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<blockquote data-quote="VCC" data-source="post: 1053185" data-attributes="member: 6399"><p>He needs a buddy for sure; they are herd animals and will tend to relax with at least one companion. The other thing is you are pushing way too hard, it sounds like that is due to time constraints. Weaning, moved away from other calves, and tied to a post all in the same day. I think most if not all calves would freak. </p><p>Put him with a calm heifer, put a rope halter on him and let him drag it for a few days, in my opinion the nylon halters with chains are worthless when a calf is not already halter broke, they tend to fail at the worst time.</p><p>Spend as much time around the pen, do not do much but be around, so he finds out you are not a monster intent on destroying him.</p><p>I would haul him with the heifer to weigh in and I might load him up on melatonin for a few days prior to weighing him in, just to make it safer for all concerned.</p><p>After weigh in start slow, Let him drag the halter, tie him for about a half hour to an hour at a time, move slow and let him know you are the one he gets his feed from, not sure when your show is but you should have plenty of time to break him and still take your time doing it. </p><p>We try and just get them use to a routine, feed, tie, rinse, groom, at the same times each day, if you add a step or steps to your routine ease them into it. Change can upset them and his life has had some drastic changes in it in the last day.</p><p>As soon as you get him where you can catch and tie without him flipping out, you start the rinsing process; once he can be rinsed without freaking you start the grooming process. Little victories each day, you cannot win the war in a day but you can win the battles most days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VCC, post: 1053185, member: 6399"] He needs a buddy for sure; they are herd animals and will tend to relax with at least one companion. The other thing is you are pushing way too hard, it sounds like that is due to time constraints. Weaning, moved away from other calves, and tied to a post all in the same day. I think most if not all calves would freak. Put him with a calm heifer, put a rope halter on him and let him drag it for a few days, in my opinion the nylon halters with chains are worthless when a calf is not already halter broke, they tend to fail at the worst time. Spend as much time around the pen, do not do much but be around, so he finds out you are not a monster intent on destroying him. I would haul him with the heifer to weigh in and I might load him up on melatonin for a few days prior to weighing him in, just to make it safer for all concerned. After weigh in start slow, Let him drag the halter, tie him for about a half hour to an hour at a time, move slow and let him know you are the one he gets his feed from, not sure when your show is but you should have plenty of time to break him and still take your time doing it. We try and just get them use to a routine, feed, tie, rinse, groom, at the same times each day, if you add a step or steps to your routine ease them into it. Change can upset them and his life has had some drastic changes in it in the last day. As soon as you get him where you can catch and tie without him flipping out, you start the rinsing process; once he can be rinsed without freaking you start the grooming process. Little victories each day, you cannot win the war in a day but you can win the battles most days. [/QUOTE]
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