Separate the Boys from the Girls

We separated the cows (a female that has had a calf) and heifers (a female that hasn't had a calf) from the bull (a male that is "still in tact") and the steers (a male that has been fixed). We treated them all for mites and worms in the process. We lured them into a temporary corral with alfalfa and then had to lure, push, pull and manhandle them through and into the chute. It was a family effort. Lots of hard work but good to have it out of the way before the females start calving. You can't be shy about grabbing a cow by the tail and moving them where you want them to go, but its a balance between staying out of the way of a 1500lb animal and getting them to move to someplace that they would rather not go. Glad its done for the year.