Agressive cattle

[TexasJerseyMilker]

Top 10 Cattle Breeds in Indonesia: Livestock Farming for Meat and Dairy

Top 10 Cattle Breeds in Indonesia: Livestock Farming for Meat and Dairy

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[Rafter S]

I've always heard it's a 8:1 ratio. It takes 8 quiet cows to offset 1 spook.

I don't know that any number of quite ones will offset some spooky ones.

 

[SBMF 2015]

I don't know that any number of quite ones will offset some spooky ones.

A friend of mine's dad used to start yearling cattle on pasture and work them up on feed until they were ready to go on a self feeder. They would just walk the group down the road to the home place. He said one time they had a group of like 25 with one spook in it. She always stirred the group up. So the week before they walked them home he had the local butcher come out and butcher that spook. Said the rest of them walked home just as easy as you please.

 

[sunnyblueskies]

Unfortunate that the person posting originally didn't give more details. Would have been nice to know what the cow exactly did.

 

[farmerjan]

Unfortunate that the person posting originally didn't give more details. Would have been nice to know what the cow exactly did.

OP didn't even bother to come back and give any more info other than the "not funny, bro" comment. Not worth our time to try to help if they won't even give more details or make any other comments than that.

 

[sunnyblueskies]

OP didn't even bother to come back and give any more info other than the "not funny, bro" comment. Not worth our time to try to help if they won't even give more details or make any other comments than that.

I know. To some reality is simply too harsh.

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

Maybe he was killed by his cattle.

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

I hope not.

 

[mwj]

The OP was from Indonesia. This question and several others on feed were all he posted. I think he was looking for specific answers and had no intention of being an active member.

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

He asked about a drug. I was going to suggest FerAppease.

 

[gman4691]

A couple of trips to the sale barn is a good way to deal with "spooky" cows…at least that's how I did it…

 

[Dave]

There is a difference between spooky and aggressive. Spooky doesn't bother me much. Serious aggressive gets a trip to town.

 

[Spot & Bubby]

This is Zero and her calf. Zero is S-P-O-O-K-Y. Her calf last year was a bit flighty. Her little red bull calf this year: FEARLESS!! Zero tries to avoid eye contact and human beings. Her calf wants to get into my side-by-side. She's one of our best mommas and 100% dotes on and caters to her calves. She hates being as close to me as she was in this picture, but if Junior wants to go see the lady in the buggy, she's not letting him go alone! Good momma!

Why "Zero"? Because the odds of getting killed by a cow are low, but they're not ZERO. I always make sure I know where she is when we're working or sorting. She's not aggressive, but I don't want to put her in a position where she thinks she needs to be.

 

[sunnyblueskies]

She's not aggressive, but I don't want to put her in a position where she thinks she needs to be.

As someone said before, there is definitely a difference between spooky and aggressive.
But........ if you already feel you have to watch where she is when working cattle.......... time to go. There are many non spooky and non aggressive cows out there.
We had one 2 years ago, she was spooky if you want to call it that. At the time of feeding, every single day, when I was out of the tractor to cut twine off of the bales I felt like I had a target painted on my back. She kept a very close eye on me and knew where I was at all times, vice versa. Couldn't trust her not to get the idea to 'come a little closer' one fine day. Couldn't trust her at calving either. She went on the truck in the fall and was it ever nice not to have that 'you're being watched' feeling during feeding.
Just saying, if your gut tells you to watch out for a specific one........ go with your gut feeling and let her be somebody elses problem.

 

[Spot & Bubby]

As someone said before, there is definitely a difference between spooky and aggressive.
But........ if you already feel you have to watch where she is when working cattle.......... time to go. There are many non spooky and non aggressive cows out there.
We had one 2 years ago, she was spooky if you want to call it that. At the time of feeding, every single day, when I was out of the tractor to cut twine off of the bales I felt like I had a target painted on my back. She kept a very close eye on me and knew where I was at all times, vice versa. Couldn't trust her not to get the idea to 'come a little closer' one fine day. Couldn't trust her at calving either. She went on the truck in the fall and was it ever nice not to have that 'you're being watched' feeling during feeding.
Just saying, if your gut tells you to watch out for a specific one........ go with your gut feeling and let her be somebody elses problem.

No, it's not like that with her. I don't feel like she wants to reach out and touch me. and she sorts and pens just fine. I just know that she never wants to be the cow closest too me. Honestly, She's probably more likely to go through a fence than go toward a human. We have another cow that's similar in temperament who I think doesn't like Bossman, but she never gives me any trouble.

 

[TCRanch]

She's probably more likely to go through a fence than go toward a human.

Yet another reason to cull. Do you want to gather up all the others that follow her through that broken fence? Or even if it's just her, how easy is she to get back in? Personally, fixing fence SUCKS. Especially this time of year with a gazillion ticks and copperheads.

Stop making excuses for her and harder on yourself.

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

Spot is aware and knows how to handle this cow. She wants to keep her because she's a good mama and hasn't gone through any fences.

 

[Brute 23]

I just dropped a cow with a 3 week old calf off at the AB. She helped the young man right up to the very top of the pens in a corner. He jumped on the 3rd board and she pushed him to the 4th and he stepped to to the 5th and she pushed up to the 6th. Right before that one of the older men was hollering... she bluffin... she bluffin.

After we got her turned and headed down the alley I told them... make sure the auctioneer announces she's a real good momma. We all just busted out laughing.

 

[Tailwinds Land & Cattle]

I just dropped a cow with a 3 week old calf off at the AB. She helped the young man right up to the very top of the pens in a corner. He jumped on the 3rd board and she pushed him to the 4th and he stepped to to the 5th and she pushed up to the 6th. Right before that one of the older men was hollering... she bluffin... she bluffin.

After we got her turned and headed down the alley I told them... make sure the auctioneer announces she's a real good momma. We all just busted out laughing.

Lol. We also took a handful of aggressive bred F1 Brangus to the AB this week. In the pasture they are just spooky but in the pens they can be extremely aggressive. We never use prods and I warned the guys at the barn to be careful. Only took one zap and they had all those guys scrambling to the top of the pens. The barns vet earned his $10/per.

 

[Brute 23]

Lol. We also took a handful of aggressive bred F1 Brangus to the AB this week. In the pasture they are just spooky but in the pens they can be extremely aggressive. We never use prods and I warned the guys at the barn to be careful. Only took one zap and they had all those guys scrambling to the top of the pens. The barns vet earned his $10/per.

This was an old Brangus cross type cow. I loaded her by myself by I snatched her calf and threw it in the trailer. She came to me... easy peasy. The AB guys did the same thing. They tried to muscle her with a hot shot. They F'ed around and found out.