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<blockquote data-quote="Lannie" data-source="post: 1745523" data-attributes="member: 8202"><p>We had flies before the snow. Spring in South Dakota! LOL! Most of the flies died in the blizzard, but I'm seeing a few more now, so they'll be back in force before I know it. We *might* be over our freezing nights now, I don't know, but there's nothing below freezing in the forecast for the next 10 days, and our last frost is usually May 15th-ish. We'll have a lot less poop this year with only the one little heifer and the horse, so maybe they won't be so bad.</p><p></p><p>However! We were looking at the stanchion last night, and Rich (hubby) thinks if he moves the stationary board over a few inches, it might be wide enough for her. It's a 2x6, so he could even strip it to a 2x4 to get a little more room, although it would lose a little structural strength. Out of all the things he made with wood around here, that headlock is the <u>only</u> thing the cows have NOT been able to break, LOL! He really did a good job on it.</p><p></p><p>She could get in now with no problem if she'd go in a little higher (the moving board slants outward in the open position, so it's wider at the top), but she's still kinda short, and she seems to put her head lower to try to get in there, which is at the narrowest part. She can get one horn in but if (when!) the other one bumps, she backs up and tries the other horn first, but the other one always bumps the board. After a few bumps, she gives up and walks away. We'll unbolt that left-hand board and move it over a bit and see if that helps. I'd really like to just leave her horns alone if possible, but we'll have to see.</p><p></p><p>I don't want her to go through a lot of pain when she's still pretty new to us. I especially don't want her to associate the milking stanchion with pain. But if I have to dehorn her, the sooner the better, I guess, so she'll have plenty of time to recover (including mentally) before I have to have her coming in there every day. We'll see how moving the board goes and reassess from there. Thanks for the pics!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lannie, post: 1745523, member: 8202"] We had flies before the snow. Spring in South Dakota! LOL! Most of the flies died in the blizzard, but I'm seeing a few more now, so they'll be back in force before I know it. We *might* be over our freezing nights now, I don't know, but there's nothing below freezing in the forecast for the next 10 days, and our last frost is usually May 15th-ish. We'll have a lot less poop this year with only the one little heifer and the horse, so maybe they won't be so bad. However! We were looking at the stanchion last night, and Rich (hubby) thinks if he moves the stationary board over a few inches, it might be wide enough for her. It's a 2x6, so he could even strip it to a 2x4 to get a little more room, although it would lose a little structural strength. Out of all the things he made with wood around here, that headlock is the [U]only[/U] thing the cows have NOT been able to break, LOL! He really did a good job on it. She could get in now with no problem if she'd go in a little higher (the moving board slants outward in the open position, so it's wider at the top), but she's still kinda short, and she seems to put her head lower to try to get in there, which is at the narrowest part. She can get one horn in but if (when!) the other one bumps, she backs up and tries the other horn first, but the other one always bumps the board. After a few bumps, she gives up and walks away. We'll unbolt that left-hand board and move it over a bit and see if that helps. I'd really like to just leave her horns alone if possible, but we'll have to see. I don't want her to go through a lot of pain when she's still pretty new to us. I especially don't want her to associate the milking stanchion with pain. But if I have to dehorn her, the sooner the better, I guess, so she'll have plenty of time to recover (including mentally) before I have to have her coming in there every day. We'll see how moving the board goes and reassess from there. Thanks for the pics! [/QUOTE]
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