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<blockquote data-quote="gcreekrch" data-source="post: 1788415" data-attributes="member: 14161"><p>We calve as late as we can to avoid cold, usually still end up with some nasty, sloppy stuff to deal with. Go down the feed row with 300+ cows to a group and find a couple with full bags. Has the calf just not eaten lately or is he sick. I haven't the time to wait until Mom is full and looking for her calf to match them up. Makes much easier when a heifer is going down the alley at weaning time to make a decision whether she stays or not. Or to write down a dink who we may not have noticed and make sure his mother is on the ship list.</p><p>We are banding bulls, giving an intranasal at birth. The tag is just another step while a calf is young and easily handled. Overprotective cows get ironed out with the quad until they respect MY space.</p><p></p><p>As mentioned, each to his own. Would be nice if we only had to gather and ship the calves but they don't do well on their own anywhere, anymore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcreekrch, post: 1788415, member: 14161"] We calve as late as we can to avoid cold, usually still end up with some nasty, sloppy stuff to deal with. Go down the feed row with 300+ cows to a group and find a couple with full bags. Has the calf just not eaten lately or is he sick. I haven’t the time to wait until Mom is full and looking for her calf to match them up. Makes much easier when a heifer is going down the alley at weaning time to make a decision whether she stays or not. Or to write down a dink who we may not have noticed and make sure his mother is on the ship list. We are banding bulls, giving an intranasal at birth. The tag is just another step while a calf is young and easily handled. Overprotective cows get ironed out with the quad until they respect MY space. As mentioned, each to his own. Would be nice if we only had to gather and ship the calves but they don’t do well on their own anywhere, anymore. [/QUOTE]
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