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<blockquote data-quote="Running Arrow Bill" data-source="post: 25534" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>Guess this is one for me to answer too!</p><p></p><p>ANY cattle that have an attitude problem will cause havoc regardless of the breed. There are honery individuals in every breed...they sure taste good!</p><p></p><p>Several points of interest with Longhorn management:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> 1. When bringing new LH in to your place, put them in a secure pen, such as a corral, for a few days to get them settled in. Then (or at same time) have some of your other animals across the fence (except two bulls or a cycling female with a bull across fence).<br /> 2. Introduce the LH to their pasture in the daytime. The first thing they will do (along with establishing an initial pecking order with the other animals) is to walk your fenceline looking for weak spots. After they get oriented, they'll settle in to grazing, working on pecking order more, etc.<br /> 3. Do not put a newly arrived Longhorn in a pasture with only an electric fence.<br /> 4. They will use their horns to scratch their own itches, rearrange hay, play with gate latches, as well as prompt other animals to respect their space. VERY RARE that they will ever draw blood with their horns, they know exactly how much pressure and where to put that tip--they can scratch a hard to get to itch as little as 1/2" square! Any injuries from horns are essentially accidental.<br /> 5. Don't rush the LH. They herd very nicely and easily. If you rush or push them they will often start bucking, jumping, and cavorting around. A coffee can with cubes rattling in it will lead any Longhorn anywhere (as long as they have previously tasted cubes). <br /> 6. For a round bale feeder, use an open looped horse type heavy duty feeder, such as one made by Applegate Steel or Tartar Gate. <br /> 7. Standard headgates are essentially worthless when their horns are more than 30" tip to tip. Use a "Medina Hinge" device (two 10' gates swung separate at same end)--see "Our Ranch Photos" on our <a href="http://www.runningarrowlonghorns.com" target="_blank">http://www.runningarrowlonghorns.com</a> site.<br /> 8. When working a Longhorn in a narrow alley or standard cattle chute, don't worry about their horns--JUST DON'T RUSH THEM! They will carefully thread their horns past any vertical bars, etc.<br /> 9. Once the LH is used to your being around them a little, start hand-feeding them cubes or bits of grass or hay--will gentle them even more.<br /> 10. Longhorn bulls or bull calves are like young colts--they love to play with things--don't leave any ropes, wire, water hoses, or other dangerous or breakable things in their area. They may get themselves into trouble when they get bored (I once accidentlally left a rope on a fence--a 3 year old cow with 45" of horns wraped about 15' of the rope around her horns, muzzle, and head. Fortunately, she stood perfectly still while I carefully removed the rope).<br /> <br /> All of special tips I can think of at moment... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> <br /> </li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running Arrow Bill, post: 25534, member: 9"] Guess this is one for me to answer too! ANY cattle that have an attitude problem will cause havoc regardless of the breed. There are honery individuals in every breed...they sure taste good! Several points of interest with Longhorn management: [list] 1. When bringing new LH in to your place, put them in a secure pen, such as a corral, for a few days to get them settled in. Then (or at same time) have some of your other animals across the fence (except two bulls or a cycling female with a bull across fence). 2. Introduce the LH to their pasture in the daytime. The first thing they will do (along with establishing an initial pecking order with the other animals) is to walk your fenceline looking for weak spots. After they get oriented, they'll settle in to grazing, working on pecking order more, etc. 3. Do not put a newly arrived Longhorn in a pasture with only an electric fence. 4. They will use their horns to scratch their own itches, rearrange hay, play with gate latches, as well as prompt other animals to respect their space. VERY RARE that they will ever draw blood with their horns, they know exactly how much pressure and where to put that tip--they can scratch a hard to get to itch as little as 1/2" square! Any injuries from horns are essentially accidental. 5. Don't rush the LH. They herd very nicely and easily. If you rush or push them they will often start bucking, jumping, and cavorting around. A coffee can with cubes rattling in it will lead any Longhorn anywhere (as long as they have previously tasted cubes). 6. For a round bale feeder, use an open looped horse type heavy duty feeder, such as one made by Applegate Steel or Tartar Gate. 7. Standard headgates are essentially worthless when their horns are more than 30" tip to tip. Use a "Medina Hinge" device (two 10' gates swung separate at same end)--see "Our Ranch Photos" on our [url=http://www.runningarrowlonghorns.com]http://www.runningarrowlonghorns.com[/url] site. 8. When working a Longhorn in a narrow alley or standard cattle chute, don't worry about their horns--JUST DON'T RUSH THEM! They will carefully thread their horns past any vertical bars, etc. 9. Once the LH is used to your being around them a little, start hand-feeding them cubes or bits of grass or hay--will gentle them even more. 10. Longhorn bulls or bull calves are like young colts--they love to play with things--don't leave any ropes, wire, water hoses, or other dangerous or breakable things in their area. They may get themselves into trouble when they get bored (I once accidentlally left a rope on a fence--a 3 year old cow with 45" of horns wraped about 15' of the rope around her horns, muzzle, and head. Fortunately, she stood perfectly still while I carefully removed the rope). All of special tips I can think of at moment... :) [/list] [/QUOTE]
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