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<blockquote data-quote="Jim62" data-source="post: 806062" data-attributes="member: 6655"><p>"Can you make him turn away from you?"</p><p></p><p>I can't say that I've seriously tried to make him turn away or step away from me. But he never has come toward me either. That was the one thing that stuck in my head from when I went and picked him up. When they tried to pressure him to load up, he really was not impressed at all with their attempts. Never did show any signs of being aggressive or even teed off, but at the same time, was not frightened or intimidated either. Mostly just stood there...... Out in the pasture, if I move the group of cows that he's with, he just goes along with them with no problem.</p><p></p><p>I guess that I'm going to have to take the bull by the horns as they say, and try a little tap with a stick and see what he does. As luck would have it, he has NO horns.</p><p></p><p>One method that works real well for moving him is water. I have a sprayer set up in the mule for fly spraying, and getting sprayed is one thing he will retreat from. Never have tried it one on one from the ground. The vet told me that brahmas, as a whole, don't like water. Don't know about all that, but it works with this boy.</p><p></p><p>I do all my moving and penning with a bucket of cubes, or with just the mule, now that they know that that's where cubes come from. The whole bunch, including Bubba will follow wherever I need them to go.</p><p></p><p>Cypress, the look on that bulls face seems a little menacing to me. My bull looks much more serene than that--regal is probably a good description.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jim62, post: 806062, member: 6655"] "Can you make him turn away from you?" I can't say that I've seriously tried to make him turn away or step away from me. But he never has come toward me either. That was the one thing that stuck in my head from when I went and picked him up. When they tried to pressure him to load up, he really was not impressed at all with their attempts. Never did show any signs of being aggressive or even teed off, but at the same time, was not frightened or intimidated either. Mostly just stood there...... Out in the pasture, if I move the group of cows that he's with, he just goes along with them with no problem. I guess that I'm going to have to take the bull by the horns as they say, and try a little tap with a stick and see what he does. As luck would have it, he has NO horns. One method that works real well for moving him is water. I have a sprayer set up in the mule for fly spraying, and getting sprayed is one thing he will retreat from. Never have tried it one on one from the ground. The vet told me that brahmas, as a whole, don't like water. Don't know about all that, but it works with this boy. I do all my moving and penning with a bucket of cubes, or with just the mule, now that they know that that's where cubes come from. The whole bunch, including Bubba will follow wherever I need them to go. Cypress, the look on that bulls face seems a little menacing to me. My bull looks much more serene than that--regal is probably a good description. [/QUOTE]
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