Branding Prep - The Calf Table

Installing the Calf Table in the Arrowquip Corral.
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Nikki Boon
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[@RuthJones-iz1ve]

Our prayers also go out to all farmers and ranchers. Arowquip looks good, all setup. Always an anxious time before a big event. Hang in there, all will work out.

[@cathybrown5293]

Awesome video, Mike! Great workaround for the calf table...just in case you need it! Goliath and Peanut were good testers! :) See you tomorow!

[@drmckinley]

Good time to paint the calf table. Great video. Thanks Mike.

[@joanneganon7157]

Mornin Mike, I hope things go smoothly for you 👍. JO JO IN VT 💕😄

[@wykeishacraft6820]

Good morning to Our Wyoming Life

[@randolphlearning5255]

Good job Mike.

[@brandeissports3436]

New system looks great! And congratulations on your ‘McGiver-ness connecting your calf table. On the farm you have to make it work, by any means necessary.

[@OurWyomingLife]

That's the plan!

[@braydenanderson4240]

It looks like that you need the spray paint the calf table to match the Aeroquip system

[@madampolo]

It seems like such a nice day there in Wyoming. I hope your grass is sufficient to make some bales.

[@OurWyomingLife]

I hope so too!

[@KellyAshcraft-ww6ls]

Can’t wait to see the new setup being used

[@vivianwinford4852]

This is where bailing twine always came in handy. Always had one or two in my back pocket when I had my farm. You could tie anything together. Farmers greatest gift, thinking on his feet.

[@willardelsasser5310]

I'm glad you are going to try the new chute even though you've"never done it that way". Don't give up on the first try if it isn't as smooth as you would like. After all, it's a learning curve. Videos are great, thank you for all your efforts and the good tunes.

[@stev6brownfield894]

It's good to see peanut & goliath earning they're keep. Calf tested & Mike approved! 😉

[@salvatorem1959]

The top one is a bit further spread apart and the bottom are closer together, hence the reason why the pin is harder to pull out up top. ... love the channel and I live no where near a ranch or cattle . Lol . Love the lifestyle of a rancher though. God bless

[@scottruhoff2046]

Band them shortly after birth , makes branding go so much easier. We've been cutting mind 3 to 4 days after birth and have not problems and the calf gets over it faster

[@mruthcowboy4991]

Hey Mike. The excitement is building. Lots to do. Can’t wait for Saturday.

[@brodyslykhuis7828]

my calf table is set up similar with a couple panels behind and we hung used swather canvas on the panels and it made it much easier getting calves into chute

[@lauriej9418]

Those calves got big. Wow!! They sure do look healthy. Lovin it.

[@juliealbert9222]

Brand new shiny corral system & you still hook up the "wort". Sometimes new ideas and new things are hard to change over to especially when you've been doing things a certain way for ever. Can't wait to see how things work out on branding day.

[@sebw1964]

Julie Albert I agree. All that work to set up the new system and they can’t trust it will work. You really need to commit and go with it. With the old calf table in place, they will try less to make it work and revert back to old ways. Why not just put a couple of calves through the system a few days earlier. Wouldn’t that be easier to know if it will work. They have bottle fed calves they could put through it. Lol. And then he gets the calves....why not do it through the new system instead of trying the old way. Kind of backwards.....I think Mike wants to use the old way..just saying.

[@madampolo]

Arrowquip needs to work on a chute that can turn a calf on its side or a cow for that matter for hoof maintenance.

[@watcherofwatchers]

It's a backup system in case they run into unforeseen issues with the arrow quip system. Hopefully they won't need it, but they won't have to cancel their operations if they do. Basically, it's cheap insurance for an unproven system.

[@BrianBriCurInTheOC]

sebw1964 Did just that at the end of the video

[@J-1410]

@@sebw1964 That's about like saying all you ever need is a 30" crescent wrench. sure it would work for everything, but it would be a master of none. Also it would be interesting how they would band/cut with a standing calf. Trying to use a universal system most of the time ends up with people getting hurt and PO'ed. also the calf chute is made exactly for branding calves(supposedly I've never been too impressed with a Powder River calf table, so we have a Hydraulic Johnson style table) and the other chute is designed for cows, and doesn't tip over.

[@wykeishacraft6820]

This was great Mike, it will work out good. I enjoyed the video and love your channel . God Bless You and that amazing family with those beautiful animals too.

