Hello everyone. I am a new member so bare with me!
I have a couple head of cattle, right now I am down to 2 until I can purchase a few more head. I have a steer and a bull, both were bottle babies. They tend to be more like dogs than anything. Following you around, wanting a head scratch, etc. They tend to be pretty aggressive when it comes to food though. They are fed well year round but Winter is definitely worse since they don't have grass to graze on whenever they want. In the winter it is hard for me to even get in the pasture with them. They circle and try to butt each other while I'm in the middle of them trying to get to the barn or feed them. When I have additional cows its the same thing. Does anyone have any suggestions? As I mentioned earlier they are bottle babies that I have raised since birth so I don't want to have to sell them since I have an attachment but at the same time I cant be trampled either. Thoughts or suggestions would be great.
Side note, these are angus/angus-mix if that makes a difference.
I have a couple head of cattle, right now I am down to 2 until I can purchase a few more head. I have a steer and a bull, both were bottle babies. They tend to be more like dogs than anything. Following you around, wanting a head scratch, etc. They tend to be pretty aggressive when it comes to food though. They are fed well year round but Winter is definitely worse since they don't have grass to graze on whenever they want. In the winter it is hard for me to even get in the pasture with them. They circle and try to butt each other while I'm in the middle of them trying to get to the barn or feed them. When I have additional cows its the same thing. Does anyone have any suggestions? As I mentioned earlier they are bottle babies that I have raised since birth so I don't want to have to sell them since I have an attachment but at the same time I cant be trampled either. Thoughts or suggestions would be great.
Side note, these are angus/angus-mix if that makes a difference.