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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1134839" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Commercial outfit here; Ordinarily, I only weigh big DEAD calves, on the rare occasion we have them. All I really care is that they get here alive, get up and nurse. </p><p>But, we did a progeny-test breeding trial for a purebred operation last spring, and had to collect birthweights as part of the agreement. Synched & AIed 20 head; 18 took - and all calved in about a week's time period - just as we got hit with an ice/snow storm. Weighed as branguscowgirl stated - piece of plywood and a bathroom scale. I'd pick up the calf, hand it to my wife, and have her step up on the scale. Biggest problem was the glare from the snow - made it hard to read the LED readout; had to do several of them 2 or 3 times to get 'shading' in the right orientation to be able to read the weight. </p><p>Don't think we want to do that again - though there was only one cow in the group that gave us any concern, and she wasn't really all that scary about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1134839, member: 12607"] Commercial outfit here; Ordinarily, I only weigh big DEAD calves, on the rare occasion we have them. All I really care is that they get here alive, get up and nurse. But, we did a progeny-test breeding trial for a purebred operation last spring, and had to collect birthweights as part of the agreement. Synched & AIed 20 head; 18 took - and all calved in about a week's time period - just as we got hit with an ice/snow storm. Weighed as branguscowgirl stated - piece of plywood and a bathroom scale. I'd pick up the calf, hand it to my wife, and have her step up on the scale. Biggest problem was the glare from the snow - made it hard to read the LED readout; had to do several of them 2 or 3 times to get 'shading' in the right orientation to be able to read the weight. Don't think we want to do that again - though there was only one cow in the group that gave us any concern, and she wasn't really all that scary about it. [/QUOTE]
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