Comfortable Pampering

On the day with clouds and a sprinkle in the air and not actually hitting the ground, we moved the stock trailer into position and moved the herd into the small pasture for a good clean up session on the clover that had rebounded after hay harvest, then opened the barn door and let the herd trickle in to eat hay.
The four weaner-ed calves came inside as well and we coaxed them past the critters that already had their heads and necks into the mangers to the far end of the barn where the stock trailer stood open. After latching a couple of gates behind the four calves, they had no choice but to load into the unfamiliar trailer where Mike locked the door to secure them safely inside.

While the rest of the main herd was eating, Mike drove across the river, up the county road, in the driveway and out to the show barn where I had a pen set up. Simply opening the door, the four unloaded easily where I had hay awaiting them in their own manger. We gated them into this pen so they could get acquainted with their new surroundings and walked back across the river to open up the barn and let the rest of the herd out to graze on pasture.
Within 24 hours I had all the clips removed and the calves all eating with gusto away from the rest of the herd.
Don’t you love it when “coaxed” works out just as planned.