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<blockquote data-quote="novatech" data-source="post: 626656" data-attributes="member: 5494"><p>Get a halter on him if you have not already done so. Put a lead rope on the halter that is at least half the distance of the pen width/length. Let the calf circle the pen while your son holds the rope. Keep working toward the calf getting closer. Do not try and force the calf at this time. Just keep working closer and closer. Have a show stick in hand and when he gets close enough scratch the calf on the belly with the stick. If the calf puts his head down pull it back up but not with a jerking motion, just pull it up. Do this through out the day. Eventually he will be able to get up to the calf. If the calf bolts, fine just start over. Usually you cannot start by trying to pull the calf forward but you can pull to the side and make them turn. Leave the lead rope on the calf. The next day start over. It takes time to build trust. By the second or third day start tying the calf up for a short period. Increase the time daily. Lead the calf to water and feed. </p><p>More than likely the steer put his head down not as a form of agression but the opposite. I know it looks intimidating but often times they will do this because they want to be scratched or is a sign of subserviance. It is time to cowboy up and test the water. Do not leave the pen but approach the calf from about a 45 degree angle. Always have a show stick. use it to scratch from a distance when first approaching, never hit or poke with it. The calf must learn that the show stick is not a weapon but something that he likes. It also will give you son the feeling of having protection.</p><p>Here is an article I found.<a href="http://www.showrite.com/cattle/basicsteps2.html" target="_blank">http://www.showrite.com/cattle/basicsteps2.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novatech, post: 626656, member: 5494"] Get a halter on him if you have not already done so. Put a lead rope on the halter that is at least half the distance of the pen width/length. Let the calf circle the pen while your son holds the rope. Keep working toward the calf getting closer. Do not try and force the calf at this time. Just keep working closer and closer. Have a show stick in hand and when he gets close enough scratch the calf on the belly with the stick. If the calf puts his head down pull it back up but not with a jerking motion, just pull it up. Do this through out the day. Eventually he will be able to get up to the calf. If the calf bolts, fine just start over. Usually you cannot start by trying to pull the calf forward but you can pull to the side and make them turn. Leave the lead rope on the calf. The next day start over. It takes time to build trust. By the second or third day start tying the calf up for a short period. Increase the time daily. Lead the calf to water and feed. More than likely the steer put his head down not as a form of agression but the opposite. I know it looks intimidating but often times they will do this because they want to be scratched or is a sign of subserviance. It is time to cowboy up and test the water. Do not leave the pen but approach the calf from about a 45 degree angle. Always have a show stick. use it to scratch from a distance when first approaching, never hit or poke with it. The calf must learn that the show stick is not a weapon but something that he likes. It also will give you son the feeling of having protection. Here is an article I found.[url=http://www.showrite.com/cattle/basicsteps2.html]http://www.showrite.com/cattle/basicsteps2.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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