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I learned an important lesson last night - handling cattle
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<blockquote data-quote="CUZ" data-source="post: 499932" data-attributes="member: 4301"><p>Sid, I'm also glad you're OK. </p><p></p><p>Here's something I do that works <em>most of the time</em>. I talk to them as I herd them along. That way they don't lose track of me and get startled when I show up in their field of vision. The ones who are a little jittery (generally the calves) tend to move on along. </p><p></p><p>We had one who was real nervous but she would be in the first group who made it into the pen where there was a bag or two of feed in the trough. By the time the stragglers made it in the feed was gone and she was looking for somewhere to go. If we wanted her to head back out to the field we'd get behind her (way behind her) and just start talking to them again. </p><p></p><p>We finally called the salebarn and they sent a couple of guys with a tranq gun and some horses. Tranq'ed her, roped her and finally pulled her into the trailer and off she went. It cost a few bucks but it was the only way I felt safe getting her off the place and to the salebarn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CUZ, post: 499932, member: 4301"] Sid, I'm also glad you're OK. Here's something I do that works [i]most of the time[/i]. I talk to them as I herd them along. That way they don't lose track of me and get startled when I show up in their field of vision. The ones who are a little jittery (generally the calves) tend to move on along. We had one who was real nervous but she would be in the first group who made it into the pen where there was a bag or two of feed in the trough. By the time the stragglers made it in the feed was gone and she was looking for somewhere to go. If we wanted her to head back out to the field we'd get behind her (way behind her) and just start talking to them again. We finally called the salebarn and they sent a couple of guys with a tranq gun and some horses. Tranq'ed her, roped her and finally pulled her into the trailer and off she went. It cost a few bucks but it was the only way I felt safe getting her off the place and to the salebarn. [/QUOTE]
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