also, I don't know why, but they seem to make a point to have the hydraulic door hit them on the way out... I usually don't carry anything with me, if I'm loading in a chute, twisting the tail usually works alright. When they face you, I find a good analogy is like 2 magnets pushing each other, and once you get the hang of it, you know how they'll move... Of course, i've also broken my hand punching them in the snout back in the day before we culled a lot of perpetually contrary cows.. some just HAVE to go the other way and there's nothing thats going to convince them it'll hurt less if they go where you want them to. Now that I have a few halterbroke cows, i will usually tie one up in the crowding pen and that'll make the others go there.. Also very important is the corral design... I've found cows will go just about anywhere as long as it's uphill.. if only I had known that when we built the corrals!</p><p></p><p>As for getting bulls into a bullpen, again, tying a cow up in there works wonders, even if he did sniff that butt 10 minutes ago</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 815748, member: 9096"] I learned everything not to do from my father, and the right way of doing it from the cows... I also found that I don't work them unless I have to, this year I vaccinated in the field, there were only 3 I didn't get and I'm not concerned about them as long as the majority are done (scourgard).. I completely agree with the sale barn being the place to not learn how to handle cattle.. it may work for the ones that want to kill, and for the people handling them, I guess they have to be on their toes for them, but it broke my heart last year to see this one heifer who was completely tame get separated out... it was such a riot in the pen when you could have just gone up to her and taken her head to hold her back.. also, I don't know why, but they seem to make a point to have the hydraulic door hit them on the way out... I usually don't carry anything with me, if I'm loading in a chute, twisting the tail usually works alright. When they face you, I find a good analogy is like 2 magnets pushing each other, and once you get the hang of it, you know how they'll move... Of course, i've also broken my hand punching them in the snout back in the day before we culled a lot of perpetually contrary cows.. some just HAVE to go the other way and there's nothing thats going to convince them it'll hurt less if they go where you want them to. Now that I have a few halterbroke cows, i will usually tie one up in the crowding pen and that'll make the others go there.. Also very important is the corral design... I've found cows will go just about anywhere as long as it's uphill.. if only I had known that when we built the corrals! As for getting bulls into a bullpen, again, tying a cow up in there works wonders, even if he did sniff that butt 10 minutes ago [/QUOTE]
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