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| Same here, I try to cull the wild ones out of my own herd and keep the quiet ones. I don't own a hot shot. I work alone most of the time but call in help for bigger projects like branding or fall shots. Don't have to help a cow calf very often but when I do I want a quiet cow I can handle easily by myself. I do have good neighbors I can call on anytime but I hate to bother people if I can get the job done with me, myself, and I.
I trailed 70 pairs in and weaned calves off the cows this fall by myself. Put the bulls in, took the bulls out by myself, ran them down the chute and poured them while I was at it. I couldn't do stuff like that alone with a bunch of wild cattle. I think the majority of my herd being straight Hereford with a few baldies helps with disposition.
I can't remember the exact quote but a guy at another site lives by the motto goes something like "the best way to work cattle fast is to work cattle slow." That's what I try to do. If I got PO'd at the cows and started whoopin' and hollerin' and raising hell it would soon be a wreck. My corrals which aren't the best anymore would be a wreck too. Yes, working alone stuff takes longer than if I had a helper or two. But it doesn't affect what someone else is doing that day. | |
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