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Handling cattle: Who taught you ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Crazy Farmgirl" data-source="post: 871254" data-attributes="member: 17302"><p>Had many mentors over the years. Learned alot at a very young age from my very first job on the neighbors dairy farm. When we went out in the pasture to bring the cows up to milk the ladies all knew where to go so basically you plodded along behind and picked up the occasional stray heifer who didn't know the program yet. While the herd was moving along the farmer would explain how cow's see and react the he'd tell me to walk over here or there and see what happens...excellent lessons on how to get them to go where you want! After that I have more often than not learned what NOT to do, been around a bunch who liked to get in amongst the cattle hoopin' and hollerin' and then got all fired up when they didn't cooperate. While funny to watch...not effective!</p><p></p><p>Today with my own cattle I usually work alone. Depending on my goals I will use a grain bucket or simply go out get the one cow that would follow me off a cliff and lead the herd using her. For sorting and such I use a long longe whip (or two), not to whip them but for making myself look big or extending my reach and in an emergency that loud "CRACK" has come in handy. I cull hard for temperment but still don't turn my back on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crazy Farmgirl, post: 871254, member: 17302"] Had many mentors over the years. Learned alot at a very young age from my very first job on the neighbors dairy farm. When we went out in the pasture to bring the cows up to milk the ladies all knew where to go so basically you plodded along behind and picked up the occasional stray heifer who didn't know the program yet. While the herd was moving along the farmer would explain how cow's see and react the he'd tell me to walk over here or there and see what happens...excellent lessons on how to get them to go where you want! After that I have more often than not learned what NOT to do, been around a bunch who liked to get in amongst the cattle hoopin' and hollerin' and then got all fired up when they didn't cooperate. While funny to watch...not effective! Today with my own cattle I usually work alone. Depending on my goals I will use a grain bucket or simply go out get the one cow that would follow me off a cliff and lead the herd using her. For sorting and such I use a long longe whip (or two), not to whip them but for making myself look big or extending my reach and in an emergency that loud "CRACK" has come in handy. I cull hard for temperment but still don't turn my back on them. [/QUOTE]
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