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<blockquote data-quote="TCRanch" data-source="post: 1740612" data-attributes="member: 24027"><p>Gotcha. Except I suspect what you mean by commercial is an extremely large herd.</p><p></p><p>I had a cow that behaved similar to yours but she was born & raised on this ranch (got her BANGS at 11 months BTW). No problem with her vision from IBR, vitamin deficiency, etc. & never treated her for pinkeye, which can leave a scar/partially obscured vision. Girlfriend started giving me the low head snort, quite often sideways, when she was probably 2. And yes, right around when she calved as a first calf heifer. But was actually pretty chill when she calved and would practically maul me for cubes, loved getting petted/scratched. I just learned that coming up on her - from any direction - I had to talk to her and make my presence known. But otherwise a good cow? That's subjective. Finally sold her when she was 4 because I didn't want to always have to be on high alert & 100% aware of my surroundings. Oh, and NO dogs have ever been allowed in the pastures or anywhere near the cattle (because they're Labs and cattle don't get the whole "will you be my friend?!" thing).</p><p></p><p>Trust your gut!!! I'm just saying, you initially posted because you felt something wasn't right. And hopefully, time and acclimation to her new surroundings will eliminate her sometimes snorty behavior. But seriously, trust your gut and be aware.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TCRanch, post: 1740612, member: 24027"] Gotcha. Except I suspect what you mean by commercial is an extremely large herd. I had a cow that behaved similar to yours but she was born & raised on this ranch (got her BANGS at 11 months BTW). No problem with her vision from IBR, vitamin deficiency, etc. & never treated her for pinkeye, which can leave a scar/partially obscured vision. Girlfriend started giving me the low head snort, quite often sideways, when she was probably 2. And yes, right around when she calved as a first calf heifer. But was actually pretty chill when she calved and would practically maul me for cubes, loved getting petted/scratched. I just learned that coming up on her - from any direction - I had to talk to her and make my presence known. But otherwise a good cow? That's subjective. Finally sold her when she was 4 because I didn't want to always have to be on high alert & 100% aware of my surroundings. Oh, and NO dogs have ever been allowed in the pastures or anywhere near the cattle (because they're Labs and cattle don't get the whole "will you be my friend?!" thing). Trust your gut!!! I'm just saying, you initially posted because you felt something wasn't right. And hopefully, time and acclimation to her new surroundings will eliminate her sometimes snorty behavior. But seriously, trust your gut and be aware. [/QUOTE]
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