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<blockquote data-quote="boondocks" data-source="post: 1404411" data-attributes="member: 20599"><p>Hi All,</p><p>We put quietwean nose flaps on 5 calves last Sun. The intent was to put them thru the chute tomorrow, remove the flaps and separate them from their mamas. We had a small weaning pasture all set up with polywire. Then we got 38" of snow this week (more in drifts). A bit of it has melted but when we went to check the fence today, the pasture is very deep in snow and a lot of the wire is buried. So, we are contemplating putting them thru the chute tomorrow, and removing and replacing the flaps and keeping them with mama one more week. The reason for putting them thru the chute would be: (1) two of the five got theirs off (including the one I'm most concerned about 'coz her mama is due May 3 so we're already pushing it); (2) I've heard you shouldn't leave them on over a week, so we would replace them on the 3 that kept theirs on.</p><p>My thought is to remove them, maybe put a tiny bit of (human) neosporin or similar ointment on the ends of the new, clean ones, then re-insert for a week.</p><p>If I'd have known we were gonna get this much snow I would have not started down this path right now.</p><p>Any major concerns with the above plan? Thanks!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boondocks, post: 1404411, member: 20599"] Hi All, We put quietwean nose flaps on 5 calves last Sun. The intent was to put them thru the chute tomorrow, remove the flaps and separate them from their mamas. We had a small weaning pasture all set up with polywire. Then we got 38" of snow this week (more in drifts). A bit of it has melted but when we went to check the fence today, the pasture is very deep in snow and a lot of the wire is buried. So, we are contemplating putting them thru the chute tomorrow, and removing and replacing the flaps and keeping them with mama one more week. The reason for putting them thru the chute would be: (1) two of the five got theirs off (including the one I'm most concerned about 'coz her mama is due May 3 so we're already pushing it); (2) I've heard you shouldn't leave them on over a week, so we would replace them on the 3 that kept theirs on. My thought is to remove them, maybe put a tiny bit of (human) neosporin or similar ointment on the ends of the new, clean ones, then re-insert for a week. If I'd have known we were gonna get this much snow I would have not started down this path right now. Any major concerns with the above plan? Thanks!! [/QUOTE]
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