Bright Raven
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This picture is worth a thousand words. This little guy is crossing a one-way bridge. The Last Show for his steer.

wbvs58":1snv5g34 said:Uggg, poor little fella, I feel real bad for him. I wonder what the outcome will be, will he be discouraged?
Ken
slick4591":1tplzgzu said:If it ain't that steer, barrow or gilt it'll be Feefee the cat or Ralph the dog. Just a life step in learning how to deal with a loss.
Bright Raven":jqdlmz6n said:slick4591":jqdlmz6n said:If it ain't that steer, barrow or gilt it'll be Feefee the cat or Ralph the dog. Just a life step in learning how to deal with a loss.
I have one sister and three brothers. My sister had a beagle named Jippy. She dressed her and loved her to death. Jippy got into the sickle of the mowing machine. It was awful. The whole family was devastated. To this day, we talk about that.
WalnutCrest":2yay8bop said:We don't show cattle. Our kids enjoy cattle and absolute understand why we raise them. And they've not had this sort of crushing experience ...
At our place, our kids will ask, "Are we eating Blackberry tonight? I hope so because Blackberry is AWESOME!"
My youngest, when he was four, was watching a couple of steers graze with me. He asks me, "Dad, she are we gonna eat Rusty?"
I respond, "I don't know buddy? Why?"
"Because he looks TASTY!"
...no need to show cattle to learn what it's all about.
Bright Raven":2f33f37p said:WalnutCrest":2f33f37p said:We don't show cattle. Our kids enjoy cattle and absolute understand why we raise them. And they've not had this sort of crushing experience ...
At our place, our kids will ask, "Are we eating Blackberry tonight? I hope so because Blackberry is AWESOME!"
My youngest, when he was four, was watching a couple of steers graze with me. He asks me, "Dad, she are we gonna eat Rusty?"
I respond, "I don't know buddy? Why?"
"Because he looks TASTY!"
...no need to show cattle to learn what it's all about.
I am amazed they handle it that well. I have what must be a different experience with my cattle. I could not eat one of my own. I am also particular about who I sell them to. I will not sell heifers to my next door neighbor and he has asked to buy. I don't want to look across the fence at a heifer I raised, took care of, played with and see her not treated as well as I prefer.