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<blockquote data-quote="puzzled in oregon" data-source="post: 1840239" data-attributes="member: 40255"><p>My experience with the Aberdeen. They will beef up calves very nicely, on a small scale. </p><p>The temperament does need to be taken seriously. Bought a very quiet bull calf. It took one person pulling on the</p><p>halter rope and two people pushing on him to load him in the trailer. Used him the following spring with four smaller sized cows. </p><p>All four had calves with goofy temperaments. </p><p>I would describe the two on my cows as "easily stampeded". </p><p>One of the other owners describes their calf as "spunky".</p><p>The other owner halter broke their calf, but did not like the calf's temperament. </p><p></p><p>I have seen before where the disposition can skip a generation. Snorty bull threw quite calves. </p><p>But his bull calf who was very quiet would occasionally throw a snorty calf.</p><p></p><p>If you can walk among someone else's cows and the cows remain quiet, they most likely have a reasonable temperament.</p><p>But if all you get is glimpse of their tails as they disappear into the brush, look somewhere else.</p><p></p><p>The warning signs aren't always that obvious, but they are there and like some said follow your instincts.</p><p>Around strangers, my cows would either bunch up ready to fight or stampede through the willow thicket, but they were</p><p>fine with me once they were sure it was me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="puzzled in oregon, post: 1840239, member: 40255"] My experience with the Aberdeen. They will beef up calves very nicely, on a small scale. The temperament does need to be taken seriously. Bought a very quiet bull calf. It took one person pulling on the halter rope and two people pushing on him to load him in the trailer. Used him the following spring with four smaller sized cows. All four had calves with goofy temperaments. I would describe the two on my cows as "easily stampeded". One of the other owners describes their calf as "spunky". The other owner halter broke their calf, but did not like the calf's temperament. I have seen before where the disposition can skip a generation. Snorty bull threw quite calves. But his bull calf who was very quiet would occasionally throw a snorty calf. If you can walk among someone else's cows and the cows remain quiet, they most likely have a reasonable temperament. But if all you get is glimpse of their tails as they disappear into the brush, look somewhere else. The warning signs aren't always that obvious, but they are there and like some said follow your instincts. Around strangers, my cows would either bunch up ready to fight or stampede through the willow thicket, but they were fine with me once they were sure it was me. [/QUOTE]
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