[@mcd5082]

Tweels look awesome on the bobcat

[@lukehubbard5644]

That bobcat looks fairly mean with them wheels ✌

[@phillully4472]

Well Mike looks like things are moving forward for handling system I guess it's a lot of work to ready things, but once it's done and in place the rest May be much easier. Hope you and Erin, and family are well there on the ranch! Catch ya on the next video.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Fingers crossed!

[@skyking228]

If you'd brand a little earlier in the year you wouldn't need all of this. Here in Montana we brand the last week of April when the calves are smaller and can be handled/branded/doctored by holding them down on the ground. It's much faster and easier on the calves, less stress. Fun to watch, thanks!

[@OurWyomingLife]

We still end up wrestling. Remember we calve later too. Thanks

[@zach_hewitt]

I'd say there are plusses and minuses to both. Younger calves might miss a nut. Everyone pretty much uses work works for them. Still some folks here in CO that haven't branded yet for March calves.

[@pyrrhogaster]

That red calf is a nice looking animal.

[@Tiny_Trin]

OMG we have that exact same squeeze shoot or our Wyoming ranch!

[@rshoemaker7368]

Those calves are so cute! I will be an interesting branding day with the new Arrow Quip and a little piece of history tied in. Being able to move the panels seems to be a plus. See you tomorrow AM for “State of the Hay” report. Hope it isn’t to grime. Thank you Mike.

[@jeanneshannon5607]

SO GLAD YOU DIDNT HIT YOUR KNOGGIN!!!! BEST TO YOU!!!

[@miabc9528]

Love the video you put out

[@leannkennedy6568]

Hahaha wart on a beauty queen. ... that was a lovely visual.

[@marknasatka1891]

Looking pretty good. Best of luck with the hay situation, though I think this is going to be your lucky year. It won't be as bad as you think.

[@robertatackett953]

Just another thought, when you are getting the jewels out sometimes you have to take your forefinger and dig for one that he might pull up inside.get it done first thing.

[@NKbarton]

The chicken made that fuss because she laid an egg somewhere.

[@ohPokey]

Hope everything works as well as it is supposed to

[@johnmaudlin3408]

We would catch the back half of the calf in the squeeze and go behind them to castrate before letting them go

[@sandracahill8849]

.good morning mike i was just watching you figure out how to put those calves through your corral with your calving table put you up at that oening that you made put you up two of those panels going to run through and move it out a little bit that way you still have your stuff on your corral and then you'll have your gate setup for your calves

[@OurWyomingLife]

Cool, thanks

[@djrancher2905]

Yeah Mike if it does not work you could just set the table right in front of it we've done that with other cow chutes

[@rodneywroten2994]

Hope you can get hay this year Mike

[@donnaritch4934]

I gotta ask, how come you didn't also put the calves through the other main chute as well?

[@pyrrhogaster]

Really easy to open at any point. I like that system.

[@jw1043]

Put two more t post in front of you panels and use a piece of plywood for a slide type gate

[@snapstring3134]

Those bottle calves are so darn precious. 😂. 👍

[@OurWyomingLife]

Yes they are!

[@edwardharrop5819]

Excellent video and the Arrowquip has a lot of potential for gates in any place and any future corral changes is a good thing Seems to be a great option for any size farm too. I like it

[@sandracorless6186]

Hey Mike, the chicken is annoyed because she didn't get her close up lol maybe ArrowQuip design the corrol system a certain way just in case you had to do a add on for whatever reason. One thing about you Mike you always find a way to make it work you have a good head on your shoulder s you think and plan things out and it doesn't hurt to try. I know whats next for OWL keep up the good work and see you in the next video🤔😲🤠🐂😉

[@rickdees251]

"Banding" A process developed by one ranchers wife in the 80's. It was that rancher who applied to to cattle!

[@grandmamollyscott1732]

Awesomeness

[@jodysappington7008]

Good Morning...Enjoyed the video

[@OurWyomingLife]

Glad you enjoyed

[@robertatackett953]

Mike,you ever think about banding your bulls when they are born?we at three oak farm have done it for years.when we tag em we band em.

[@arnoldjohnson3317]

I agree with you, he’s already there tagging them at birth. I stopped doing that when I stopped tagging them at birth. Too much labor, now I band them a week before weaning when giving them another round of shots. I tag them at about 90 days when I give first set of shots. You can’t live on income from only 150 cows, that’s a hobby. Gotta have town job.

