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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 119865" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Yes, close up contact really helps. When I'm getting them used to the halter, going on & off, I wiggle it around, scratching their ears & sides of their faces. Hubby always made fun of me, but now he does the same thing. Also, when I put the halter on the new calves, I NEVER immediatly tie them. Put halter on, clean pen, go to next pen doing the same. THEN, I go back & tie all of them. If you walk up to them, put halter on & drag them over to tie rail, they soon learn that they DO NOT like you to put that halter on - it means getting tied. Necessary or not??? Don't know, but everyone buying our cattle rave about how easy they can catch their calf. Calves walk right up to you & want you to "cuddle" with their faces.</p><p>Now there is a fine line with bulls, after they are truly broke, been shown (calves), I still scratch their chin & ears, but from the side. Don't want them putting their head on me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 119865, member: 968"] Yes, close up contact really helps. When I'm getting them used to the halter, going on & off, I wiggle it around, scratching their ears & sides of their faces. Hubby always made fun of me, but now he does the same thing. Also, when I put the halter on the new calves, I NEVER immediatly tie them. Put halter on, clean pen, go to next pen doing the same. THEN, I go back & tie all of them. If you walk up to them, put halter on & drag them over to tie rail, they soon learn that they DO NOT like you to put that halter on - it means getting tied. Necessary or not??? Don't know, but everyone buying our cattle rave about how easy they can catch their calf. Calves walk right up to you & want you to "cuddle" with their faces. Now there is a fine line with bulls, after they are truly broke, been shown (calves), I still scratch their chin & ears, but from the side. Don't want them putting their head on me. [/QUOTE]
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