Bar E
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Besides chains, handles, castrating pliers and rings, dehorning paste. What else should a newbie like me stock up with?
wbvs58":30pmcjdl said:Some will say iodine for the navel but I don't believe that makes any difference but that is my opinion only.
What I have been considering for my next calving season is some heavy post in the ground or maybe 2 or 3. None of my cows are halter broken but I would like to be able to run them through my crush (chute) and put a rope halter on them and then let them out pulling their head between two solid posts out in the open and be able to work on them there so if they go down while pulling with a calf puller I am not restricted by the yard posts or alley way and can always be pulling from the correct direction. I have not worked out how I would do it yet, I don't want to get hurt by a cow with a rope on it, any suggestions would be welcome.
Ken
pdfangus":2h8m7xde said:wbvs58":2h8m7xde said:Some will say iodine for the navel but I don't believe that makes any difference but that is my opinion only.
What I have been considering for my next calving season is some heavy post in the ground or maybe 2 or 3. None of my cows are halter broken but I would like to be able to run them through my crush (chute) and put a rope halter on them and then let them out pulling their head between two solid posts out in the open and be able to work on them there so if they go down while pulling with a calf puller I am not restricted by the yard posts or alley way and can always be pulling from the correct direction. I have not worked out how I would do it yet, I don't want to get hurt by a cow with a rope on it, any suggestions would be welcome.
Ken
the best solution I have found was a heavy gate hung to a stout post perhaps in a corner...I liked a long gate to crowd the cow into the corner.. chain or tie the gate shut behind her... a good stout rope lets you be able to play slack to the gate as needed.....halter her....tie the cow and then open the gate as needed to deliver the calf. usually once you start trying to deliver the calf they slack up on fighting the halter....
get the calf delivered and out of the way and then close the gate to unhalter the cow. If she is down you may be able to pull the halter without closing the gate.
Most vets carry less....while you're at it add some Oxytocin and some Epinephrine.JMJ Farms":2670836h said:Chains, handles, tagging gun, tags, bander, bands, peroxide, Triodyne7, vitamin A&D, BoSe, Draxxin, Baytril, Dex, LA300, blue lotion spray, Vicks VaporRub, syringes, scalpel, needles, Banamine, Safegaurd, and a drench gun. I think that's all. Keep it with me all the time in a plastic tote. And sometimes I still need something no else.
TexasBred":k12ldxs3 said:Most vets carry less....while you're at it add some Oxytocin and some Epinephrine.JMJ Farms":k12ldxs3 said:Chains, handles, tagging gun, tags, bander, bands, peroxide, Triodyne7, vitamin A&D, BoSe, Draxxin, Baytril, Dex, LA300, blue lotion spray, Vicks VaporRub, syringes, scalpel, needles, Banamine, Safegaurd, and a drench gun. I think that's all. Keep it with me all the time in a plastic tote. And sometimes I still need something no else.