I have a ranch hand that lives in a house on another part if the farm. When I'm gone he handles everything just as I would.tncattle":g9sc4qrl said:How many on here have 100 or more head or work for someone who does? Also, when vaccinating how do you do it to make it good and quick as possible?
Boogiebackhoeboogie":2wrwbl2m said:There's a vet that I help out from time to time. About the only difference between everyone else's post here on how they do it is that he has a hydraulic unit and a left handed asssistant. The assistant reads his mind, hands him everything and keeps records marked on a clip board. He pulls levers, gives shots and palpates. When he is palpating, I can keep up with running them up the chutes. If he is not palpating, it is hard to keep up. His assistant and the hydraulics are the difference, in my opinion.
Angus Cowman":3t2vw24w said:Boogiebackhoeboogie":3t2vw24w said:There's a vet that I help out from time to time. About the only difference between everyone else's post here on how they do it is that he has a hydraulic unit and a left handed asssistant. The assistant reads his mind, hands him everything and keeps records marked on a clip board. He pulls levers, gives shots and palpates. When he is palpating, I can keep up with running them up the chutes. If he is not palpating, it is hard to keep up. His assistant and the hydraulics are the difference, in my opinion.
I had a hyd chute and I ran the chute and gave all the shots and , gate opener took care of recording everything and keeping guns filled and handing me the next one , the one legged cowboy kept them pushed to the chute if castrating him and I would swap out on the cutting
Isomade":34ejq3ll said:I have a ranch hand that lives in a house on another part if the farm. When I'm gone he handles everything just as I would.tncattle":34ejq3ll said:How many on here have 100 or more head or work for someone who does? Also, when vaccinating how do you do it to make it good and quick as possible?
Naw, I ain't no horse hand, never had the nack fer it. I got a pony but he's jest fer pleasure ridin'. I wouldn't rope from a horse if ya paid me. Now on the dirt I'm a loop slanger.Shanghai":3t400o2v said:Isomade":3t400o2v said:I have a ranch hand that lives in a house on another part if the farm. When I'm gone he handles everything just as I would.tncattle":3t400o2v said:How many on here have 100 or more head or work for someone who does? Also, when vaccinating how do you do it to make it good and quick as possible?
Cinch pulled tight, tied off hard and fast, calves penned and momma' out in the pasture
Backing into a make shift box next to the pens, nodding your head and turning the calves out one at a time
Just like Pendleton ;-)
tncattle":2pp7h47l said:What brand repeating guns do you use and what size needle?
Sorry tn...I gotta a whoppin' 12 head right now. When we dairied we had over 800 head from calves up to older cows. Seldom worked over 10-12 head any one day but did it most every day. Good facilities, good coordination between me and the wife and a lot of good luck.tncattle":2auoxanj said:How many on here have 100 or more head or work for someone who does? Also, when vaccinating how do you do it to make it good and quick as possible?
tncattle":2d4872f5 said:What brand repeating guns do you use and what size needle?