I've often found it strange (and not just a little bit frustrating) how a newborn calf never quite figures out how to get up and on thier 'feet' until AFTER I get them in the sled, harness-myself up and manage to get some 'teamwork' going, only to see the calf scrabble to it's feet and topple-overboard onto the cold, hard ground...and I typically gotta tip-toe sideways 'cowboy-ninja style' back to the sled (to avoid 'scaring' the momma-cow ALL THE WAY RIGHT BACK to where we just came from) no less than three or four times, and I gotta pick up the slimy calf and put 'em back in the sled, harness myself up again and somehow sweet-talk the cow BACK to the sled, so we can try, try TRY again...only to have one or two OTHER cows get up and insert themselves into the equation, start grannying... :sure: :sure: :sure:
Anyone else had this problem ? Have always thought about attaching a 'cargo-net' kindof thingy that would help keep the calf from climbing/falling out...but once calving hits full-force, there's never enough to time to make it happen...
This is my 2nd straight year without having to deal with it...but my phone might YET ring with a decent job offer, before calving season is over...