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insurman

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Recently bought a 2 year old bred cow.. Her breeding is good, but the real interest is the calf she is carrying (confirmed 3 months prego) and after, she would be in the herd with out bull and just take it from there.

After getting her to the house we had her with another cow/calf that was a show heifer so she is pretty calm. She seemed to be coming along but would always be a little high headed at times but would still eat out of your hand.

Took her to the farm with the same cow/calf and kept them in the holding pens for a couple of weeks so the rest of the herd could seem them, etc.. Well the wife just turned them out and she shot out like her hair was on fire. Our fences are ok, but worried that she will be gone.. got her back into the pen but wife is pissed (which gets taken out on me). Question is will she eventually settle down or will she always be a wild one?

Might just take her back to the house and let her have the calf there and if still crazy, then sell her...just not sure.
 
insurman":i8ytx7tn said:
Simbrah

Comes from show champions, sire won several shows, grandsire is HR Power House.
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ahh! dont matter,, its the nature of the beast.... she'll settle down, and dont mess with her when she calves, ever...
 
Yea I know but you would hope...

Just talked with the wife again and maybe it was not as bad as she initially said. I was under the impression that she was on a dead sprint for the road but it was more of just running in circles and kicking, etc.. Got her back in the pen and will try this weekend when I am there.
I was thinking the same thing about when she calves...going to be interesting.
 
I have seen really calm cows get moved to a new pasture take off like a bolt of lightning out of the trailer and thought they would not stop until they made it back home. But they usually walk the fence and see that they are not gettting out and calm down and are part of the rest of the herd in 2-3 days. If she was calm before I bet she will calm down again since nothing traumatic happen to her besides being moved. But Brahman influenced breeds can indeed be a different animal. Have always been intrigued about Simbrah cattle but never saw a herd of them in person.
 
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u4411clb":1hp4jvs9 said:
I have seen really calm cows get moved to a new pasture take off like a bolt of lightning out of the trailer and thought they would not stop until they made it back home. But they usually walk the fence and see that they are not gettting out and calm down and are part of the rest of the herd in 2-3 days. If she was calm before I bet she will calm down again since nothing traumatic happen to her besides being moved. But Brahman influenced breeds can indeed be a different animal. Have always been intrigued about Simbrah cattle but never saw a herd of them in person.
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there was a doctor in Maysville, that rasied em back in the 80's...... his were wilder than he$#, the old black herdmans hated em. and he'd handled about everything in the past you can imagine :lol:
 
They make great cows, but don't crowd them, don't pushem, and don't confine them. She will settle down soon, and be no trouble out in the pasture.
 
We have several and they do make great cows. This is the first "new one" we have added in a while. She is bred to prob the #1 EPD Simbrah bull out there and cannot wait to see the calf..(better be a heifer), but a bull calf would prob be a keeper.
 
I have raised f1 simbras and they are good animals. Weaned big calves and could take the weather. Anything half brahma is a little different. Spending time with them can prove to be beneficial. Mine were gentle, but calm handling works best. A lot of cows after being cooped up, express their freedom differently. Most are excited and will kick up there heels. The fact you got her back in, says a lot. She'll probably be fine. Sold a lot of my cows this summer(due to drought) only one simbra left, and she's a good one. I like the breed.
 
Not sure about Simbrah's or brahmas but some lines of Simmental cattle can be pretty wild.
She may settle down and then again she may not.
You said she would eat out of your hand. If you have the time try feeding her and scratching her if she will allow you to. Having her in with a calm animal that comes up to get fed or scratched will help.
I have seen spooky critters take a month or two to settle down with regular handling, and yet I have seen some that never ever settle down.
Being bred might help. When she gets so heavy with calf that she can't move too fast, that tends to slow some of them down a bit.
Hope it works out.
Nite Hawk
 
She might settle down and she might not.... Leave her be for now, in time during your normal feeding activities she may learn you are a pretty good friend to have around. None the less, be aware.
 

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