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<blockquote data-quote="TexasRancher" data-source="post: 1711410" data-attributes="member: 8359"><p>Biggest for me: </p><p>1. Health-Weight...I want to see all 5's to 7's in a field before winter, if i see a 2 or 3 it pains me.</p><p>2. Temperament, i like to see happy cows and bulls that treat me with respect as i'm giving them the upmost respect. Do me wrong...and the coach will sideline you right out of the field permanently. Little unavoidable mishaps fine..looking for anything intentional. Whining for treats and grumbling with calf accepted...but the few times i heard grumbling for no reason and foot pawing in dirt I walk to them and raise my voice, give them the coach speech treatment and clear that behavior immediately. They seem to understand what i accept and what i won't accept. Especially the day when i had a bag of treats ready to pour and my young bull came in too fast too excited and i had to run behind the truck....they learned an important lesson...they got yelled at and fed nothing. The only time i really let them know i was angry with them, all suffer as a team. The next time i went out you could see the new alignment in their faces....a cow even walked in front of Mr. Bull and looked at him... telling him to be nice.</p><p>3. Mothering-protective...I have one mother (bottom of hierarchy cow) that doesn't defend her milk and other small calves rob from her, she's getting thin....and her calf goes hungry. She's on my 2022 to be sold list. Her condition was deteriorating now it's stable, she's still too thin. Need to inject her with some bull hormone...do they make that?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasRancher, post: 1711410, member: 8359"] Biggest for me: 1. Health-Weight...I want to see all 5's to 7's in a field before winter, if i see a 2 or 3 it pains me. 2. Temperament, i like to see happy cows and bulls that treat me with respect as i'm giving them the upmost respect. Do me wrong...and the coach will sideline you right out of the field permanently. Little unavoidable mishaps fine..looking for anything intentional. Whining for treats and grumbling with calf accepted...but the few times i heard grumbling for no reason and foot pawing in dirt I walk to them and raise my voice, give them the coach speech treatment and clear that behavior immediately. They seem to understand what i accept and what i won't accept. Especially the day when i had a bag of treats ready to pour and my young bull came in too fast too excited and i had to run behind the truck....they learned an important lesson...they got yelled at and fed nothing. The only time i really let them know i was angry with them, all suffer as a team. The next time i went out you could see the new alignment in their faces....a cow even walked in front of Mr. Bull and looked at him... telling him to be nice. 3. Mothering-protective...I have one mother (bottom of hierarchy cow) that doesn't defend her milk and other small calves rob from her, she's getting thin....and her calf goes hungry. She's on my 2022 to be sold list. Her condition was deteriorating now it's stable, she's still too thin. Need to inject her with some bull hormone...do they make that? [/QUOTE]
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