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Feeding the bull calves & heifers, tagging calves 10 October 2008 page three of three |
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| RIGHT: A worried cow looks on while Sean prepares her roped calf to be tagged. |  |
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Now it is the calf's turn to look worried as the tagging pliers, with tag in place, is brought into position in the ear. |
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The metal tag pierces the ear and, with a tight squeeze of the pliers, is locked into place. |
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LEFT: The freshly placed tag in the calf's ear. RIGHT: The tagging process is over in seconds leaving the calf free to return to its mother. |
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Sean requires Brandon's help to hold an older calf while the tag is placed in the ear. |
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After each tag is placed, Sean records the calf and cow identification numbers. Almost forty calves had been tagged by 26 September; now on 10 October, the Ranch has over 100 tagged calves with more being born every day.
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