After a calf has a feed, they get milk nose. Milk all over their face. They really get into feeding. They butt their mother’s udders with their head and then feed. I’ve fed a bottle calf before, you must watch out because they will butt you too. They’ll butt anything to get more milk.
Brent tagged another calf today. Can you see him? He’s in the middle of a curious herd. Don’t try this at home. He has a technique. A technique based on a foundation of calm. If you are calm, then they are calm. We’ve tried other ways of tagging a calf that were successful, but this year has been smooth. He also castrates the boys as well.
I’m not a fan of tagging calves. It can be dangerous. Have you seen those horns? But regulations say we have to. In France, you tag both ears. I see that America has gotten off easy with one ear tag. If you don’t tag the calf the first day, you will never catch it. I believe there are rodeo events based on this principle.
