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Evening-Day 3 & Morning-Day 4

Ranchy

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We went down to the lower end, and brought Al's 4-H calves home on Saturday........they were almost too easy to catch (I have pics of that, too, but they're stuck in the memory card, and I can't get them to load onto the computer). Basically, Al and Hubby just walked up to them at the water trough and with the help of a bucket of feed, had halters on them in about 3 minutes. Al caught the heifer, Bandita, and Hubby had the steer, Wheezy. They loaded into the trailer just as pretty as punch (lots easier than they loaded to take them down there last fall) and made the ride to the house great. When we got them here, Al tied each to a fence in the corral, and wormed them. They got to spend that day and the next, tied to the fence, just to get used to the idea again (they were the calves that we got for the milk cow last summer that survived, when the rest all kept dying on us).

So, after that short amount of time, they are behaving like a lady and gentleman (not even sure I'm gonna have to invest in a bucket of Cattle Calm for them, at the moment :D ) and doing great. The biggest problem Al has so far, is keeping the *@(#$) chickens and Hubby's guineas, out of the calves' feed! :lol:

Without further ado, here are some pics I snapped last night and this morning.

Evening-Day 3

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Al turned them both out, into the big corral, so they can get under the shed and have some shade. This is him, catching Wheezy, to go to their corral for supper.

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Tieing Wheezy to his "spot".

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Bandita's turn to get led to the smaller corral.

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Lump on Bandita's jaw, it's got a couple of puncture wounds about 3/4" apart, and a hole down lower, that's draining. We're not sure, but maybe she got snake bit down there on the other end? It's a south facing slope, with a bluff all the way across the edge of the mesa, and these warm days we've been having lately may have the snakes coming out of hibernation early. Other than being a hard knot, it doesn't seem to bother her at all. I've been wondering about maybe smearing some drawing salve on it, just to help get rid of whatever it is? What do y'all think?

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Wheezy, waiting for supper

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He spied it coming through the gate! :lol:

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Wheezy, being served.
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Bandita waiting her turn (guess Al hasn't heard the old saying, Ladies First......... :lol: )

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Feeding Bandita.

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Taking the brush to Bandita, she likes it!

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Getting a good brushing (he's not thrilled with it, but getting better about it every time Al does it :D )

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Excercise and leading practice for Wheezy.

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And back the other way....... :lol:

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Bandita's turn, she's not taking to it quite as well as Wheezy, but coming along none-the-less :D.

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Just so she doesn't get used to only going one way, a change of direction.

Morning-Day 4

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Catching the "kids".......Wheezy always has to be "first" :lol:

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Bandita caught, and headed for "her" side of the corral.

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Breakfast and brushing for Bandita.

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Then it's Wheezy's turn.

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Leading practice for both again.

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Bandita, posing pretty for a picture.

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Al, running water in their tub.

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They'll enjoy the ice cubes floating in there, later on today. :D
 
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Anonymous

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Put some Bag-Balm on it if you have some- is one of my cure alls-- has good drawing power and keeps wounds soft...I used some on an infected fingernail I had the other day, and it healed right up...That or Nitrafurazone....

I'd be lost for doctoring if it wasn't for Bag Balm and Nitrafurazone-- horses, cows, dogs, kids, works on everything...

When I got my leg burned bad several years ago they couldn't find anything to heal it until the Doc suggested mixing Nitrafurazone and DMSO for penetrating power (altho he couldn't prescribe DMSO since its not approved for humans, I had to go to the vet to get it)-- healed right up...
 

Ranchy

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I did think of the Nitrofurizone, but wasnt' sure if we should put anything on it, for fear of plugging the drainage hole up. We have that, and bag-balm (we have a &^$#@!* milk cow :roll: ). We also have a black salve that's called Drawing Salve. I've used all 3 on myself, and the Drawing Salve seems to be the best.........sucked the heck outta a spider bite I had just above my ankle a while back........... :wink:

But had never thought about using bag-balm on something like that........

Thanks for the info!!!!!!! :D
 
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Anonymous

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Ranchy- TTB reminded me that nitrafurazone is banned for use on food animals- which I knew, but had a brain fart...DMSO may be too...I know both are for humans, but some of the local Docs have you get them from the vet and use them- both are great on horses, and sure worked good on me....

We used to use the old black wagon wheel grease on wounds- worked great-- but its impossible to find anymore in the pure form- and some of the new additives are probably banned now too :roll:

But I know the Bag Balm is safe tho...
 

kolanuraven

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Had a cow get snake bit on the jaw also once. Made a nasty ' pone' on her jaw. I had to do some ' surgery' on her and opened it up, and it would not stay open so placed plastic tube in place and held it in place with a stitch or two and covered the whole mess with a " duck' tape bandage!!!. Applied the ' drawin' salve' and within a few days the whole mess looked great! Kept up with the salve until it healed up.


Just be aware and make sure those drain holes in her cheek stay open and don't replug. It's nasty but if they close up, either pull off the scab or open it up until you're sure it's healing good and not forming another pocket.
 

Jassy

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Great Photo Story of Al and his calves...
As far as them chickens ...I'm thinking a frying pan would cure that problem..lol
Weather looks awful nice there..Thanks
 

Ranchy

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Oldtimer, TTB PMed me about that, I was sure glad she did, too! :nod: I'da probably gotten Al in all kinds of trouble with my ignorance...... :shock: I tell ya.......seems like all the "good ole remedies" are gettin banned left and right nowadays.

Kola, they can be nasties. I never dreamed of snakebite this time of year, even here! :shock: I thought maybe she'd gotten in a cactus or something like that or if we'd been down where I grew up, maybe a mesquite thorn, both will make a nasty sore. This one seems to be draining well, thank goodness. When we first discovered it, it was about the size of a softball (kinda a big deal on the little heifer) but now it's down to about probably half-dollar size or thereabouts. And still draining, though not as much as before. Thanks for the advice, though, I really do appreciate it!

Jassy, I am thinking more in terms of a pressure cooker (they're pretty old, we've had them 3 years, and they were already laying when we got them :shock: ). Of course, since they started laying again last week, I'm thinking maybe the easier remedy would be to feed these calves out of buckets, that can just be hung out of "chicken range" on the fence...... :lol: :lol: :lol: The weather has been really nice (especially during the daytime), nights are still getting down in the "teens" and even a single didget once in a while. However, they're predicting snow here tomorrow night and Thursday. That's one reason I'm washing like crazy, to get it all done, dried, and in, before then! :lol: I did notice I have a grape hyacinth out under the kitchen window, blooming yesterday, though.......so it's gotta be gettin close to spring! :D
 
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