Tie and lead to feed and water, move it farther away each time. Do not get in a tug of war with them you will lose. The halter is all about pressure, Sullivan’s sells a rope halter with a ring in it, the ring allows the halter to release quicker so they learn that the pressure from pulling back...
If you are trying to get a show steer, he should work fine for you, but isn’t the semen on Monopoly going for $75 or more. Are you planning on using a clone?
With hair like that you do not need to photo shop, you can groom perfection into them.
TN, I believe they were referring to eating the little "booger", it was humor. You know like "pick a winner and eat it."
or "you can pick your nose and your friend can pick his nose but you can't pick your friends nose." Got it now.
Since your calf sounds like it is gentle here is a couple of things, make sure your hand is not right at the end of the halter, should have around 18 to 22 inches of lead between your hand and the halter, most calves walk better if they have a little slack in the rope.
We never win when we play...
Are you using a rope halter that you remove when they are not tied or are they wearing halters all the time?
I really like to use rope halters that you take off when not working with or tying, they adjust to the cattle’s head; they won’t dig in since they are not left on and I really believe...