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What do you weigh your calves with?
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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 888131" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I am usually not around right at calving time so can't catch them in that day or so when they will stay still. I also have cows that are usually very gentle but get VERY protective of a new calf - which is a good thing. So I don't make a big deal about getting birth weights.</p><p></p><p>I do try to ear tag them as soon as I can but don't get stressed out about it. I estimate birth date on ones that I am not there for. Any not tagged get tags the first time they follow mom thru the corral/chute and also weighed on the alley platform scale at that time. Knowing the birthdate I can then back into approximate relative birth weights.</p><p></p><p>Getting a birth weight is not worth getting injured by a cow doing her job, at least in my commercial operation.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 888131, member: 7509"] I am usually not around right at calving time so can't catch them in that day or so when they will stay still. I also have cows that are usually very gentle but get VERY protective of a new calf - which is a good thing. So I don't make a big deal about getting birth weights. I do try to ear tag them as soon as I can but don't get stressed out about it. I estimate birth date on ones that I am not there for. Any not tagged get tags the first time they follow mom thru the corral/chute and also weighed on the alley platform scale at that time. Knowing the birthdate I can then back into approximate relative birth weights. Getting a birth weight is not worth getting injured by a cow doing her job, at least in my commercial operation. Jim [/QUOTE]
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