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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1606374" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>Yes, it is done for record keeping. When calves are born I usually just write the moms number down, a description like sbb (solid black bull) or rmfh (red mot face heifer), the month and year, and try to snap a pic. Works well when the calves have marking but not with a bunch of solid colors.</p><p></p><p>When all the cows have calved, which usually coincides with spring working and putting bulls in, we run the cows thru, work them, split the calves off, and turn the cows out. At that point we tag all the calves. </p><p></p><p>When I say we match them up... we dont physically do it. We cut them out out the chute and just and just follow them to their momma on the Mule. At that point we add the calves' numbers to the info that was gathered when the calf was born. </p><p></p><p>If we start in the am then you can do it right before dark some times. If we work them in the evening then we just leave them over night. Your actually looking at 12 or 14hrs or so. That's enough time so they really go for each other, its quick, and there is no doubt. If your trying to match up calves in the pasture you go at daylight and dusk any ways because that is when they are usually milking.</p><p></p><p>This is very common around here. Like I said... never had any issues in the years and years of doing it that way. May be different up north or with other breeds... Idk. :tiphat:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1606374, member: 6291"] Yes, it is done for record keeping. When calves are born I usually just write the moms number down, a description like sbb (solid black bull) or rmfh (red mot face heifer), the month and year, and try to snap a pic. Works well when the calves have marking but not with a bunch of solid colors. When all the cows have calved, which usually coincides with spring working and putting bulls in, we run the cows thru, work them, split the calves off, and turn the cows out. At that point we tag all the calves. When I say we match them up... we dont physically do it. We cut them out out the chute and just and just follow them to their momma on the Mule. At that point we add the calves' numbers to the info that was gathered when the calf was born. If we start in the am then you can do it right before dark some times. If we work them in the evening then we just leave them over night. Your actually looking at 12 or 14hrs or so. That's enough time so they really go for each other, its quick, and there is no doubt. If your trying to match up calves in the pasture you go at daylight and dusk any ways because that is when they are usually milking. This is very common around here. Like I said... never had any issues in the years and years of doing it that way. May be different up north or with other breeds... Idk. :tiphat: [/QUOTE]
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