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<blockquote data-quote="sunnyblueskies" data-source="post: 1828642" data-attributes="member: 39112"><p>Please do not take my 5 cent as criticism, because it's always easier to comment from outside the window.</p><p></p><p>Stop thinking about your setup. It is what it is now and you should concentrate on cattle behaviour instead.</p><p></p><p>Few things come to mind as to why the bull didn't want to go in. Some things have already been brought up by the others.</p><p>Don't leave the bull as last animal to go through. Leaving him alone in the corral waiting while you turn the other ones out just makes him impatient and feeling 'left behind' while everyone goes. I can imagine why you did that, big job, maybe scary, might be difficult, let's do that at the end. </p><p></p><p>Also, are your cows used to this particular helper? Did YOU chase the bull into the alleyway when it went good? Cows get irritated when strangers work with them, at least when it's a smaller herd and they are just used to 'their' people. </p><p></p><p>Here is what I would do. Bring the whole herd in, leave half of them in the holding pen, put half of them in the pen in front of the headgate. Maybe even move them through the alleyway for practice. If you can, move a cow in front of the bull in the alleyway, let him follow kinda thing. If the bull is used to you the most, then you walk him in. </p><p>Once in I would do the most difficult thing first, when he is the most quiet, the nasal vaccine. Then the others. Personally I really wouldn't even bother with feed in the alleyway, the longer he is in there the more agitated he is going to get. Like [USER=40587]@Warren Allison[/USER] says, slow and steady. </p><p>I think by now we all want to stop by and give you a hand. Hahahahaha. In a good way. You care, you wanna do the right thing and that's all that matters. Thanks for sharing your story by the way, we can all learn from different situations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sunnyblueskies, post: 1828642, member: 39112"] Please do not take my 5 cent as criticism, because it's always easier to comment from outside the window. Stop thinking about your setup. It is what it is now and you should concentrate on cattle behaviour instead. Few things come to mind as to why the bull didn't want to go in. Some things have already been brought up by the others. Don't leave the bull as last animal to go through. Leaving him alone in the corral waiting while you turn the other ones out just makes him impatient and feeling 'left behind' while everyone goes. I can imagine why you did that, big job, maybe scary, might be difficult, let's do that at the end. Also, are your cows used to this particular helper? Did YOU chase the bull into the alleyway when it went good? Cows get irritated when strangers work with them, at least when it's a smaller herd and they are just used to 'their' people. Here is what I would do. Bring the whole herd in, leave half of them in the holding pen, put half of them in the pen in front of the headgate. Maybe even move them through the alleyway for practice. If you can, move a cow in front of the bull in the alleyway, let him follow kinda thing. If the bull is used to you the most, then you walk him in. Once in I would do the most difficult thing first, when he is the most quiet, the nasal vaccine. Then the others. Personally I really wouldn't even bother with feed in the alleyway, the longer he is in there the more agitated he is going to get. Like [USER=40587]@Warren Allison[/USER] says, slow and steady. I think by now we all want to stop by and give you a hand. Hahahahaha. In a good way. You care, you wanna do the right thing and that's all that matters. Thanks for sharing your story by the way, we can all learn from different situations. [/QUOTE]
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