Securing heifer from kicking out

[sjewart]

Think i need to strip out a heifer but only have my calving gate to secure her.

Any tips on what to use to secure her back legs to stop her kicking out and potentially breaking my arm? She's quite sore.

Ropes, shackles? Where to place them etc.

 

[Plain steer]

Tie it legs together

 

[sjewart]

Tie it legs together

Just around both hocks? (knees? )

 

[Agrivator]

A good long rope, doubled. Loop it round one ankle (carefully), and tie it securely to the back of the crush - or your calving gate.

 

[Treecreeper]

Rope around middle ,behind one pin and in front of other making sure you are in front of the udder, have a loop one end and keep just front and level with pin. Put the open end through loop and tighten down till they rock, they may fidget a bit, if they can kick tighten a bit more. I've never tied feet or or used a kick bar.

 

[shumungus]

A taste of feed in a bucket and keep calm before you start wrangling her. Then set of humbugs in her nose and if shes real sharp a rope round her middle. I wouldn't be poking at her feet if shes sharp, madness.

 

[neilo]

Rope around middle ,behind one pin and in front of other making sure you are in front of the udder, have a loop one end and keep just front and level with pin. Put the open end through loop and tighten down till they rock, they may fidget a bit, if they can kick tighten a bit more. I've never tied feet or or used a kick bar.

That’s what I was going to suggest, but never heard of it going behind one pin and in front of the other, we just put it straight round in front of the udder.

A bit of big bale string will suffice, for those too tight to buy rope , with the link of a chain or something tied on one end to make it easier to drop down behind her.

 

[Treecreeper]

That’s what I was going to suggest, but never heard of it going behind one pin and in front of the other, we just put it straight round in front of the udder.

A bit of big bale string will suffice, for those too tight to buy rope , with the link of a chain or something tied on one end to make it easier to drop down behind her.

Sheep crook works for me.

 

[sjewart]

Sheep crook works for me.

What batter her with it?!

 

[neilo]

Sheep crook works for me.

It would. We used it in a milking parlour, when we would be standing 3’ below the cow and the weight would allow you to toss it over their back....sometimes.

A kickbar usually easier, but the ropewould always work on one that had an aversion to kick bars.

 

[betweenthelines]

As described above, a rope in front of her udder. And work from behind her!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Piece of thick baler band around her middle in front of the bag rarely fails