smallrancher
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Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my weanlings to keep. And if I die before I wake, at least I won't have to listen to this god forsaken !@#$%^^^^. Anyone hear me on this one? 
smallrancher":2si0lpxm said:Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my weanlings to keep. And if I die before I wake, at least I won't have to listen to this god forsaken !@#$%^^^^. Anyone hear me on this one?![]()
smallrancher":w3mwzkak said:I know I should try fenceline weaning as Dun and others have so often talked about, it just seems I'd have calves getting under fences. Is the main objective to have them able to see each other?
We only leave them sie by side for 3-4 days then move the cows to another pastureSRBeef":doppygyl said:I tried fenceline weaning on Nov 1 and there was remarkably little bawling.
There was a 5 wire barb fence with one additional electric wire on the calf side at about calf nose height.
I don't buy that with your dime. Seen them stand face to face across a fence and bawl the voice out for days. Probably have better success using Jogee's moon charts. :lol2:cypressfarms":bk2y67oa said:I know what you mean smallrancher; Most of the time I put weanlings in the farthest paddock from the house. Our land isn't wide, but it's over a mile deep. It may not help the weanlings, but is sure as heck helps me sleep!
Have you ever considered fenceline weaning? You'd have to have a fence of hog wire type, but there would be no bawling involved. :nod:
cypressfarms":1elwqnj2 said:Have you ever considered fenceline weaning? You'd have to have a fence of hog wire type, but there would be no bawling involved. :nod:
msscamp":27g498y3 said:cypressfarms":27g498y3 said:Have you ever considered fenceline weaning? You'd have to have a fence of hog wire type, but there would be no bawling involved. :nod:
Yes, there is. We've done the fenceline weaning, and the calves still raised holy cain - as did the Moms. Anytime you put a physical barrier between a Momma and her baby, or a baby and it's Momma, there WILL be very vocal protests from both sides, trust me on this! :lol: :lol:
dun":1moq3pyu said:They make some noise the first night and maybe a little the next morning, but that's the cows. The calves don;t make hardly any. But where we fenceline wean the calves are familiar with and used to the area. Calves don;t go off feed or spend hours walking the fence.
dun":1iai0na9 said:msscamp":1iai0na9 said:cypressfarms":1iai0na9 said:Have you ever considered fenceline weaning? You'd have to have a fence of hog wire type, but there would be no bawling involved. :nod:
Yes, there is. We've done the fenceline weaning, and the calves still raised holy cain - as did the Moms. Anytime you put a physical barrier between a Momma and her baby, or a baby and it's Momma, there WILL be very vocal protests from both sides, trust me on this! :lol: :lol:
They make some noise the first night and maybe a little the next morning, but that's the cows. The calves don;t make hardly any.