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<blockquote data-quote="chippie" data-source="post: 686005" data-attributes="member: 5644"><p>She will not grow out of it unless you do not allow her to do it. I got my first bottle calf in my early 20's. "Rose" would do her bottle calf butting and pushing. I was ignorant. I would just sort of push her away. Wrong thing to do, because when she was weaned and started eating grain, she would do the same thing when she saw a feed bucket. Then it became a game with her.</p><p></p><p>Anyhow I spoiled her to the point that she became dangerous to be around. It was all my fault because I made a pet out of her.</p><p></p><p>Now if a bottle calf tries to butt and push asking for food, we slap it away and tell it to quit. They get the message and learn to associate being fed through the fence and know that when we come into the pen, it is not dinner time.</p><p> </p><p>I do agree about halter breaking her. It is a good thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chippie, post: 686005, member: 5644"] She will not grow out of it unless you do not allow her to do it. I got my first bottle calf in my early 20's. "Rose" would do her bottle calf butting and pushing. I was ignorant. I would just sort of push her away. Wrong thing to do, because when she was weaned and started eating grain, she would do the same thing when she saw a feed bucket. Then it became a game with her. Anyhow I spoiled her to the point that she became dangerous to be around. It was all my fault because I made a pet out of her. Now if a bottle calf tries to butt and push asking for food, we slap it away and tell it to quit. They get the message and learn to associate being fed through the fence and know that when we come into the pen, it is not dinner time. I do agree about halter breaking her. It is a good thing. [/QUOTE]
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