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Callao, Missouri | I am posting this to clarify Dad's statements about MY opinion.
I believe that a bud box is dangerous with wild cattle, whether they be from a sale barn or your own herd.
I also believe that it is even MORE dangerous with TAME cattle. People do not get killed by wild cattle, they get killed by the 1400# family pet, or Ol' Bessy that has been around since time began. I've seen time and time again that wild cattle have a pronounced flight zone, but tame cattle turn that into a FIGHT zone when you least expect it. You don't expect it because she has never behaved that way before, and it's too late to do anything about it.
I think a bud box will probably work excellent 99.9% of the time. The other .1% will not be pretty. It's foolish to put yourself between the cattle and the exit. Yes, you are to the 'side' of the exit, but trust me, you are still along the way if the cattle would like to make a detour. Then you are also in the trampling zone for however many cattle are enjoying a circular jog around your low stress handling system.
Now, a bud box system without a person actually inside the box is cool with me. Or if you had a quick exit/block to duck behind, it would be alright too. But expecting your help to be able to read a bovine's mind, and jump the gate before the cow connects is setting up the senario for the worst.
The cattle might not flow well in an improperlly designed tub system, but at the end of the day, everyone still gets to go home. If designed correctly, everyone gets to go home earlier.
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