Squeeze Me Tight!

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Big Red (No. 50) and Cinderella (No. 172) were rather thin when we purchased them from JLor Farm on January 5, so Jim and Ken dewormed them the following day.

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Whenever cattle are worked on, precautions must be taken to avoid any kind of injury both to them and to the worker.

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"Are you trying to stare me down?"

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Putting livestock in a squeeze chute is an effective way to keep them still so that they can be worked on safely and effectively.

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Big Red in the squeeze chute.

Li'l Red and Cinderella

(waiting for Big Red)

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After they were worked on in the chute, Ken fed the cattle a few pounds of range cubes as a treat, to ease the stress from the experience. It's like getting a lollipop as you're leaving your doctor's office.

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