Posted by KEH on August 08, 2008 at 13:28:14 from (64.53.72.138):
In Reply to: info and a question posted by KEH on August 08, 2008 at 10:07:37:
Thanks for the replies on the cattle handling. I never use a hot shot except when the cow is in the chute and balks. It appeared to me the time I saw the rattle used that it could help getting the cow to go in the diirection of the chute to begin with. BTW,I've had the best luck loading cattle by getting them in a barn and loading them in the trailer which is outside. I have one loading facility set up that way and it worked fine. The cows seem to think they are escaping when they are going from a dark to a light place. One local stockyard has a flood light aimed toward the trailer for night loading, maybe the same idea.
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