I had a bull calf born last September,too late to wean with the rest. I creep fed him all winter. We started trying to catch him two months ago,wanted to get him castrated before fly season. Every time we thought we had him,he'd go over or through something and get away. He was big enough to be getting ideas with two cows that calved early and had come in to heat. It didn't look like it was coming out of the sheath,but he was for sure tall enough to reach.
One of them led him in to the barn this afternoon. We had enough gates accumulated from all the other attempts to finally get him. He's in the west feedlot. Trouble is,there's a lot of last years heifer calves in there too,but I figured we'd better let him get himself acclimated and settled down for a few days before we try to move him in to the chute from about 40 other calves. I don't want this whole rodeo to start all over again.
One of them led him in to the barn this afternoon. We had enough gates accumulated from all the other attempts to finally get him. He's in the west feedlot. Trouble is,there's a lot of last years heifer calves in there too,but I figured we'd better let him get himself acclimated and settled down for a few days before we try to move him in to the chute from about 40 other calves. I don't want this whole rodeo to start all over again.
