Bright Raven
Well-known member
My calves are learning the system. They know they can find a clean, mud free environment where there is fresh hay, feed and shelter. It makes working the calves easy. When they are in the sanctuary, I can close the gate behind them and herd them into the handling facility.
In the first picture you can see where the cows are fed in the background. There is a hotwire high enough for the calves to go under but low enough that the cows get shocked. The calves have figured it out. There are a total of 16 fall calves. Usually 3/4 th of them are in the "sanctuary". Some even hear the fed being dropped and come running. The feed is not free choice. They are eating about 50 pounds a day.
In the first picture you can see where the cows are fed in the background. There is a hotwire high enough for the calves to go under but low enough that the cows get shocked. The calves have figured it out. There are a total of 16 fall calves. Usually 3/4 th of them are in the "sanctuary". Some even hear the fed being dropped and come running. The feed is not free choice. They are eating about 50 pounds a day.