[Oxen Acres Farm]

My holstein steers always had flakey horns. I had teamsters tell me it is just because the horns are growing and it never seemed to bother them, also my animals were outside all the time, as I live in New Hampshire as well. What type of steers do you have? I just got a new pair of shorthorn calfs to start with all over again. Well best of luck.

[Oxen Acres Farm]

[Some of the original shoogs were tapped so heavily as 8-10″ trees that they are in decline. ]

Carl I have never heard the term shoogs before could you fill me in please thanks.

[Oxen Acres Farm]

Rod, as my animals are about the same age but are Holsteins, they move fast for me when we haul wood or just go for a walk. When I am working them in the woods I always have to stop them so they wont leave me behind. When its tight in the woods I try to just walk in front of them to set the pace. If can walk beside them I just hold the whip in front of their faces and tell them easy and they get the hint. So its sounds like we have similar problems as novices teamsters. Good Luck

[Oxen Acres Farm]

Rod as I am a new teamster my self I have been through what you are going through. When I would work my animals and would walk by the gate to get into the barnyard they would always want to go in and I would have to fight them to walk by. So what I did was walk them up to the gate and make them stand there for a while then back them up and go for a little walk come back and do the same thing over again till they get the hint.
My off steer Frank when we walk does the same thing when it comes to wandering, he tries always to eat something growing on the side of the road and it drives me absolutely nuts. The only thing I try to do is stay on him with my goad stick.
When he horns you as mine do time to time I just smack them in the nose and if that don’t work get a bigger stick until he listens and learns not to be mean.

[Oxen Acres Farm]

Thanks for the input I am growing mine to be pulling cattle so I want them as big as possible I was more curios what other people do. My animals look good, I think so. Also I just wanted to get some more threads about oxen and not all about hay burners ah I mean horse’s. Just kidding:)
Thanks again

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