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<blockquote data-quote="Lannie" data-source="post: 1746378" data-attributes="member: 8202"><p>Well, it took threats ("Show me where your tools are, dammit!"), but hubs finally went out with me yesterday to work on widening that head catch. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> It took some doing, and it's a long, hot, sweaty story, but suffice it to say, he built that thing to LAST! LOL! After going back for the circular saw and just CUTTING the offending board off at the bottom (I wish I had a video), he hammered it over against the long upright side board and there's several more inches of room there now.</p><p></p><p>This morning, I'll open the thing the way it should be opened, as in, so I can shut it on her pointy little head, and see if she can get in there. If not, we'll have to fiddle with it some more, or talk to the vet about dehorning. But at least SOMETHING finally got done.</p><p></p><p>Halfway through these endeavors, he stopped, wiped the sweat off his face (and glasses), and said, "This is just so her blankety-blank HORNS will fit in there?" I was trying so hard not to laugh, but I said yes. So he suggested we just take her in and dehorn her, to which I replied, "I have to get her IN the headlock to get a halter on her to load her in the trailer, so one way or another we have to get this to work." So he continued, but that's when the circular saw came out, LOL! We don't NEED a halter to load her, but he slid into the loading gate with the Bobcat several months ago and it's all broken into kindling wood (see? a metal gate might have held up), so he'd have to make a new gate to get her loaded without a halter. Right now there's a corral panel leaned up against the broken gate. Ah, living in Hillbilly Heaven... it's like a dream come true. (Heavy sarcasm)</p><p></p><p>Now to see if he'll help me fix the cross-fence and the OTHER broken gate... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lannie, post: 1746378, member: 8202"] Well, it took threats ("Show me where your tools are, dammit!"), but hubs finally went out with me yesterday to work on widening that head catch. :) It took some doing, and it's a long, hot, sweaty story, but suffice it to say, he built that thing to LAST! LOL! After going back for the circular saw and just CUTTING the offending board off at the bottom (I wish I had a video), he hammered it over against the long upright side board and there's several more inches of room there now. This morning, I'll open the thing the way it should be opened, as in, so I can shut it on her pointy little head, and see if she can get in there. If not, we'll have to fiddle with it some more, or talk to the vet about dehorning. But at least SOMETHING finally got done. Halfway through these endeavors, he stopped, wiped the sweat off his face (and glasses), and said, "This is just so her blankety-blank HORNS will fit in there?" I was trying so hard not to laugh, but I said yes. So he suggested we just take her in and dehorn her, to which I replied, "I have to get her IN the headlock to get a halter on her to load her in the trailer, so one way or another we have to get this to work." So he continued, but that's when the circular saw came out, LOL! We don't NEED a halter to load her, but he slid into the loading gate with the Bobcat several months ago and it's all broken into kindling wood (see? a metal gate might have held up), so he'd have to make a new gate to get her loaded without a halter. Right now there's a corral panel leaned up against the broken gate. Ah, living in Hillbilly Heaven... it's like a dream come true. (Heavy sarcasm) Now to see if he'll help me fix the cross-fence and the OTHER broken gate... :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]
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