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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1562225" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>The problem with bottle calves is that they are "SO CUTE" when they come up and butt you to get their bottle. Then when they get bigger, and keep doing it people get mad and say that they shouldn't be doing it. A calf's natural instinct is to butt the udder for milk, and to butt heads with other calves in play. They establish their place and dominance. When someone who doesn't get the "dominance" thing, raises a calf up to be too "friendly" they don't know any better and they get too aggressive. To them it is still part of the "game". I tell people all the time. DO NOT let the calf get away with head butting or pushing. And NEVER should a person get into a shoving match against a calf's or cow's head. You can't win . I have found that a good smack on the nose ( a tender spot) and a very loud NO everytime they shove, will break them IF you are consistent. But most people won't be consistent and they get too pushy. It's not the animals fault, it is the person raising it who is at fault. Unfortunately, someone usually gets hurt and the animal is blamed. </p><p>I don't pet any cow/bull/calf/ from the front. Always from the side of their neck/head. I scratch ears of the bulls, FROM THE SIDE of their neck. Never directly in front. You have to understand their space, and what will set them off. Plus, for us women, you have to be very careful during your "time of the month". The bulls can smell the difference in your body odor, and have had them get more aggressive then. I would not go around a bull when I had my period.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1562225, member: 25884"] The problem with bottle calves is that they are "SO CUTE" when they come up and butt you to get their bottle. Then when they get bigger, and keep doing it people get mad and say that they shouldn't be doing it. A calf's natural instinct is to butt the udder for milk, and to butt heads with other calves in play. They establish their place and dominance. When someone who doesn't get the "dominance" thing, raises a calf up to be too "friendly" they don't know any better and they get too aggressive. To them it is still part of the "game". I tell people all the time. DO NOT let the calf get away with head butting or pushing. And NEVER should a person get into a shoving match against a calf's or cow's head. You can't win . I have found that a good smack on the nose ( a tender spot) and a very loud NO everytime they shove, will break them IF you are consistent. But most people won't be consistent and they get too pushy. It's not the animals fault, it is the person raising it who is at fault. Unfortunately, someone usually gets hurt and the animal is blamed. I don't pet any cow/bull/calf/ from the front. Always from the side of their neck/head. I scratch ears of the bulls, FROM THE SIDE of their neck. Never directly in front. You have to understand their space, and what will set them off. Plus, for us women, you have to be very careful during your "time of the month". The bulls can smell the difference in your body odor, and have had them get more aggressive then. I would not go around a bull when I had my period. [/QUOTE]
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