Weekly annual job

rrlund · Nov 25, 2017

We ran the calves through the chute today. Castrated 40 bulls,ran 26 heifers through. nnalert them and poured them all with Cydectin. There are still 5 bull calves out with the cows across the road and 2 heifers out on the south side,all born late,so I'll leave them until snow flies. Didn't get kicked to death,so it was a good day.

That job and putting the plastic on the bunker silo,jobs that we do once a year but it sure seems like every week when we have to do it. It always seems like we just did it yesterday.

Philip d · Nov 25, 2017

Yup I hear ya,not much fun but great to have it done.

crooked rows · Nov 25, 2017

I remember the old days when we dehorned once a year........always glad to get that job done.

in-too-deep · Nov 25, 2017

How do you castrate? We bought a Callicrate bander a few years ago. Best thing since sliced balls.

rrlund · Nov 26, 2017

I had a Callicrate. I used it two years then sold it to BillinColorado. I couldn't get the hang of getting those bands up there. I bought one of those EZE T-1 banders. They hold the band open so all you have to do is slide them up over the sack,pull back so the band comes off the bars,then tighten it up,flip a lever down to crimp it and flip another lever to cut it off. I love that thing.

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