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<blockquote data-quote="kormsby" data-source="post: 157391" data-attributes="member: 3041"><p>Hi! I'm new to this board and to cattle and I need some advice. </p><p></p><p>It's a long story that I won't go into, but the short version is this: our daughter wanted a Brahman heifer to raise and show. We got one (she's a real beauty). We already had three young goats as companions for the heifer, which she and we love. She was very, very shy and skiddish when we first got her.</p><p></p><p>Now, my husband has worked and worked with her for a couple of months now and she has calmed down considerably. HOWEVER, she has recently started working me over pretty good. I'm not sure what the behavior means and, being new to this, need some guidance. Lately, every time I come into the stall or the small pasture that she is kept in, she gets very aggressive with me. She starts pushing me around with her head and swinging her head back and forth. She has even started jumping and running, and backing away.</p><p></p><p>I'm not ashamed to admit that this intimidates the heck out of me. This girl is about 700 lbs. to my 130 and she is already taller than me. I imagine that they can sense when someone is intimidated and that's not good. Is she trying to show dominence or is she playing or what?</p><p></p><p>Personally, I really, really wanted Herefords to start with but I was outvoted. Now we have this girl and I want to keep her but I'm clueless at what is the best step to correct this behavior. :help: </p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kormsby, post: 157391, member: 3041"] Hi! I'm new to this board and to cattle and I need some advice. It's a long story that I won't go into, but the short version is this: our daughter wanted a Brahman heifer to raise and show. We got one (she's a real beauty). We already had three young goats as companions for the heifer, which she and we love. She was very, very shy and skiddish when we first got her. Now, my husband has worked and worked with her for a couple of months now and she has calmed down considerably. HOWEVER, she has recently started working me over pretty good. I'm not sure what the behavior means and, being new to this, need some guidance. Lately, every time I come into the stall or the small pasture that she is kept in, she gets very aggressive with me. She starts pushing me around with her head and swinging her head back and forth. She has even started jumping and running, and backing away. I'm not ashamed to admit that this intimidates the heck out of me. This girl is about 700 lbs. to my 130 and she is already taller than me. I imagine that they can sense when someone is intimidated and that's not good. Is she trying to show dominence or is she playing or what? Personally, I really, really wanted Herefords to start with but I was outvoted. Now we have this girl and I want to keep her but I'm clueless at what is the best step to correct this behavior. :help: Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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