Posted by LorenMN on February 27, 2012 at 12:36:26 from (64.65.174.118):
In Reply to: Re: a stubborn heifer posted by jackinok on February 27, 2012 at 11:45:26:
I'm learning about the panels. It was a wakeup call when she took me and three of the panels down the hill on Sat. Those light 10' panels get slapped around pretty fast when they decide they've had enough. I had the bull go under them two years ago when I tried getting him in the chute for vaccinating. Haven't tried since. I move him to his own pasture and back by myself. He's easy-going as long as I work him slow and don't push him. Anyone else than me on the yard and he gets nervous. My herd is Lowline black angus, so overall they are pretty docile, and smaller to work with.
Overall the cows are pretty gentle to work with, BY MYSELF though. Found out over a year ago when vaccinating that having people help just got them worked up and wrecking stuff. I set up panels and a sweep gate on a post to work them into the squeeze chute. They balked at the shoot and bent up the panels, etc. A real mess.
Now the last time I vaccinated the cows in November, I did them all myself in a lot less time and no problems (didn't attempt the bull though.) I lured them all with the calves into a paneled area, moved the bull back out, then set the headgate to automatic and started moving them into the alley one by one. The little troublemaker heifer even went thru without a problem, but I guess I must have tramatized her somehow.
I hear ya on the panels. I can't put in any posts until the ground thaws, but in the Spring I'm planning on building a good holding pen, sweep, and alley with treated posts and oak planks.
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