susanstirling
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My sons story is similar to one I just read. I did 4-H as a kid with horses, etc. However my son decided he wanted a steer. My friend and I decided to do ranch steer instead of the very expensive show steers that come broke and trained. Maybe a mistake. She brought all three home on the 17th of January 2009, needless to say the smaller one some how escaped not to be found. The next size up (my sons) tried to go over the panel but he is still there and the larger one who seems to be about 100lbs more then ours was okay. After one week the larger one was eating out of the bucket while holding it. Shortly there after Nubs about 500 lbs started as well, he even was licking my sons arms. Next day nothing, next day he seem to come to him, same thing ate and licked. Next day not so well. Then we decided to seperate them. So my son went over got in the pen he ate from the bucket did well. Pretty soon he even layed down. So my 10 year old son sat down on the ground and talked to him for about 15 minutes scooting closer till he was about 3' away. He slowly straitend out his legs but Nubs got up so did my son. Everthying still okay, cleaned the pen etc, went back in to see if he would grain, next thing I know he puts his head down starts shaking it and comes at him. I got him out of the pen. We tried again same thing. My son thinks he was playing. I don't either do my friends so her husband has been going in with him and he doesn't eat as eagerly anymore and then will lay down and then get a littly snorty. He also will do a low mooo, I thought was like purring maybe not. We have till september for the fair however I don't know want to do. I can't afford to just butcher and would like for my son not to fail. He is ADD/ADHD and this has been great for him. However the other steer that seems to be a little older and bigger is doing much better, you can touch him and try to lay a rope on him but he jerks away. I really need this to work and I don't think I can trade him in on a better steer. Is it even possible to think we will get him to the fair Thanks