I think our calves may finally be straighten out from weaning and moving. Yesterday, E came home to help up round them all up, sort and vaccinate.
The rounding up proved a little frustrating. Because they are already used to being fed it ended up that they towed better than herded.E was the Pied Piper of this group.
J then took over with the tractor and a bale of hay.
And E went after the stragglers.
Finally, everyone was in the lot ready for the sorting.
I don't think this is E's most favorite thing to be doing on a Saturday.
J made his decisions, sorting out the replacement heifers and the smaller end of the calves.
That left a load of 90 head to catch and vaccinate. E did the catching, and a fine job at that.
And J did the pushing into the chute.
That left me to count and give the 3 vaccines (7-way clostridial, 5-way respiratory, and Pasteurella Multocida/Mannheimia Haemolytica) . Now a few more weeks before they head out west.
2 comments:
A job well done! It's been said already... "please don't take anything I say while moving heifers/working cattle seriously!" Oh my. I won't miss that!
Nice job. Great to have E there to help.
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