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Working big mobs with calves
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<blockquote data-quote="bird dog" data-source="post: 1606306" data-attributes="member: 5381"><p>I like to work my calves at about 2 to 3 months. By then the calves are big enough to run through easily and not get beat up when penned with the cows. They are also big enough where they don't turn around in the alley. I don't worry about matching them up until they are back in the pasture. </p><p></p><p>First work includes two shots, spray for flys if needed, tag, implant, band, weigh, worm. </p><p></p><p>The cows are eager to get out of the pens so we run them out first. After that the wife pushes the calves into the tub and keeps the records while I get them into the chute for the work. We can do about 20 per hour and seldom use a cattle prod. </p><p></p><p>I used to invite someone to help us and do all the animals at one time, but have found that its easier on us and the herd to break it down to the calves at one time, the cows a month or so later. With just us two, the herd seems calmer and easier to handle with less stress on everybody.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bird dog, post: 1606306, member: 5381"] I like to work my calves at about 2 to 3 months. By then the calves are big enough to run through easily and not get beat up when penned with the cows. They are also big enough where they don't turn around in the alley. I don't worry about matching them up until they are back in the pasture. First work includes two shots, spray for flys if needed, tag, implant, band, weigh, worm. The cows are eager to get out of the pens so we run them out first. After that the wife pushes the calves into the tub and keeps the records while I get them into the chute for the work. We can do about 20 per hour and seldom use a cattle prod. I used to invite someone to help us and do all the animals at one time, but have found that its easier on us and the herd to break it down to the calves at one time, the cows a month or so later. With just us two, the herd seems calmer and easier to handle with less stress on everybody. [/QUOTE]
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