Are Distractions In Handling Pens the Real Reason Cattle Balk?
Whit Hibbard tests Temple Grandin’s theory that eliminating distractions like shadows and flapping tarps is critical to cattle moving smoothly through handling chutes. Here’s why he thinks the theory doesn’t hold up.
Read More →Even Ruminants Don’t Like to Eat the Same Thing Over and Over Again
Kathy’s Note: You know the feeling – eating the same thing over and over again just gets old. In fact, I remember when I was living in Kodiak, Alaska I got so tired of eating Halibut every night, that no matter what new way I figured to fix it, some nights I just didn’t want […]
Read More →How to Load Cattle Onto a Trailer in Pasture Without a Chute
On Pasture recently received the following inquiry from a reader: With Bud Williams’ methods, is it possible to load cattle into a trailer in a pasture with no chute? If so, could you write an article on how this could be done? We had to load cattle onto a trailer recently since they escaped. We […]
Read More →How Rewards and Punishment Work with Animals
Want your stock to do something, or NOT do something? Here are the keys for “talking” to them in a way they’ll understand.
Read More →Low-Stress Livestock Handling – Approaching Your Cows Before Driving
Whit Hibbard has been sharing tips for how we can all improve our stockmanship skills. If you’ve missed anything in this series, here are links to all the articles. Let’s talk about driving our livestock because just about everything we do with our cows in particular comes down to driving, whether to summer pasture or […]
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