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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 627048" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>A related calf temperment question.</p><p></p><p>I have a heifer calf, BWF, maybe 700 lb, out of one of my flightier cows that I was clearly not going to keep. However she seems so calm and friendly following me around almost to the point of being a pest, that I have almost moved her to the "keeper" list.</p><p></p><p>She always wants me to scratch the top of her head right behind her ears. I am careful not to scratch the area between the eyes and down her head because I understood that was a sign of wanting to butt heads and establish dominance etc.</p><p></p><p>However she has been such a pest even coming up behind me with her head and not really butting me but aggressively letting me know she wants to be scratched. I got concerned the other day and firmly verbally reprimanded her and she backed off.</p><p></p><p>Maybe she just needs reminding who is in charge here? Her sire was a friend's super high priced Angus bull with excellent conformation and bad attitude. I bought her Hereford dam as a bred cow.</p><p></p><p>Is this just a playful behavior or could it develop into aggression. I don't want a cow around that I need to watch all the time. Yet she is really a good looking heifer. Maybe we just not do the scratching for awhile?</p><p></p><p>This is what I thought was a calm but playful calf out of an Angus bull with a bad attitude and a dam who is a bit flighty for a Hereford. Will genetics eventually lead to her being a trouble maker or is her playful scratch-loving behavior a sign that she is different?</p><p></p><p>Suggestions?</p><p></p><p>Thanks. Here's a picture of this heifer. Does she look like she's worth keeping as a breeder? I have been wanting to go all pure Herefords but this one seemed like maybe worth giving a chance. Her coat is a bit shaggy in this cold weather - much shaggier than some of the Herefords.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.dawnequipment.com/images/posting/wis/JHB/IMG_3860_Hiefer_78.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 627048, member: 7509"] A related calf temperment question. I have a heifer calf, BWF, maybe 700 lb, out of one of my flightier cows that I was clearly not going to keep. However she seems so calm and friendly following me around almost to the point of being a pest, that I have almost moved her to the "keeper" list. She always wants me to scratch the top of her head right behind her ears. I am careful not to scratch the area between the eyes and down her head because I understood that was a sign of wanting to butt heads and establish dominance etc. However she has been such a pest even coming up behind me with her head and not really butting me but aggressively letting me know she wants to be scratched. I got concerned the other day and firmly verbally reprimanded her and she backed off. Maybe she just needs reminding who is in charge here? Her sire was a friend's super high priced Angus bull with excellent conformation and bad attitude. I bought her Hereford dam as a bred cow. Is this just a playful behavior or could it develop into aggression. I don't want a cow around that I need to watch all the time. Yet she is really a good looking heifer. Maybe we just not do the scratching for awhile? This is what I thought was a calm but playful calf out of an Angus bull with a bad attitude and a dam who is a bit flighty for a Hereford. Will genetics eventually lead to her being a trouble maker or is her playful scratch-loving behavior a sign that she is different? Suggestions? Thanks. Here's a picture of this heifer. Does she look like she's worth keeping as a breeder? I have been wanting to go all pure Herefords but this one seemed like maybe worth giving a chance. Her coat is a bit shaggy in this cold weather - much shaggier than some of the Herefords. [img]http://www.dawnequipment.com/images/posting/wis/JHB/IMG_3860_Hiefer_78.JPG[/img] [/QUOTE]
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