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Nat(wasIxy)
Participantooo well thanks anyway, i too have squirrelled them now…
ParticipantHi I’m from the UK too – York 😀
Participantbrilliant! thanks – are they yours?
ParticipantI have a german type collar on order from anne! It’s an old one being refurbished, very excited about it’s arrival….but I needed something in the meantime which is why I’ve ‘invented’ this new thing!
ParticipantI only have my two steers as constants, everything else is bought, sold, slaughtered etc so doesn’t stick around for long, and I find that these two are very adaptable as long as they are together – they don’t mind being taken away from the main herd to graze little patches as long as they have a companion, keeping one separate with other cows in sight is a recipe for broken/jumped fences! I think your two will be fine as they are.
soon one is going for the chop though and Angus will be on his own again – in terms of a special friend, he will have other members of the herd but not his longstanding mate, which will be interesting to see how he reacts.
ParticipantIt’s amazing what they remember! I’ve not trained mine to wait for food, I normally catch them and tie them up and have the food visible, but out of the way until i give it to them so they have to wait in a sense but I think it would be better to do it your way in future!
Participantyep that’s what I was thinking of, but you do still have to pierce the nose – although I think you can take them out after working?
Participant‘at least for a while’ – how true! This morning he didn’t want to go through the paddock gate with his mate; wrenched the rope out of my hands and cantered off into the yard instead. I walked (calmly) after him but he just kept trotting away, and when i did catch him, first he wouldn’t move at all, then when he did he was rushing forwards and barging into me – got a nice lump on my arm from one of his little horns. I ended up having to pinch his nostrils to get him to back off.
so that’s that for sure now, he’s getting turned out with the main herd as soon as I’ve finished using them to mow down some grass round home so I don’t have to go anywhere near him.
ParticipantI’ve certainly heard of cattle doing dressage – OK you don’t get that outline, but they can do the moves after a fashion of course!
ParticipantHm. He’s behaving himself now – He’s not jumped out since and has been very well behaved in the field, and seems to miss getting the attention the other one gets when he’s worked? He was trying to push Angus out of the way when i was stroking him!
I had to lead both of them to new grazing the other day and Bo was all ready and raring to go whereas Angus was the one slowing us down :rolleyes: – perhaps he’s got word of my plans to make him into jerky and is trying to prove himself 😀
ParticipantLots of people I’ve spoken to tell me about this – Angus got a bit shirty at around a year – started mucking around when I was trying to work him and being a bit pushy in the field/being led. He seems to have naturally calmed down a lot in the last 2months, I didn’t really change anything except to make sure I was really tough on him about things like not barging or pushing me.
ParticipantYes I’ve definately heard of nose bits for cattle before – NOT the ones that goes in the mouth. If you read the third bullet point down here:
http://www.ridingsteers1.netfirms.com/
I *think* you take them in and out as you use them, unlike a ring – they are like a bar that unscrews with two loops either side.
Participantare those not referred to as nose ‘bits’ rather than ‘rings’?
ParticipantHi,
I personally don’t like nose bits or rings. I don’t even have any piercings myself and I just don’t feel right about putting a hole through my animal…except an entire bull. for safety. I’m finding my oxen are fine without any kind of ring or bit, they respond to tugs on the halter, voice commands, body language or a prod with a stick just fine.
Participantyes it would be very difficult without having ridden anything before! I had 5years of lessons and although you get a bit rusty, the instinct doesn’t really leave you, it’s different but I’m glad of my seat and balance!!
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