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<blockquote data-quote="MichaelB" data-source="post: 586396" data-attributes="member: 8794"><p>I have a backyard Tarentaise bred heifer on my my 5 acre spread in Virginny. I used to own thoroughbreds, but realized late in the game that you don't put young horses under saddle anymore after you develop arthritis in your hips. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> I'm not naturally a cow person, but she seems to be a lot less maintenace than my fillies. </p><p></p><p>I bought the heifer in early August and trailered her in my horse trailer to my farm; we used round pen panels to take her off of the trailer and guide her to the paddock. She was raised in a pasture environment and though she is rather small, she is very wary and I can't catch her. We have been feeding her some alfalfa cubes and a cup of sweetfeed in one of the horse stalls daily, and while she will eat out of my hand, I can't touch her. I have every intention of halter-breaking her calf before it is weaned.</p><p></p><p>I don't have a head gate, although I have been scouring Craig's List for a used one for several months. I can't remember any of my old farming relatives using anything but a wooden stanchion for their cows (granted,they were hand-milked dairy). Would a wooden stanchion-like setup in the stall work, or would I likely get the stall torn apart by an enraged little heifer? I would think something with 4x6 uprights and maybe an iron bar on a hinge that I could pull shut when she reaches in the manger to eat might work, but I don't know. She has been in a head gate a couple of times in her life at the other farm, but I don't know if a cow has an automatic reflex to calm down when they are caught like that (this probably would not have worked for the thoroughbreds).</p><p></p><p>Short of spending several $100 on a head gate at the co-op, do I have any options? I need to restrain her at some point for shots/worming and AI. Any suggestions?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MichaelB, post: 586396, member: 8794"] I have a backyard Tarentaise bred heifer on my my 5 acre spread in Virginny. I used to own thoroughbreds, but realized late in the game that you don't put young horses under saddle anymore after you develop arthritis in your hips. ;) I'm not naturally a cow person, but she seems to be a lot less maintenace than my fillies. I bought the heifer in early August and trailered her in my horse trailer to my farm; we used round pen panels to take her off of the trailer and guide her to the paddock. She was raised in a pasture environment and though she is rather small, she is very wary and I can't catch her. We have been feeding her some alfalfa cubes and a cup of sweetfeed in one of the horse stalls daily, and while she will eat out of my hand, I can't touch her. I have every intention of halter-breaking her calf before it is weaned. I don't have a head gate, although I have been scouring Craig's List for a used one for several months. I can't remember any of my old farming relatives using anything but a wooden stanchion for their cows (granted,they were hand-milked dairy). Would a wooden stanchion-like setup in the stall work, or would I likely get the stall torn apart by an enraged little heifer? I would think something with 4x6 uprights and maybe an iron bar on a hinge that I could pull shut when she reaches in the manger to eat might work, but I don't know. She has been in a head gate a couple of times in her life at the other farm, but I don't know if a cow has an automatic reflex to calm down when they are caught like that (this probably would not have worked for the thoroughbreds). Short of spending several $100 on a head gate at the co-op, do I have any options? I need to restrain her at some point for shots/worming and AI. Any suggestions? [/QUOTE]
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