Magnet Stops Tail Swatting

Magnet Stops Tail Swatting LIVESTOCK Dairy 17 Anyone who has milked a cow by hand knows how annoying painful or disgusting it can be when a cow’s tail swats your head Norwin Willis solved the problem with a magnet and a piece of twine He and his wife Ruth use regenerative agriculture practices and sell eggs and meat from their Sexsmith Alb farm including offering CSA memberships selling meat They also own a couple of cows to milk for their own use Willis said that for a while he tied the cow’s tail with baler’s twine to the milking station But his wife remembered that when she was a child a neighbor did that and forgot to untie the tail after milking When the cow pulled away it broke off part of its tail “So I found a strong round magnet at an industrial supply store with an eye hook ” Willis says He added a piece of twine that loops on the eye and the tail and puts the magnet on the metal frame opposite the side he milks If he forgets to remove the rope the cow can pull the magnet off the frame without tearing her tail The cows quickly adapted to it Willis says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Norwin Willis RR 2 Site 15 Box 19 Sexsmith Alberta Canada T0H 3C0 ph 780-897-9462; norwin willis@gmail com; www goodfoodfarm ca

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