RICHARD ADAMS
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i have a bull calf (prox 3 months) that will run up behind me while i walk in the pasture. when i turn around it hits the brakes. is this normal playful behavior or something else? storey's doesn't address
Linda":bq8le9a3 said:I have always carried a sorting stick when moving the cows. If a bull calf was doing this with me, I would whack him on the nose with a sorting stick when he showed this behavior. My cows and bulls respect a sorting stick. I don't beat them with one, but they do know when they see me with a sorting stick it is time to be moved, and they start looking for an open gate or the trailer. I can walk right up to my cows if I don't have the sorting stick in my hand. I have found the bull calves usually need the whack on the nose lesson in order to behave around humans as they grow older. Because of lessons learned as young animals, I can walk into the bull corral and load them into a trailer . . . as long as I have a sorting stick in my hand.
Don't put up with this behavior from your calf. He is testing you. He wants to know if you are a playtoy. He's old enough for a lesson.
la4angus":3tcf686p said:Cherokee
Twice.
MR3":3gu7ke0i said:la4angus":3gu7ke0i said:Cherokee
Twice.
Maybe Ruby is an x-biker chick?
Sorry Ruby, couldn't resist! :lol:
Linda":ktd5dnk0 said:I have always carried a sorting stick when moving the cows. If a bull calf was doing this with me, I would whack him on the nose with a sorting stick when he showed this behavior. My cows and bulls respect a sorting stick. I don't beat them with one, but they do know when they see me with a sorting stick it is time to be moved, and they start looking for an open gate or the trailer. I can walk right up to my cows if I don't have the sorting stick in my hand. I have found the bull calves usually need the whack on the nose lesson in order to behave around humans as they grow older. Because of lessons learned as young animals, I can walk into the bull corral and load them into a trailer . . . as long as I have a sorting stick in my hand.
Don't put up with this behavior from your calf. He is testing you. He wants to know if you are a playtoy. He's old enough for a lesson.
Campground Cattle":2gez0mip said:Linda":2gez0mip said:I have always carried a sorting stick when moving the cows. If a bull calf was doing this with me, I would whack him on the nose with a sorting stick when he showed this behavior. My cows and bulls respect a sorting stick. I don't beat them with one, but they do know when they see me with a sorting stick it is time to be moved, and they start looking for an open gate or the trailer. I can walk right up to my cows if I don't have the sorting stick in my hand. I have found the bull calves usually need the whack on the nose lesson in order to behave around humans as they grow older. Because of lessons learned as young animals, I can walk into the bull corral and load them into a trailer . . . as long as I have a sorting stick in my hand.
Don't put up with this behavior from your calf. He is testing you. He wants to know if you are a playtoy. He's old enough for a lesson.
Totally agree
There is nothing like a fine peice of hickory, axe handle works great for attention getter. There is only one alpa male at my place . Get his attention or put him the freezer.
If your not going to use him for a bull, cut him.
RICHARD ADAMS":1lo0falh said:i have a bull calf (prox 3 months) that will run up behind me while i walk in the pasture. when i turn around it hits the brakes. is this normal playful behavior or something else? storey's doesn't address