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<blockquote data-quote="Fire Sweep Ranch" data-source="post: 1022864" data-attributes="member: 18809"><p>Our heifers often chase the new babies out of the hotwire also. I think sometimes they are just so excited that the calves run, and I really believe the first few days calves do not feel much! I have seen a newborn jump right through without a reaction, or stand under a wire and just move a little. But, usually by two days, they have a "normal" reaction to the hotwire! :shock: </p><p></p><p>As far as banding versus cutting, we prefer to cut. We cut between 3 months and 6 months. But we are a purebred seedstock operation so we keep around 25% of our bull calves bull for future herdsires. The interesting thing about knife versus banding; we have a steer in the county carcass contest and he is the only one that was knife cut. His cod is MUCH MORE prominent that the banded calves in the group. I guess I had never noticed that until we looked at all the calves in the carcass contest a few weeks ago. Not that it really mattered.... just an observation I made.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fire Sweep Ranch, post: 1022864, member: 18809"] Our heifers often chase the new babies out of the hotwire also. I think sometimes they are just so excited that the calves run, and I really believe the first few days calves do not feel much! I have seen a newborn jump right through without a reaction, or stand under a wire and just move a little. But, usually by two days, they have a "normal" reaction to the hotwire! :shock: As far as banding versus cutting, we prefer to cut. We cut between 3 months and 6 months. But we are a purebred seedstock operation so we keep around 25% of our bull calves bull for future herdsires. The interesting thing about knife versus banding; we have a steer in the county carcass contest and he is the only one that was knife cut. His cod is MUCH MORE prominent that the banded calves in the group. I guess I had never noticed that until we looked at all the calves in the carcass contest a few weeks ago. Not that it really mattered.... just an observation I made. [/QUOTE]
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