Fenceline Weaning Pic's

[frank boucher]

Separated from cows day before yesterday,grandson was here,so had him take a few pic's while I was feeding them this afternoon.First time weaning them out in a grass trap,like it good so far,ain't gonna get sloppy,muddy like in corral.I always enjoy seeing others pic's,so I'm gonna try to post these.

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

I have been fenceline weaning for several years now. Works great.

[Son of Butch]

Looks good and the Mama's are keeping an eye on them like it's the first day of school.

[Black and Good]

Nice cattle! I do the same thing cept mine is pipe/steel fence. B&G

[wbvs58]

Nice even line of solid calves there.

Ken

[bird dog]

Boy they are eating well. You must have started them before the wean date

[frank boucher]

No,they just been on their mama's out in pasture with loose mineral,no creep.Was kinda worried if they would go to eating out of the bunks.I fed them brome-johnson grass mix hay in the bunks friday afternoon with a little feed on top,been increasing the feed since,they're eating good now.

[southernultrablack]

Very nice calves you have there!

[ALACOWMAN]

The right type,cows look like bricks....

[Farm Fence Solutions]

Nice set of calves, Frank.

[ClinchValley]

Is a "grass trap" a fenced off section of pasture?

Would calves in corral and cows on other side be considered the fence line method?

Nice cattle by the way.

[frank boucher]

I guess it's more of a lot,about 2 acres with corral in one corner,it's a pretty good tight woven wire fence,you can bring the cows in from 3 different pastures.Yes calves in corral,then cows where they could come up and rub noses(so to speak)would be considered fenceline weaning.I 've always done it that way in the past,but it gets awfully muddy,nasty in there even if not raining.This is better cause there's some grass out there,but bigger area and more chance of them getting spooked,running through fence is what worries me.

[bird dog]

My fence line weaning area is divided into a small 150" x 150 lot and then about 1 1/2 acre pasture. They stay in the small lot the first day to day and a half to keep them from walking so much and get them started on grain and used to the water trough. Like you say it can get nasty pretty quick. By the end of day two they are still bawling but quit walking the fence line if their mother is close. I give them about as much creep and sweet feed as they want for the first three days. After 3 or 4 days they are ready to move.

[ALACOWMAN]

[quote="frank boucher"]I guess it's more of a lot,about 2 acres with corral in one corner,it's a pretty good tight woven wire fence,you can bring the cows in from 3 different pastures....... Aka Paddock...

[callmefence]

That's a bunch to be proud of. Very nice