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<blockquote data-quote="chaded" data-source="post: 1808195" data-attributes="member: 33922"><p>I used to band right after they were born but I don't anymore. I got tired of trying to find them in the brush and having mom stand over my shoulder while im 'wrastlin' the calf and trying to find two nuts. I came to the conclusion that I really did not have a need to do that.</p><p></p><p>I band at around 4 months or so now. I have a barn lot with a corral attached to the barn with handling equipment in the barn. Usually, at that age they will go in the corral with the moms.</p><p></p><p>Once they are all in the corral I kick the moms out but keep calves in. I open the barn up and the calves flee the scary man into the barn. I close the barn and the calves in their attempt to get away from me go into an adjustable alley and chute where they are worked.</p><p></p><p>I let them out and they go back to mom. No trying to find hidden calves in the brush, no doubt you have both nuts, and no stressing mom out right after shes given birth.</p><p></p><p>But, people have different ways of doing things. Some times you just have to tinker around with different ways of doing things and see what best works for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chaded, post: 1808195, member: 33922"] I used to band right after they were born but I don’t anymore. I got tired of trying to find them in the brush and having mom stand over my shoulder while im ’wrastlin‘ the calf and trying to find two nuts. I came to the conclusion that I really did not have a need to do that. I band at around 4 months or so now. I have a barn lot with a corral attached to the barn with handling equipment in the barn. Usually, at that age they will go in the corral with the moms. Once they are all in the corral I kick the moms out but keep calves in. I open the barn up and the calves flee the scary man into the barn. I close the barn and the calves in their attempt to get away from me go into an adjustable alley and chute where they are worked. I let them out and they go back to mom. No trying to find hidden calves in the brush, no doubt you have both nuts, and no stressing mom out right after shes given birth. But, people have different ways of doing things. Some times you just have to tinker around with different ways of doing things and see what best works for you. [/QUOTE]
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