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How do YOU pull a calf?
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<blockquote data-quote="rkm" data-source="post: 507858" data-attributes="member: 2727"><p>I know Mike was joking, but remember back in the sixties when my brother and I was just starting. We were young, green, and stupid. We never had chains or nylon rope; we used baling twine and a short stick for a handle. When we went out to pasture to check the cows we just put 4 or 5 bale strings in our pocket. 8) One time we had a cow in a box that was having a problem calving and while she was laying down we looped the baling twine around each leg of the calf and tied a broken fork handle to them. Well we forgot to put a halter on the cow and tie her down. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> About the time we got down to pull she decided to get up. Around and around that box stall she went, we tried stop her but she would none that until that handle caught on something; she gave a big bawl and out popped the calf. She never stopped until she found the calf on the next round. Momma and calf were fine but my brother and I had a few bumps trying to stop her. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rkm, post: 507858, member: 2727"] I know Mike was joking, but remember back in the sixties when my brother and I was just starting. We were young, green, and stupid. We never had chains or nylon rope; we used baling twine and a short stick for a handle. When we went out to pasture to check the cows we just put 4 or 5 bale strings in our pocket. 8) One time we had a cow in a box that was having a problem calving and while she was laying down we looped the baling twine around each leg of the calf and tied a broken fork handle to them. Well we forgot to put a halter on the cow and tie her down. :oops: About the time we got down to pull she decided to get up. Around and around that box stall she went, we tried stop her but she would none that until that handle caught on something; she gave a big bawl and out popped the calf. She never stopped until she found the calf on the next round. Momma and calf were fine but my brother and I had a few bumps trying to stop her. :D [/QUOTE]
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