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Barnyard Basics: Preparing a calf or yearling for a show: halter training

This time of year 4-H and FFA youth are showing animals at their county or state fair. A lot of preparation goes into getting livestock ready for a fair—not only proper feeding, but also handling, ...
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Children and calves, perfect together

Holly, Scooter, Essie, and Peaches are four of the ten calves that will be part of the Farm Day Camp at Miles Smith Farm. Campers (ages 8-14) will get to love and train these cuties as their own for a ...
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Family halter-breaks calves to create perfect Hereford

BAKER CITY, Ore. — The Chandler Herefords ranch breeds cattle for gentle dispositions, and halter-breaking their registered heifer and bull calves emphasizes that trait. The tradition has carried ...
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Barnyard Basics: Training cattle as oxen, Part II: Teaching verbal commands and visual cues

When training calves as oxen, use a step-by-step plan. Start by handling them often, tying, grooming, teaching them to lead with a halter. Then they are ready for a yoke. At first, keep one or both of ...
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Kids and Calves: the Perfect Combination

The kids hooted as they pulled on lead ropes and dashed around the barnyard, each with a calf in tow. They didn’t need any encouragement to run in this competition; what child doesn’t want to race ...