Yep, you learn something every day with cattle. My 3 year old cows and bull I can move pretty much anywhere by putting some leafy green alfalfa in front of them. They see me every morning when I feed the horses, then I pet them a bit every evening when I give them a little grain and a few hay bales. They probably don't need the grain, but a little keeps them running to see me when I bring it out. Only one crabby cow won't let me touch her, but she's the first one to come running for feed or hay.
One big lesson I learned with this one is to wean the calves from the herd at 6 months, and not wait until 9. They're smaller and easier to handle then, and they're not going to stray far from mama. Other lesson is I need to build a permanent catch pen, sweep, and alley between the two pastures, so I'm not relying on protable panels.
Definitely felt like running to the house for a beer as soon as I had the heifer locked in the headgate. I bought the Priefert chute when it was on sale a few years ago, shortly after buying the herd of cattle. Definitely well worth the price. The automatic headgate has to be one of the greatest cattle working inventions ever.
I'm going to start rotational grazing this summer, so I'll get even more quality time working them every few days from one paddock to another.
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