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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 6866"><p>I don't know how you would tell exactly if she's a year old. Do you know about how much she weighs? She should probably weigh somewhere between 500 and 600 lbs at least. As far as the horns peeling-I have some that do that as they are growing so I wouldn't worry at all about that. You know as far as her not being really friendly-alot of that may be due to kids picking at her and also she may be irritated about being cooped up in a small pen. The easiet way you can gentle her down is to start giving her some sweet feed twice a day. In a week she'll be greeting you like a dog when you go out to give it to her. I've bought cattle that probably never saw a person but a couple of times a year-maybe they were out on an open renge and weren't used to being around anyone-I put them in a smaller pasture or barn lot and start the sweet feed. Before long they're eating out of your hand and you can touch them. I usually buy the sweet Horse and Mule feed (here it's called Sweet 10) and 14% pellets and mix with crushed corn. It will get them into good condition and also once they start eating it they're hooked. You can still breed your heifer to a Longhorn bull. If you breed to a registered one and you decide that you want to register the calf you would have to register it as a Longhorn cross breed, as long as you get the registration information on the bull she was bred to. AT least it's that way with the TLBAA, I'm not familiar with the ITLA's policies but I would assume that it would be similar. Good luck with the heifer.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:rtownsewnd@staffmark.com">rtownsewnd@staffmark.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 6866"] I don't know how you would tell exactly if she's a year old. Do you know about how much she weighs? She should probably weigh somewhere between 500 and 600 lbs at least. As far as the horns peeling-I have some that do that as they are growing so I wouldn't worry at all about that. You know as far as her not being really friendly-alot of that may be due to kids picking at her and also she may be irritated about being cooped up in a small pen. The easiet way you can gentle her down is to start giving her some sweet feed twice a day. In a week she'll be greeting you like a dog when you go out to give it to her. I've bought cattle that probably never saw a person but a couple of times a year-maybe they were out on an open renge and weren't used to being around anyone-I put them in a smaller pasture or barn lot and start the sweet feed. Before long they're eating out of your hand and you can touch them. I usually buy the sweet Horse and Mule feed (here it's called Sweet 10) and 14% pellets and mix with crushed corn. It will get them into good condition and also once they start eating it they're hooked. You can still breed your heifer to a Longhorn bull. If you breed to a registered one and you decide that you want to register the calf you would have to register it as a Longhorn cross breed, as long as you get the registration information on the bull she was bred to. AT least it's that way with the TLBAA, I'm not familiar with the ITLA's policies but I would assume that it would be similar. Good luck with the heifer. [email=rtownsewnd@staffmark.com]rtownsewnd@staffmark.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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