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<blockquote data-quote="gcreekrch" data-source="post: 1663194" data-attributes="member: 14161"><p>Going down the feed row with three hundred cows lined up gives one a chance to see who might have a full bag and possibly a calf not feeling well. Finding the already tagged calf that had taken an average of a minute to process shortly after birth is a whole lot easier than waiting for the cow to finish eating and find her calf. I would rather doctor a calf that can be easily treated than find one flat out and really sick.</p><p>So many pros as mentioned not to repeat the idiocy of finding #286 calf for #34 cow, first in your book and then physically. Also far easier to look at pairs on the range and have matching numbers than be searching "the Book" for numbers while the cattle are wandering off into the bush.</p><p>Our cattle are very protective of their calves but they also know respect for my quad. As long as I don't leave it's safety I am just fine. If a cow needs reminding, a few bumps will give her renewed respect.</p><p>Heifer calves coming down the alley in the fall are easily kept or culled by not stopping each one and searching "the Book" continuously. A cattleman should know his cows, especially the poor and cull end!</p><p></p><p>As Dave has indicated, we once only had a handful of cows, no tags but we knew each and every one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcreekrch, post: 1663194, member: 14161"] Going down the feed row with three hundred cows lined up gives one a chance to see who might have a full bag and possibly a calf not feeling well. Finding the already tagged calf that had taken an average of a minute to process shortly after birth is a whole lot easier than waiting for the cow to finish eating and find her calf. I would rather doctor a calf that can be easily treated than find one flat out and really sick. So many pros as mentioned not to repeat the idiocy of finding #286 calf for #34 cow, first in your book and then physically. Also far easier to look at pairs on the range and have matching numbers than be searching “the Book” for numbers while the cattle are wandering off into the bush. Our cattle are very protective of their calves but they also know respect for my quad. As long as I don’t leave it’s safety I am just fine. If a cow needs reminding, a few bumps will give her renewed respect. Heifer calves coming down the alley in the fall are easily kept or culled by not stopping each one and searching “the Book” continuously. A cattleman should know his cows, especially the poor and cull end! As Dave has indicated, we once only had a handful of cows, no tags but we knew each and every one. [/QUOTE]
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