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<blockquote data-quote="chippie" data-source="post: 937680" data-attributes="member: 5644"><p>Sorry you all are going through this. Is this your son's first steer project? Cattle are way different from a horse and you can't really treat them the same. We have horses (show 4-H and breed shows plus ranch classes). </p><p>Hand feeding and treats do not work with cattle. It can make them worse than a spoiled horse especially feeding by hand. I know this first hand by ruining my first heifer over 35 years ago when I was in my early 20's. She had no respect for me and became dangerous. She was shipped.</p><p></p><p>One of our daughter's had a bad steer. We knew he was bad when we got him and treated him accordingly. However he was not as bad as yours. He never attacked or actually hurt anyone. He was snorty and would bow up at one. But she used a nose ring when working him and got her licks in on him when he first started acting like he was going to hit with his head. Her main problem is that he would blow up and not stand in the class. She ended up tying him to the fence to show him in her class at the fair. He did make a sale and she made a good profit on him.</p><p></p><p>Sorry to ramble, but I wouldn't take the risk of him hurting someone. Is it too late to get another steer for the project?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chippie, post: 937680, member: 5644"] Sorry you all are going through this. Is this your son's first steer project? Cattle are way different from a horse and you can't really treat them the same. We have horses (show 4-H and breed shows plus ranch classes). Hand feeding and treats do not work with cattle. It can make them worse than a spoiled horse especially feeding by hand. I know this first hand by ruining my first heifer over 35 years ago when I was in my early 20's. She had no respect for me and became dangerous. She was shipped. One of our daughter's had a bad steer. We knew he was bad when we got him and treated him accordingly. However he was not as bad as yours. He never attacked or actually hurt anyone. He was snorty and would bow up at one. But she used a nose ring when working him and got her licks in on him when he first started acting like he was going to hit with his head. Her main problem is that he would blow up and not stand in the class. She ended up tying him to the fence to show him in her class at the fair. He did make a sale and she made a good profit on him. Sorry to ramble, but I wouldn't take the risk of him hurting someone. Is it too late to get another steer for the project? [/QUOTE]
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