Hello all,
I'm a livestock manager for a public farm park and we have a couple of bull calves. I really don't have much cattle experience so I'm hoping for some advice/tips from you!
They're about a year old now. Still intact Holstein Freisans, and generally very friendly cows. However, they're at an age that they're becoming rather baulchy and are large enough to do damage if they wanted...or even accidentally. I know I'll probably have to split them soon and send both, or one, to market to prevent hostility towards each other but is there anything I can do in the meantime to make them understand that we, the keepers, are boss?
As I say, they're friendly to a point but because they're so used to people, they'll happily come and pin you up against a gate as they're trying to take the bucket out of your hands. They don't have nose rings - I'm not sure how effective that would be in getting them to back off?
Any ideas/tips/handling advice greatly appreciated.