dbrews1954
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looking for some ideas on how to catch and weigh your calves with out mama killing you, expecting my first one march 7th, still pretty cold up here,but would like to get bw on it,lowline angus
thank you
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dbrews1954":2sfciwm9 said:looking for some ideas on how to catch and weigh your calves with out mama killing you, expecting my first one march 7th, still pretty cold up here,but would like to get bw on it,lowline angus
thank you
heath":2xk2c4k1 said:we would always rope them and measure their foot to get their weight.
robert":54a1mpy5 said:first thing to do is cull the cows who try to kill you, disposition is one of the easiest and most heritable functional traits to select for, if you're laid up in the ER with a big invoice sitting on your chest you won't be caring too much how heavy the calf was.........
dbrews1954":1bytgu8o said:looking for some ideas on how to catch and weigh your calves with out mama killing you, expecting my first one march 7th, still pretty cold up here,but would like to get bw on it,lowline angus
thank you
snake67":2o3se0fv said:dbrews1954":2o3se0fv said:looking for some ideas on how to catch and weigh your calves with out mama killing you, expecting my first one march 7th, still pretty cold up here,but would like to get bw on it,lowline angus
thank you
We do not bother any more. As long as it is alive and sucking on moms tits it does not matter. All being equal, it will live and grow and in 6-8 months we will sell its sorry ass down the road for more money than it is worth and start the whole sequence all over again.
You might think on that a bit. What is really important and what is not?
Cheers
Bez
tsmaxx47":3jtx0m2t said:just pick up the calf and step on a bathroom scale.....
Alan,Alan":3tu9httn said:First off I agree with Robert, if I have a cow I have to worry about running me over it grows wheels, goodbye, too many good mannered cattle to own. Second I have a small operation, so I use a iron pipe about 10 to 12 ft long. I drilled a hole about a ft or two from one end and bolted In a eye loop. Within 24 hrs of birth I tie the calves legs like a calf roper with no roping experience. Give the shots, ear tag and weigh. I stab the end of the 10 to 12 ft rode in the ground, hang a scale from the eye loop and hook the other end to the calf's leg ties. Then just use the leverage to lift the pole and calf off the ground to get the weight. Easy and only minimal hard breathing.