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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 5025"><p>I asked a similar one not long ago here and received pretty much unanimous responses...which I now agree with totally. We bought Junior at the livestock exchange at 2wks.-old to be a companion for an abandoned Hereford heifer. He was castrated at 3wks. and bottle-fed for almost 6mos. About a month ago I was cleaning out their water trough and Junior decided it was play time and I was the toy. Did well to make it out of the paddock in one piece. There was probably no malice intended, but at his weight, playing with humans would be deadly. I grew up with Herefords, but know horses better and why a 1200lb. horse can be pretty darned safe (unless you're an idiot) and a 1000lb. bovine can be a threat to life and limb, I don't fully know. It does seem to be the case though and concur with others that the dairy breeds seem to have more "issues" than their beef counterparts. Will pass on the inimitable words of Dun, who answered my question..."Wack him". Good Luck</p><p></p><p>> All I know is horses, i know</p><p>> nothing about cattle. So I am</p><p>> looking for some opinions. Two</p><p>> years ago, I aquired a calf. I'm</p><p>> assuming by looks a jersey bull</p><p>> calf. When he was 7 months old I</p><p>> had him crimped, because of</p><p>> stories that I would not be able</p><p>> to manage him as a bull. OK, he</p><p>> is, I guess, you would say, is</p><p>> steered. Yes? I take him for</p><p>> walks,and even nap on him, I</p><p>> understand every moo. He knows his</p><p>> name and gives kisses when</p><p>> asked.But he does not like</p><p>> stangers. My question is, will he</p><p>> being steered stay nice to me? Or</p><p>> will he turn bad like many people</p><p>> tell me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 5025"] I asked a similar one not long ago here and received pretty much unanimous responses...which I now agree with totally. We bought Junior at the livestock exchange at 2wks.-old to be a companion for an abandoned Hereford heifer. He was castrated at 3wks. and bottle-fed for almost 6mos. About a month ago I was cleaning out their water trough and Junior decided it was play time and I was the toy. Did well to make it out of the paddock in one piece. There was probably no malice intended, but at his weight, playing with humans would be deadly. I grew up with Herefords, but know horses better and why a 1200lb. horse can be pretty darned safe (unless you're an idiot) and a 1000lb. bovine can be a threat to life and limb, I don't fully know. It does seem to be the case though and concur with others that the dairy breeds seem to have more "issues" than their beef counterparts. Will pass on the inimitable words of Dun, who answered my question..."Wack him". Good Luck > All I know is horses, i know > nothing about cattle. So I am > looking for some opinions. Two > years ago, I aquired a calf. I'm > assuming by looks a jersey bull > calf. When he was 7 months old I > had him crimped, because of > stories that I would not be able > to manage him as a bull. OK, he > is, I guess, you would say, is > steered. Yes? I take him for > walks,and even nap on him, I > understand every moo. He knows his > name and gives kisses when > asked.But he does not like > stangers. My question is, will he > being steered stay nice to me? Or > will he turn bad like many people > tell me. [/QUOTE]
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