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<blockquote data-quote="lithuanian farmer" data-source="post: 1580215" data-attributes="member: 19683"><p>A tame herd is a must if you have to spend more time working with cattle. At the moment all cows let me to pet them, scratch many places, some let you to touch everywhere you want, some have their favorite spots and those spots, which you better not touch or they'll walk away. Two days ago just sold the second calf cow, which was the only one, which wouldn't let me touch her. Don't have any nice facilities for their handling all year round, so they need to be calm. Cows for AI are moved with a bucket of meal into the simple portable steel pen in the field, then put a halter on and tie to the fence. Many have never seen a rope, so they aren't that happy about it and sometimes a simple tieing to the fence isn't enough- tractor is much more reliable. But very few cows need it. Heifers have abit more complex steel pen system for AI.</p><p>Some cattle keep their distance from people even as they get elder, so such heifers are culled most of the time. If it's just a small distance, but animal isn't flighty she can be left. Most start trusting me more by the time they calve with their first calves. I try to find some time to just walk around cattle, give them a gentle touch, let them sniff or lick me. It's very helpful for the calves and weanlings to get used to you. Last year one heifer calf would always keep a pretty decent distance from people. After weaning heifers were fed with meal every day and human would walk in their pen each time. Sometimes I'd just stand in their pen for a couple minutes letting heifers to sniff me and by the spring she turned into the most gentle heifer from the whole group... </p><p>We move our cattle to the new pastures quite often, so it's nice when they are easy to handle and one person is enough to move them. Too calm lazy animals can be quite a pain when you need to move them though... </p><p>Have a couple extremely gentle cows. Can put a halter on in an open field and some can be AI'd with just a nose in the bucket of meal.</p><p>However, our cattle are that calm only to the people, who they see all the time- family members. There are plenty of cows which are ready to run away if an unknown person shows up in the field. </p><p>A very wild animal would cause many trouble for us as we spent a lot of time around cattle.</p><p>Mos of our calves don't let me near while they are with their moms. After weaning they settle down and most become very nice tempered. Some wouldn't let you touch them, but they get used to people walking in their pen and they don't keep very big distance. Don't require much from bulls, but they usually are calmer than heifers. Heifers are more active. Don't spend much time befriending those, which are destined for slaughtering, but spend more time with replacements. By the time they become cows, they all are good with my company and most don't mind me at the calving time. There are some, which don't like anybody around at the calving, but I spend extra time giving them more attention and petting on their last days before calving. It calms down them abit. They are ready to kill any kind of other species animal, but they tolerate me. Still keeping a close eye on them, often giving them a bucket of meal while I tag a calf and having a stick for some protection if needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lithuanian farmer, post: 1580215, member: 19683"] A tame herd is a must if you have to spend more time working with cattle. At the moment all cows let me to pet them, scratch many places, some let you to touch everywhere you want, some have their favorite spots and those spots, which you better not touch or they'll walk away. Two days ago just sold the second calf cow, which was the only one, which wouldn't let me touch her. Don't have any nice facilities for their handling all year round, so they need to be calm. Cows for AI are moved with a bucket of meal into the simple portable steel pen in the field, then put a halter on and tie to the fence. Many have never seen a rope, so they aren't that happy about it and sometimes a simple tieing to the fence isn't enough- tractor is much more reliable. But very few cows need it. Heifers have abit more complex steel pen system for AI. Some cattle keep their distance from people even as they get elder, so such heifers are culled most of the time. If it's just a small distance, but animal isn't flighty she can be left. Most start trusting me more by the time they calve with their first calves. I try to find some time to just walk around cattle, give them a gentle touch, let them sniff or lick me. It's very helpful for the calves and weanlings to get used to you. Last year one heifer calf would always keep a pretty decent distance from people. After weaning heifers were fed with meal every day and human would walk in their pen each time. Sometimes I'd just stand in their pen for a couple minutes letting heifers to sniff me and by the spring she turned into the most gentle heifer from the whole group... We move our cattle to the new pastures quite often, so it's nice when they are easy to handle and one person is enough to move them. Too calm lazy animals can be quite a pain when you need to move them though... Have a couple extremely gentle cows. Can put a halter on in an open field and some can be AI'd with just a nose in the bucket of meal. However, our cattle are that calm only to the people, who they see all the time- family members. There are plenty of cows which are ready to run away if an unknown person shows up in the field. A very wild animal would cause many trouble for us as we spent a lot of time around cattle. Mos of our calves don't let me near while they are with their moms. After weaning they settle down and most become very nice tempered. Some wouldn't let you touch them, but they get used to people walking in their pen and they don't keep very big distance. Don't require much from bulls, but they usually are calmer than heifers. Heifers are more active. Don't spend much time befriending those, which are destined for slaughtering, but spend more time with replacements. By the time they become cows, they all are good with my company and most don't mind me at the calving time. There are some, which don't like anybody around at the calving, but I spend extra time giving them more attention and petting on their last days before calving. It calms down them abit. They are ready to kill any kind of other species animal, but they tolerate me. Still keeping a close eye on them, often giving them a bucket of meal while I tag a calf and having a stick for some protection if needed. [/QUOTE]
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