Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
Working Yearlings
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="ToddFarmsInc" data-source="post: 576556" data-attributes="member: 8301"><p>ya, I suppose that's possible. Nature Vs. Nuture........</p><p></p><p></p><p>My cows (mostly angus, but also a other breeds mixed in) are generally very easy to work with in the pens. I get them in, they know the drill, they work the same directions every time. I seperate the calves, and send the cows to a different pen, with just a show stick, an extra body or two, and the general flow of the animals. They don't get too worked up, I talk in a normal voice, my border collie adds a little motovation behind the old gals that need a little extra help, and the hot shot stays in the vet supply cabnet. </p><p></p><p>A few years ago, right after my dad died, I had a friend come out and help with the sorting job, seperating the cows from their calves. It was one of those at the funeral verbal "if there is anything I can do to help" offers. I thought I would take him up on it. </p><p></p><p>He brought out a couple of his friends. They all work at the local stock yards. They got in my corrall with my livestock and proceeded to work my cows, like they did when when they were working in the sale barn. They were whooping, and hollaring, and throwing their arms in big giant gestures. When the cows were going the right direction, they kept on them, smacking them with show sticks and motovating them to proceed faster. The cows keep going faster and faster, and started bolting in directions and ways I've never seen my animals behave. They were worked up into a lather, and were to the point of sailing over the corrall fences. I finnally told my "help" to go home, I would just work the animals by myself. </p><p></p><p>Same cows, different handelers, different results. I take observations like "angus are mean, holstiens are nice" with a grain of salt. Sure that might be true, it's possible that an angus might balk, and startle more quickly than other breeds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ToddFarmsInc, post: 576556, member: 8301"] ya, I suppose that's possible. Nature Vs. Nuture........ My cows (mostly angus, but also a other breeds mixed in) are generally very easy to work with in the pens. I get them in, they know the drill, they work the same directions every time. I seperate the calves, and send the cows to a different pen, with just a show stick, an extra body or two, and the general flow of the animals. They don't get too worked up, I talk in a normal voice, my border collie adds a little motovation behind the old gals that need a little extra help, and the hot shot stays in the vet supply cabnet. A few years ago, right after my dad died, I had a friend come out and help with the sorting job, seperating the cows from their calves. It was one of those at the funeral verbal "if there is anything I can do to help" offers. I thought I would take him up on it. He brought out a couple of his friends. They all work at the local stock yards. They got in my corrall with my livestock and proceeded to work my cows, like they did when when they were working in the sale barn. They were whooping, and hollaring, and throwing their arms in big giant gestures. When the cows were going the right direction, they kept on them, smacking them with show sticks and motovating them to proceed faster. The cows keep going faster and faster, and started bolting in directions and ways I've never seen my animals behave. They were worked up into a lather, and were to the point of sailing over the corrall fences. I finnally told my "help" to go home, I would just work the animals by myself. Same cows, different handelers, different results. I take observations like "angus are mean, holstiens are nice" with a grain of salt. Sure that might be true, it's possible that an angus might balk, and startle more quickly than other breeds. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
Working Yearlings
Top