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Post by SWMan on Apr 29, 2022 9:13:42 GMT -6
What is best the calf-catcher, the one that mounts on the side of the quad or the one that pulls behind?
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Post by garyfunk on May 1, 2022 9:28:34 GMT -6
SWMan. We just use a 8 foot length of pvc with a lariat strung through it.
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Post by SWMan on May 1, 2022 22:20:13 GMT -6
SWMan . We just use a 8 foot length of pvc with a lariat strung through it. This would be for dealing with a newborn calf in a pasture setting? I'm having a hard time visualizing this, do you have a picture or further details? |
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Post by garyfunk on May 2, 2022 6:36:29 GMT -6
What I described is for treating older more mobile calves that you can't get real close to, I'll see if I can find a pic of it. If you're just wanting to tag and castrate newborns and trying to be safe from mom you either have to wait til the cow has gone to eat or drink and the calf is resting, or putting an empty bale feeder over the calf with the fel, or you can buy one of these (best one I've seen that'd probably work slick).
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Post by garyfunk on May 2, 2022 6:47:08 GMT -6
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Post by stockton on May 2, 2022 15:03:40 GMT -6
SWMan . We just use a 8 foot length of pvc with a lariat strung through it. This would be for dealing with a newborn calf in a pasture setting? I'm having a hard time visualizing this, do you have a picture or further details? The pvc pipe and rope works great on calves younger than 1-2 weeks. Sometimes you have to be sneaky and stay hidden behind another cow until you’re close enough to catch the calf. This also works just fine to catch calves older than that, but the problem starts to become what the heck to do with the calf after you catch it and it’s dragging you around the pasture jumping and bellering with their mad mommas chasing close behind. |
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Post by CTS2 on May 2, 2022 15:42:02 GMT -6
What I described is for treating older more mobile calves that you can't get real close to, I'll see if I can find a pic of it. If you're just wanting to tag and castrate newborns and trying to be safe from mom you either have to wait til the cow has gone to eat or drink and the calf is resting, or putting an empty bale feeder over the calf with the fel, or you can buy one of these (best one I've seen that'd probably work slick). |
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Post by SWMan on May 15, 2022 23:12:57 GMT -6
Had to dart two cows for foot rot today and first cow had stillborn twins, so they weren't too hard to catch. Hopefully things improve from here, can't see how they could get much worse. I suppose I have a cow that is without a calf and still eating, would you guys cull a 4-5 year old cow with no calf?
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Post by garyfunk on May 16, 2022 5:16:08 GMT -6
SWMan, I know stuff can happen with twins getting twisted up and killing each other in the womb, but anything here that has a stillborn calf goes to town.
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Post by cptusa on May 16, 2022 5:16:36 GMT -6
No calf, no free rides. Cow goes here.
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Post by farmercook on May 16, 2022 7:44:47 GMT -6
Same here as mentioned. No calf for whatever reason she’s going to town for dinner. 😋
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Post by meskie on May 16, 2022 8:27:19 GMT -6
Most of ours go to town if no calf but there are exceptions. We have a few pet cows that get more leniency then the others.
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Post by SWMan on May 16, 2022 11:46:31 GMT -6
Thanks guys, I suppose we will let her recover and make a decision. She's a beautiful cow and had a nice calf last year, might roll the dice again on her.
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Post by meskie on May 16, 2022 11:47:52 GMT -6
Thanks guys, I suppose we will let her recover and make a decision. She's a beautiful cow and had a nice calf last year, might roll the dice again on her. Might depend on how attached your kids are to her….. that’s part of my problem with kids 4-h animals. |
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Post by SWMan on May 16, 2022 23:10:50 GMT -6
Thanks guys, I suppose we will let her recover and make a decision. She's a beautiful cow and had a nice calf last year, might roll the dice again on her. Might depend on how attached your kids are to her….. that’s part of my problem with kids 4-h animals. We don't have that many so one kid in particular is attached to all of them. They all have names, this one is Bossy-pants...ha ha |
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