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[Bob_Skurka]

My daughter has been asking for some livestock and being a cityboy transplant I thought it would be a good idea. but I am smart enough to realize that livestock comes with a lot of learning and I put the condition on her that I'll buy it, but she has to join the 4-H and learn how to care for it . . . and oh by the way, I plan on eating it.

Well she doesn't like the eating part of the condition. And after reading this thread, I'm not so sure I like the "caring for it" part of the condition I put on her. Unless maybe she only gets ewes?

I figure I should be able to walk again sometime later this afternoon?

 

[beenthere]

Your experience with the 'older' calf reminds me of a friend who was a PHD Chem Engineer, and carefully studied every situation in fine detail, including two bull calves on his hobby farm that kept growing (as he studied the 'process' of fixing them).
So, after studying the band method (needed a tool), hiring it done (didn't want to spend that kind of money), or pinching the cords, he eventually opted to buy the pinching tool.
Well, after bull dogging the first calf, not knowing that the pincher was to do ONE side at a time (he tried the whole scrotum), he couldn't get the pincher to close (kind of a 'over dead center' deal and 'snap shut' to know when to quit), so gave up, let the calf go, and asked the neighbor farmer what he was doing wrong. The farmer had a good laugh (at the calf's expense) and told the the guy that the idea was to pinch one side at a time. So, he caught the second calf (which was unwary of what was happening), because he couldn't catch the first one again. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Managed to successfully fix the one calf, but never caught the other one. Had to sell it as a young bull. No one could get near it. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif He also never had a reason to use the pinchers again, which were pretty expensive. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[skent]

Reminds me of when my 9 year old daughter was cleaning out a stall, thought she had found a dead mouse. She held up her finding and said "Look Dad, Rusty must have stomped this mouse!" I replied "You Didn't find a mouse, You found Rusty's Boys!". She let out a scream and headed for the house. Must have spent an hour washing her hands.

 

[Boondox]

Now that's funny! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[heehaw]

if the need ever arises, i have always heard, the best way to fix a cat, is to stick him head first into an old pair of cowboy boots...i always wondered if the boots where wearable after that??
heehaw

 

[beenthere]

Not heard of the cowboy boot, but a zipper overshoe worked for a vet I worked for in HighSchool (except for one Siamese cat that he had to fix. There was just no way that cat was going to go head first into that boot. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Had to put it under to do the fixin').

 

[EastTexFrank]

This thread has brought a tear to my eye and a lump to my throat. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Boondox]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( This thread has brought a tear to my eye and a lump to my throat. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif )</font>

You ought to have seen what it did to the ram!!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Pete