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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 175013" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>When I need the whole herd I get the truck call the lead cow and bring everyone in the corral. Sometimes one or two of my mother's old ladies won't come in. So I wander out on foot and tell them to get moving. Any cow runs from the gate and won't go in I ignore. I don't bother with her again until shipping day. Cows don't get second chances around here for not coming to the corral when told to.</p><p>When I need to get one cow it depends on the cow I'm getting. Then I do what is easiest for that cow. If she's halter trained then of course I just go out and catch her. If she is one of the really tame ones I typically drive until I see her then hold a bucket out and call her by name. Sometimes I get one or two other cows but not often. I don't feed my cows oats on a regular basis. So many don't even care about the bucket. If I am just going to get a regular cow I go out with a whip on foot and walk them into the corral. </p><p>If that doesn't work then it depends if my horse is close. If he's close I use him. If not my mother and I each use a truck and we chase her in. Any cow that needs to be chased with a truck or a horse even once does not get to stay. We've only had a few like that because we bought for a couple of years. </p><p>Even the ones that I bring in with oats can be chased instead if I don't have a bucket handy. The key is in the whip, I don't use it to whip them although I do sometimes guide them with it. The cows know that if I have a whip then I'm not there to visit I'm there to move them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 175013, member: 1258"] When I need the whole herd I get the truck call the lead cow and bring everyone in the corral. Sometimes one or two of my mother's old ladies won't come in. So I wander out on foot and tell them to get moving. Any cow runs from the gate and won't go in I ignore. I don't bother with her again until shipping day. Cows don't get second chances around here for not coming to the corral when told to. When I need to get one cow it depends on the cow I'm getting. Then I do what is easiest for that cow. If she's halter trained then of course I just go out and catch her. If she is one of the really tame ones I typically drive until I see her then hold a bucket out and call her by name. Sometimes I get one or two other cows but not often. I don't feed my cows oats on a regular basis. So many don't even care about the bucket. If I am just going to get a regular cow I go out with a whip on foot and walk them into the corral. If that doesn't work then it depends if my horse is close. If he's close I use him. If not my mother and I each use a truck and we chase her in. Any cow that needs to be chased with a truck or a horse even once does not get to stay. We've only had a few like that because we bought for a couple of years. Even the ones that I bring in with oats can be chased instead if I don't have a bucket handy. The key is in the whip, I don't use it to whip them although I do sometimes guide them with it. The cows know that if I have a whip then I'm not there to visit I'm there to move them. [/QUOTE]
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