Post Oak
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Has anyone ever tried this? http://www.angusbeefbulletin.com/extra/ ... wpu5H-9KSM
That was a big question of mine is if you could leave them in there more than a week.piedmontese":2mzkbpt9 said:They work but don't leave them in more than a week.
Post Oak":2n9wewmv said:That was a big question of mine is if you could leave them in there more than a week.piedmontese":2n9wewmv said:They work but don't leave them in more than a week.
snake67":1naqle1u said:One week and many, if not all will be right back sucking on Moms tits
Do it right and separate them until that cow has another calf at side
There is a reason that most people separate their animals - if you do not have the space then pen the calves and feed them for at least 6 months
Best to all
Bez
We seperate them with a single strand of HOT polywire. Ours are all trained to it from birth. They are also nose to nose so maybe that helps.Lucky_P":1w5cjm08 said:lol. Not everyone has fences that'll keep 'em separated.
I have separated 'em - with two HOT fences and a 16 ft lane between; kept 'em apart, but the bawling didn't stop after the first night... farm manager said, "Never again..."
plumber_greg":3q7ff44c said:Do you think they did so much better that it was worth catching them twice in a week? Maybe not hard for everyone, but for us that can't just go catch calves anytime we want or need to, it a major problem. I used them, they worked, some fell out, still had to wean calves sooner or later, saw nothing that made me want to do it again. Got 100 in the barn in a box I'll sell cheap. jmo gs
creativecattle":3s9ywgf9 said:plumber_greg":3s9ywgf9 said:Do you think they did so much better that it was worth catching them twice in a week? Maybe not hard for everyone, but for us that can't just go catch calves anytime we want or need to, it a major problem. I used them, they worked, some fell out, still had to wean calves sooner or later, saw nothing that made me want to do it again. Got 100 in the barn in a box I'll sell cheap. jmo gs
Our family did it and tested two groups. Our bull calves weighed 100 more lbs. late fall compared to the other group that we did not use them on. We really like them. You will have a few those that get them off. Way lower stress even with getting them in twice.