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<blockquote data-quote="VCC" data-source="post: 824474" data-attributes="member: 6399"><p>It is easy to say "he needs to learn how to pick good cattle and learn how to handle them" From BB's description it sounds like it is a good one. I raised my first steer when I was 11 years old, and he was the one that taught me which steers not to pick. It's the calves that are scared and turn to the fight part of flight or fight (hard to fly when you are at the end of a rope and can't get away.) That can take a while to tame down. That is why when breaking calves rule #1 is TAKE YOUR TIME. Baby steps, first is put in a small pen and just let them settle down and get used to you being there. Then halter and tying, a little bit at a time (some you tie from out side the pen for a bit) The rinsing and combing and blowing really can take the edge off one once they get used to it. The biggest thing is do not beet on or do something that makes the associate any of these processes with pain. </p><p></p><p>Working a calf from the ground on a halter is a lot different from pushing into chutes. Where you are using the flight part of flight or fight method and they can fly, a little bit of scared is good. (This is where X show heifers can cause a train wreck once back in the herd, no fear) When teaching to lead we have to get past the scared part. </p><p></p><p>I have moved animal with a tractor but they where already halter broke, they were just bi!(%y that day and I did not have time to deal with it. I do not think it does any more for them than tying does.</p><p></p><p>Oh and the drug they use now is ACE to sedate and it is not legal either, plus most shows drug test the fats and that is one drug they test for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VCC, post: 824474, member: 6399"] It is easy to say “he needs to learn how to pick good cattle and learn how to handle them” From BB’s description it sounds like it is a good one. I raised my first steer when I was 11 years old, and he was the one that taught me which steers not to pick. It’s the calves that are scared and turn to the fight part of flight or fight (hard to fly when you are at the end of a rope and can’t get away.) That can take a while to tame down. That is why when breaking calves rule #1 is TAKE YOUR TIME. Baby steps, first is put in a small pen and just let them settle down and get used to you being there. Then halter and tying, a little bit at a time (some you tie from out side the pen for a bit) The rinsing and combing and blowing really can take the edge off one once they get used to it. The biggest thing is do not beet on or do something that makes the associate any of these processes with pain. Working a calf from the ground on a halter is a lot different from pushing into chutes. Where you are using the flight part of flight or fight method and they can fly, a little bit of scared is good. (This is where X show heifers can cause a train wreck once back in the herd, no fear) When teaching to lead we have to get past the scared part. I have moved animal with a tractor but they where already halter broke, they were just bi!(%y that day and I did not have time to deal with it. I do not think it does any more for them than tying does. Oh and the drug they use now is ACE to sedate and it is not legal either, plus most shows drug test the fats and that is one drug they test for. [/QUOTE]
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