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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1839048" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>We had a group of about 7-10 calves on one group of cows that were very high strung... cows would come right in the catch pens, came running to buckets with some grain in the troughs... but this group of calves were all very skittish. I even looked and there were 3 different bulls that were sires of these calves, too... No earthly reason for it. There were about 35 head at this place, and this one group was just stupid skittish. The rest of the calves would come in with the cows once they learned that this was "good stuff"... and mom didn't seem worried... but this group were just a royal PITA... 2 ring leaders in the group... took an extra hour or more, to get them in the pen... had a 3 section pen and had to get the cows in and penned in the inner section, then 2 real "grain hog cows" that were super easy to get in... left out in the middle section... that we knew we could get in anytime... to finally haze the nutty ones into the "outside section" and shut the gate in a hurry.... almost lost them.... they never liked coming in the barn for feed and I was very glad to see them leave. 2 NICE heifers in there, one out one of my biggest "pet" cow... and I couldn't get rid of her fast enough... </p><p></p><p>Mostly our cows all come to call for some grain... it is a treat for them and we don't bring animals in without some sort of a "reward"... most times we do not do anything but give a little feed and just check them over.... but occasionally have some idiots. </p><p></p><p>Got 2 heifers and 3 steers in the weaned ones now that are just "stupid idiots".... one heifer is nice... out of a good cow... she will be leaving whenever we ship some of these...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1839048, member: 25884"] We had a group of about 7-10 calves on one group of cows that were very high strung... cows would come right in the catch pens, came running to buckets with some grain in the troughs... but this group of calves were all very skittish. I even looked and there were 3 different bulls that were sires of these calves, too... No earthly reason for it. There were about 35 head at this place, and this one group was just stupid skittish. The rest of the calves would come in with the cows once they learned that this was "good stuff"... and mom didn't seem worried... but this group were just a royal PITA... 2 ring leaders in the group... took an extra hour or more, to get them in the pen... had a 3 section pen and had to get the cows in and penned in the inner section, then 2 real "grain hog cows" that were super easy to get in... left out in the middle section... that we knew we could get in anytime... to finally haze the nutty ones into the "outside section" and shut the gate in a hurry.... almost lost them.... they never liked coming in the barn for feed and I was very glad to see them leave. 2 NICE heifers in there, one out one of my biggest "pet" cow... and I couldn't get rid of her fast enough... Mostly our cows all come to call for some grain... it is a treat for them and we don't bring animals in without some sort of a "reward"... most times we do not do anything but give a little feed and just check them over.... but occasionally have some idiots. Got 2 heifers and 3 steers in the weaned ones now that are just "stupid idiots".... one heifer is nice... out of a good cow... she will be leaving whenever we ship some of these... [/QUOTE]
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