[@omardari3922]

I love your show

[@dbirdeycapozzi9807]

Hoping Old Man Weather holds out for you this week...⛈ ... 🙏🏽

[@clearingbaffles]

At 17:00ish the sweep w/o grease sounds like Mom mooing maybe saying junior mooove thisa or thata way Good Luck on Saturday

[@ronnie100393]

Hay mike at the same time you should have run them thru the aero quip

[@garrettloftonmsu2359]

If I was near y’all I’d come help brand

[@larrymahurin5891]

That chute will work great for banding I’ve worked hundreds thru a chute without a calf table. Just watch your shins they love to kick them. Guess some pay back from them.

[@7xnative472]

Mike should really look into BZWelding calf chute and tub

[@dwlee9138]

The Grand Solar Minimum is affecting our weather here in Oregon. It's chilly and rainy on the East side of the Cascades. Normally there is more sun, more warmth, less rain.

[@robertbier6202]

Why not run a "trial calf" through the system to see if you can do all you want to do to them before Saturday?

[@snapstring3134]

He just ran 2 through it

[@keithhill77]

No through the arrow quip.

[@arnoldjohnson3317]

Robert Bier I thought the same thing. I hated my calf table, it wore me out. Wish I had gotten an arrow quip chute when they first came to the U.S. I better love it, it cost a fortune compared to the old style chutes. All the new styles are very expensive no matter what brand.

[@J-1410]

@@arnoldjohnson3317 Hydraulic Johnson is where its at. works beautifully

[@altonriggs2352]

Mike....call the music editor into your office. Tell him/her to bring keys!! (Joke)

[@dugcashman5036]

Get arrowquip to make a calf table that fits the arrowquip system could be new product for them

[@rnull2237]

Looks great, can't wait till Saturday, will you be doing it live?

[@royaltutranch]

Bud I think you just made a lot of work for yourself. That arrowquip will work great. If you’re worried about access don’t be. We’ve banded or cut calves standing in a chute for 50 years. Trust the new system.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Nope I didn’t. Thanks

[@sylarkleissen748]

You should have run the calves through the new chute first to see if it would work so you might not have had to do all that extra work

[@OurWyomingLife]

Running bottle calves and wild calves is a lot different :). Thanks

[@sylarkleissen748]

@@OurWyomingLife no thank you

[@cade1177]

Howdy Wyoming life do you think you could show your horses in a future produced video after branding and building the arrowquip project

[@Angelaius]

I wanna se the horses too. I only saw them in a video from last year.

[@my2cents801]

Today most ranched use horses with 2 or 4 wheels.

[@trellenrussey6293]

They have two horses, one is a "rescue" who isn't ridable, has appartently been abused, and Mike knew it when he got him, he is taken care of just as well as the other, one Mike rides to relax, when he has time. (HAHA) One is a palomino, think the other is a paint I believe. They are in their own area across the highway, so they aren't just seen by walking past, that's why alot of you haven't seen them...they have been briefly in a few videos, I don't know which ones.

[@randysutter3991]

Mike looks like u may get some rain this week..

[@roberto.peterson9917]

tolate for this year but recommend colaberation with arrorquip and see if they have or can make calf flip table that will work its obvious to me that you not the only one that woud need anduse especially state side

[@parkestevens9822]

I'm afraid the calves will try to go over those short panels and get there legs entangled. Your squeeze chute will work fine.

[@crt9082]

But you didnt test the new squeeze shoot??

[@OurWyomingLife]

It will get tested

[@tiffkais2574]

So just a thought. We run our cows through 1st then we grab our calf table put it in front of squeeze shoot. If that makes things easier.

[@randysutter3991]

Mike have u ever talked about your wind generator? And if so what episode ..

[@randyainsworth6740]

Question, on our old powder river squeeze chute the bottom panel would let down for castration. Does the Arrowquip chute do the same? If so then this might be something a second “hand” could do from the opposite side from the other activities or you could setup two working stations to maximize your time.

[@lynnroberge1886]

Your chicken is craving attention LOL

[@CC-xk6cp]

Hi again MIKE Looking forward to branding Sat! Will be interesting to see how the new setup works. Hope the crazy weather will cooperate! Thx Mike. See ya next time...

