Rude calf...time to butcher?

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A steer calf has gotten really "in my face" lately. He'll come right on up to me and just shove me out of the way. I'll give him a good whack on the nose but it makes him angrier. Had him checked by a vet, he's perfectly healthy. I'm worried about this behavior getting dangerous as he gets older. He's not a young calf, either. He's pretty strong.

Time to butcher? if so, is there any special way to butcher cattle or is it similar to chickens and turkeys (not the killing method, obviously that's different, but the handling of the meat)?
 
How big is he? How old? What is his weight?

Of Course you need to get rid of him, but depending on the answers to above, it remains to be seen whether you should sell or eat. Need to decide soon, for your own safety.

2nd question will have to be picked up by someone else.
 
He's a good size, but I don't know how old any of the calves are. Heck, some of them probably aren't even calves anymore. I don't know his weight, but he doesn't look like he could be much of a meal. I'll probably sell him.

His momma is the same way. She's already bred, do you think it would be safe to eat her? She doesn't go after me so much as she does the other cows. They're afraid of her. She did charge the fence this afternoon..but the vet said all my cattle were healthy, it's probably just her.
 
Butchering a calf/cow/whatever is exactly the same as butchering a deer, just alot more so. Without the facilitys and equipment you'ld be better off either having him butchered or selling him.
The cows behaviour towards the other cows is more or less normal, it's called pecking order. Just likes chickens but once again, just more so. Behaviour towards you means she either needs to be eaten or grow wheels!
 
Is he a "pet" or a real animal?
Pets hurt people...primarily because folks tend to let down their guard when working around dostile animals and get pushed, stepped on, kicked and whacked with a nice set of horns...and the cow is just behaving like a cow.
Sounds like your's is behaving normally...when you want to play with the cows you have to play by bovine rules. Cows have a psychology unique to cattle once learned a person can get a pretty good idea of what the animal is going to do next.
Good luck with your calf.
And thats just my two bits worth asked for or not...
DMc
 
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Is he a "pet" or a real animal?
Pets hurt people...primarily because folks tend to let down their guard when working around dostile animals and get pushed, stepped on, kicked and whacked with a nice set of horns...and the cow is just behaving like a cow.
Sounds like your's is behaving normally...when you want to play with the cows you have to play by bovine rules. Cows have a psychology unique to cattle once learned a person can get a pretty good idea of what the animal is going to do next.
Good luck with your calf.
And thats just my two bits worth asked for or not...
DMc
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None of my cattle are pets. I'm going to butcher the steer calf (I've done deer before, just wondering if it was the same) and if the cow doesn't shape up I'll sell her.
 
Zelda":ws62nwl7 said:
Is he a "pet" or a real animal?
Pets hurt people...primarily because folks tend to let down their guard when working around dostile animals and get pushed, stepped on, kicked and whacked with a nice set of horns...and the cow is just behaving like a cow.
Sounds like your's is behaving normally...when you want to play with the cows you have to play by bovine rules. Cows have a psychology unique to cattle once learned a person can get a pretty good idea of what the animal is going to do next.
Good luck with your calf.
And thats just my two bits worth asked for or not...
DMc
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None of my cattle are pets. I'm going to butcher the steer calf (I've done deer before, just wondering if it was the same) and if the cow doesn't shape up I'll sell her.
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Why not ask a neighbor or someone who has had cattle a while for advice. Sounds like you may have a fall calf that is not even weaned yet and no where near ready to butcher. Get some good local advice from someone who can actually look at the cows and see what's going on. The cow might just need an axe handle across the forehead to show her who the Aplha female really is. If that doesn't work by all means buy her a ticket to town, one way.
 

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