I am sorry for the late reply but made a flying trip to Ark to check on things and got back just in time to tag and weigh calves. (It is a 2 1/2 hr trip)
Thanks Kanook The cow wiz part belongs to my bil - The research he does in regard to the "bull in a can " we use to AI with, is important to improve the herd. If a cow has bad udders, then you can actually pick a sire with good udders in his history of females and use him on that cow to have offspring(replacement heifers) with good udders. It really works and so does the docility. That I can attest to. We won't get between 2 fighting bulls , but we can walk all around them any other time. I always carry a "poking stick " though in case I need to show them who is boss.
Heatwave, yes,that is part of the calf scale . I have those cable ties on to keep it from hopping off the rack when I hit those bumps in the pastures and cotton field. Just punch in the calf # and push enter, then put the calf in the slings and it will show the weight .To have this weight recorded in the SR2000's memory just push enter again.Many years ago, we used an old slide scale hung from a frame in the truck bed stake hole. To use it ,we had to put the calf in a tote sack (tater sack) and it was a mess! Talking about upsetting the mama cow!! Back then, we just used any good looking bull as breeding stock and we would have to roll under the truck pretty often- because the mamas would be so unhappy with us weighing the calves. Docility was unheard of back then. I well remember using a leg catcher (shepherd's crop) from the back of the truck - trying to catch a calf - and falling out over the side more than once. I'm not that young anymore and am glad we have improved our lives by using the RTV,4whlr and improved cattle breeding with the docility factor. . bordercollie