[@joshmoore5842]

Make panels solid and calves will move much better into calf table

[@charlottesmart750]

Love your channel. Why didn't you run those calfs throw the arrowquip to see it that works before you put the old table in. Just curious

[@MLou812]

Why not set the calf table just after the squeeze chute so you don’t have to create a third pathway? If the chute works just let them exit through it, if not it’s next in line. Also you could service the females in the chute and let the bulls through to the table.

[@DiscGolfing]

Why not try the 2 yard calves through the arrowquip system and see if you could band them? Maybe you did. Enjoy the videos!

[@barbjarvi6543]

🐄❤️

[@wykeishacraft6820]

The chicken was giving you an alarm letting you know it might be a egg or a predator around.

[@jefflee5047]

Are there patches/strips in your hayfields that are heavier than others (over 500#/acre), that you could cut/bale? To help reduce the amount you’d need to buy?

[@hlj7397]

Hello! That sound the hens are making is an alarm sound, to warn for danger or very annoyed, disturbed hen. My hens did that when they saw a hawk flying within their sight. The rooster tilted his head and made a little short kind of "what is that" noise which prob means just that, questionmark sound querky sound. Hard to describe. Hens could do that when dogs showed up or foxes or when we rebuild their nesting boxes. Hens were soooo loud! I do miss my rooster and hens. Nice to understand what they are feeling🧡 H Lj

[@darrenclayton9419]

Could you have put the calf table at the end of the arrowquip squeeze shoot? Then if the arrowquip shoot didn't work the way you wanted, you could just run them straight to the calf table and used the arrowquip shoot as a staging area. Just my thoughts. Couldn't remember if you had the room at the end of that shoot. Good luck with branding and banding!

[@vickyburton2434]

How long does a brand take to heal and do you ever have to put anything on it for infection or flies? Also, does a finished heifer have the same quality meat as a steer?

[@richardcleasby105]

How do you like the tires on skid steer?

[@marcusmontoya8352]

Crazy to think y’all have been dry and windy and in So. Idaho we’ve been abnormally wet and windy. We’ve only cracked the 90’s twice

[@kellymulcahy450]

Hi

[@marcomartinez2957]

Just like a military mind if you are head of the chow hall line you just volunteered. What no scale? do you weight the calf at branding? Or just guesstimate then hold off till market load a trailer and get the tare?

[@karenriggle5435]

The chicken is bragging about laying an egg mine always do that in the morning when they're laying eggs soon as they lay they start cackling like that... I like banding better than the other ways of doing it there's a knife and there's also I used to call it a nut Crusher but it just crushes the tubes in the testicles that go into the Bulls body... the band they feel tightness for a short while until the feeling goes out of it and never have any trouble with the infections I think it's a much more humane way of doing it

[@waynegilchrist1596]

Either that hen laid an egg or is alarmed about something but it was as if she wants to upstage you. Maybe you could get some Aeroquip paint for the calf table but "something old and something new" goes together, even in marriages. Can't wait till branding day. Enjoyed today, you've become a habit.

[@OurWyomingLife]

Thanks Wayne!

[@waynegilchrist1596]

@@OurWyomingLife I have a feeling that branding time, although a lot of work, is an exciting time. It probably gives you a feel for how healthy the herd is and how they are progressing. Thanks for sharing your experiences with the rest of us.

[@edwardharrop5819]

Chicken is cruising for a pot pie Lol

[@fuzzylop9164]

I think you are going to find you wont need the calf table much. Once you get used to banding them in the standing position which I have seen work very well.

[@police1957]

Horses?? I wanna see!!

[@cobeytriche4808]

What is the price of the whole Arrowquip system you have?

[@BadHairdayKimmie]

Q. Will these panels pin to the Arrowquip? A. Doesn't matter if you have baling twine.

[@adamgipson6151]

Hilco Lube probucts keeps noise down

[@masonstump1579]

Close to branding also means close to castration. How do you personal steer your male calves. I band smaller but I wont fight a big guy ill put him in the chute brand and cut if its safer for all including the steer

[@soisitimpossible]

What no prairie oysters?

[@gregarm1038]

Why don’t you put the calf table at the exit of the squeeze chute?

[@JanVafa]

But bands mean no Ricky mountain oysters!!! 😳😳😭😭😭😭😉🤪

[@WPRJersey]

Great video. Why is the top so hard? Lol

[@clearingbaffles]

Calf table? You know when growing up I always got put at the kids(calf) table at big getogethers I now choose to sit at the kids table much more funner I just hate the low chairs much harder to get up