Farmer 83563
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no need for broad brush were not all the sameSod that, the OP said he doesnt want to pay , not that he cannot afford to pay. Typical welsh man , as tight as a ducks a#se.
no need for broad brush were not all the sameSod that, the OP said he doesnt want to pay , not that he cannot afford to pay. Typical welsh man , as tight as a ducks a#se.
A bolt gun has the correct charge and it's concentrated in one area.
Surely if you keep livestock ..... the how do I dispatch one in an emergency thing should have been thought about before this point in time ?
Kennels on speed-dial...
that is the correct way with a captive boltSounds like bad practice to me
Kennels on speed-dial...
Surely if you keep livestock ..... the how do I dispatch one in an emergency thing should have been thought about before this point in time ?
Glad you got things sorted, to me you came over as someone who cared for their stock and came on here looking for some helpful advice.Just to update those of you who offered helpful and constructive advice (and for those who posted unwarranted offence) the local disposal firm relented and offered to dispatch. The cow was put down with a bolt gun, pithed and collected on Tues . Although she repeatedly tried she could not get to stand. She kept her head perfectly still as I gave her a drink out of a bucket as usual.
A rather tearful, undignified and thankless end to a life. I bought her as a maiden heifer 16 years ago, she had 12 good trouble free calves all of which I sold as yearlings wary of the likelihood that they would inherit the fast growing hind hoof problem. She was never a particularly friendly cow but liked to be combed, very greedy and the Alpha cow in the last 10 years.
My enquiry stemmed solely from my uncertainty as to whether I could perform an equally humane dispatch as the Vet and thus not pointlessly incur Vet charges without benefit. The constructive advice offered varied, but probably came down on the side of getting experienced help rather than DIY, which I was relieved to achieve.
Cyffylog
Even if I completely gave up with hunting and shooting I’d keep my certificate and a shotgun. Nothing worse than a animal on the ground while your waiting for someone else to deal with it... if you want to keep livestock you should be able to deal with dead stockFFS by the time you have ballsed about at that the vet would been out and cow put down within the hour.
I've had cows break legs and seeing them like it has me in tears.
If ever a thread needs deleting it's this one.
Even if I completely gave up with hunting and shooting I’d keep my certificate and a shotgun. Nothing worse than a animal on the ground while your waiting for someone else to deal with it... if you want to keep livestock you should be able to deal with dead stock