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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 572206" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>You are right. They were using things like medina gates long before anyone ever heard of a head gate. Most LH breeders still use medina gates for everything. In the 60's we were running the really wild ones into a loading chute to isolate them. It is much easier for me to use a head gate for some cases. For other issues I simply use the medina because it is simpler for me and seems to put less stress on the cows. </p><p></p><p>Newbies are going to have a very difficult time making any kind of business case analysis to get into the cattle business. There are variables that are beyond anyone's control. Droughts can cripple. The market itself is a variable from week to week. </p><p></p><p>Still, there are people who make money in this business year after year. Being prepared to buy when the market is down and sell when it is up is a great asset. The ability to hold and feed cattle when the market is down helps. There are years when practically everyone does okay, but those better prepared do better than average. </p><p></p><p>If you are going to hold cattle, it is best to have seperate pens or pastures for weaning. If you can save a sick cow and it takes a head gate to do that, you can probably make a business case analysis for purchasing a head gate. But there is no way small time folks can make an analysis for sinking $30K into an automated systems. That all goes back to the start small, stay out of debt type of discussions early on in this thread. There are ways to do things without sinking all your nickels into the business or hocking the farm beyond control. This is where an old mentor can help with advice on how to get things done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 572206, member: 3162"] You are right. They were using things like medina gates long before anyone ever heard of a head gate. Most LH breeders still use medina gates for everything. In the 60's we were running the really wild ones into a loading chute to isolate them. It is much easier for me to use a head gate for some cases. For other issues I simply use the medina because it is simpler for me and seems to put less stress on the cows. Newbies are going to have a very difficult time making any kind of business case analysis to get into the cattle business. There are variables that are beyond anyone's control. Droughts can cripple. The market itself is a variable from week to week. Still, there are people who make money in this business year after year. Being prepared to buy when the market is down and sell when it is up is a great asset. The ability to hold and feed cattle when the market is down helps. There are years when practically everyone does okay, but those better prepared do better than average. If you are going to hold cattle, it is best to have seperate pens or pastures for weaning. If you can save a sick cow and it takes a head gate to do that, you can probably make a business case analysis for purchasing a head gate. But there is no way small time folks can make an analysis for sinking $30K into an automated systems. That all goes back to the start small, stay out of debt type of discussions early on in this thread. There are ways to do things without sinking all your nickels into the business or hocking the farm beyond control. This is where an old mentor can help with advice on how to get things done. [/QUOTE]
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