greggy
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Nesikep said:Get her away from her momma, put a mate in there that is REALLY tame and won't take onto her antics. good food.. if after a week there isn't some decent improvement, ship her... and I agree with Redgully, momma too if she doesn't behave next time around
It's taken me 30 years and i've culled some productive cows because they were just plain contrary, they'd just HAVE to duck beside every gate when I changed pasture and take half the herd with them.. I'd have to chase them back, waste time, raise my blood pressure through the roof and learn a few more languages to have the necessary cuss words.. I have 2 left that are on the list to go, they're not as bad as before, but they still don't fit in.
Now that the worst offenders are gone, everything goes smoothly. I bought a heifer 16 months ago, she was pretty docile anyhow, but she learned from the group and fits right in
Oh gawd, you have gotta hate the animal that thinks left, when everyone else was thinking right, course, they like to be at the front too !
Or the animals that say, nup, I am gonna go there, do not care what ya all do......
Or mr slow poke, the harmless steer or calf, who then sees everyone else is so far ahead, he decides to turn around, do a left about face, or whatever else.....
I learn from my sheep, if you have a straggler, a sick, or an older animal, peel them off into a pen or something first, or just let them do their thing and go back for them later, cause, I also learnt, if you get rid of them, someone else somehow knows to take their place !!!