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<blockquote data-quote="Bez!" data-source="post: 226848" data-attributes="member: 2830"><p>Well, here we go.</p><p></p><p>Your biggest mistake is in thinking she is valuable because she has papers. So in essence you are part of the problem.</p><p></p><p>In fact she is a piece of schitzen that walks on 4 legs.</p><p></p><p>This animal has NOT gone nuts. You just think that way. In fact she is doing what her genetics demand her to do.</p><p></p><p>Her breeding produced this. You want to breed her and try again? Hope you said no to that one. Her calf may very well be the same. Toss it as well.</p><p></p><p>On the range this can be an admired trait and I have indeed got a few of these on the place. But I can handle them - a newbie probably not.</p><p></p><p>I recently sold some bred cows to a drover. He needed a few to fill some private sales - and he liked one of these cows a whole bunch.</p><p></p><p>The one he liked is not - repeat not - something I would sell to a person with a small holding. And I told him so. That cow could create a funeral. So she will go into the drovers own herd.</p><p></p><p>So, here is what you do - if you are serious - but I suspect you might not.</p><p></p><p>You take that cow and catch her up. You ship her - and not for breeding purposes. If she goes for breeding you are perpetuating the trouble, you are endangering yet another unsuspecting soul.</p><p></p><p>Forget about fattening her up - ship her "general cargo" and be happy if you get a couple bucks for her.</p><p></p><p>Or you ship her to a ranch that will value this behavious - and <u>there very few indeed who will like it.</u></p><p></p><p>By the way - this behavious is not likely to improve with time. The only way she will be even the slightest bit approachable will be when the calf is gone. Oh, are you the lucky soul who gets to tag, vaccinate and "steal" her calf? Have fun!</p><p></p><p>Personally if she is that dangerous I might just shoot her - take the steaks out of her and feed the rest to the coyotes. More than a few of us have done that in our lives.</p><p></p><p>Choices - life is nothing but choices. Make yours and live with them.</p><p></p><p>Regards,</p><p></p><p>Bez!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez!, post: 226848, member: 2830"] Well, here we go. Your biggest mistake is in thinking she is valuable because she has papers. So in essence you are part of the problem. In fact she is a piece of schitzen that walks on 4 legs. This animal has NOT gone nuts. You just think that way. In fact she is doing what her genetics demand her to do. Her breeding produced this. You want to breed her and try again? Hope you said no to that one. Her calf may very well be the same. Toss it as well. On the range this can be an admired trait and I have indeed got a few of these on the place. But I can handle them - a newbie probably not. I recently sold some bred cows to a drover. He needed a few to fill some private sales - and he liked one of these cows a whole bunch. The one he liked is not - repeat not - something I would sell to a person with a small holding. And I told him so. That cow could create a funeral. So she will go into the drovers own herd. So, here is what you do - if you are serious - but I suspect you might not. You take that cow and catch her up. You ship her - and not for breeding purposes. If she goes for breeding you are perpetuating the trouble, you are endangering yet another unsuspecting soul. Forget about fattening her up - ship her "general cargo" and be happy if you get a couple bucks for her. Or you ship her to a ranch that will value this behavious - and [u]there very few indeed who will like it.[/u] By the way - this behavious is not likely to improve with time. The only way she will be even the slightest bit approachable will be when the calf is gone. Oh, are you the lucky soul who gets to tag, vaccinate and "steal" her calf? Have fun! Personally if she is that dangerous I might just shoot her - take the steaks out of her and feed the rest to the coyotes. More than a few of us have done that in our lives. Choices - life is nothing but choices. Make yours and live with them. Regards, Bez! [/QUOTE]
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