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What do you weigh your calves with?
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<blockquote data-quote="blacksnake" data-source="post: 888211" data-attributes="member: 566"><p>I use to use the scale and a home made sling but finally broke down and bought the one from Valley Vet. I try to weigh as many as I can but if a cow isn't co-operating I just don't get a weight on that calf and therefore don't turn in a bw to the AAA. I am able to lift most of the calves but a couple of the bigger ones, I just lifted them enough to get the scale and sling on my bale spike and then finished lifting. I also have an digital platform scale that I use for the larger animals. It has the instructions for calibrating. Says a minimum of 50 lbs should be used but I use 4 or 5 50 lb blocks of salt. May not be super accurate but I don't use the weights to sell by so it is close enough for me since the weights can vary so much depending upon fill. I usually try to capture all that are to be weighed and hold overnight without water or food, then weigh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blacksnake, post: 888211, member: 566"] I use to use the scale and a home made sling but finally broke down and bought the one from Valley Vet. I try to weigh as many as I can but if a cow isn't co-operating I just don't get a weight on that calf and therefore don't turn in a bw to the AAA. I am able to lift most of the calves but a couple of the bigger ones, I just lifted them enough to get the scale and sling on my bale spike and then finished lifting. I also have an digital platform scale that I use for the larger animals. It has the instructions for calibrating. Says a minimum of 50 lbs should be used but I use 4 or 5 50 lb blocks of salt. May not be super accurate but I don't use the weights to sell by so it is close enough for me since the weights can vary so much depending upon fill. I usually try to capture all that are to be weighed and hold overnight without water or food, then weigh. [/QUOTE]
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