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<blockquote data-quote="Bez+" data-source="post: 616621" data-attributes="member: 6797"><p>That is the issue - the calves.</p><p></p><p>Not fun to watch when you have to move them - they are a frigging pain in the @ss.</p><p></p><p>Will not cross fences and try paved roads some time.</p><p></p><p>Any anything is an excuse to turn back - even a tractor in a field two miles away.</p><p></p><p>Move a couple hundred pairs and then you got trouble.</p><p></p><p>But if you only have 10 you got true trouble - they are idiots and do not have the herd instinct yet - so the smaller the group, the tougher it can be to move them.</p><p></p><p>Most of that energy is fear when being moved. Their home is where mom lived with them. Mom might be willing to leave but the calf is afraid to even step out the gate.</p><p></p><p>That is why you need to hold the cows about 20 - 30 yards out - grain will do it. Calves will stop at the gate line - just wait - or push them real soft - do not get them running - once they start running they tend to go for a long ways. Especially the calves under three weeks of age. And they are not smart enough to stop. They will cruise through fences at top speed and you name it. Electric means nothing to a calf for the first few weeks.</p><p></p><p>Patience is the name of the game</p><p></p><p>Bez+</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez+, post: 616621, member: 6797"] That is the issue - the calves. Not fun to watch when you have to move them - they are a frigging pain in the @ss. Will not cross fences and try paved roads some time. Any anything is an excuse to turn back - even a tractor in a field two miles away. Move a couple hundred pairs and then you got trouble. But if you only have 10 you got true trouble - they are idiots and do not have the herd instinct yet - so the smaller the group, the tougher it can be to move them. Most of that energy is fear when being moved. Their home is where mom lived with them. Mom might be willing to leave but the calf is afraid to even step out the gate. That is why you need to hold the cows about 20 - 30 yards out - grain will do it. Calves will stop at the gate line - just wait - or push them real soft - do not get them running - once they start running they tend to go for a long ways. Especially the calves under three weeks of age. And they are not smart enough to stop. They will cruise through fences at top speed and you name it. Electric means nothing to a calf for the first few weeks. Patience is the name of the game Bez+ [/QUOTE]
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