Post by nina on Sept 10, 2019 19:06:22 GMT -5
My DH wants to keep a particular steer calf to train to pull logs. It's not like we don't have a tractor. Anyhow, I looked around online to get some idea how to train one and found a CD. All the oxen on that had long horns, they were all 2 to a yoke. Is it worthwhile to try to train just 1 steer and get a single yoke? Also the really dumb question. Do oxen need horns to keep the yoke on? The calf in question is polled and though only 1/4 Brahma his head is shaped that way and he has extra leather. I made DH watch the training video that conveniently estimates the hours necessary to get to different points in training, but he is still undeterred by the 100 plus hours involved just to get a green ox and wants to try this. The CD did not show haltering an unhandled weanling calf for the first time or any bad behavior. All the steers in the video were tied in stalls and handled from an early age. Almost all were Devon. This might be a short-lived venture when DH see's how hard it will be just to get a halter on him, but I will try as long as DH does.
Oh....My mom who is 88 named the calf Flagg while she was visiting a few months back. We just happen to live near a street called Lily Flagg which happens to be the name of a somewhat famous cow that lived in Huntsville in bygone days. I found this out because a bank I go to on that street had a picture of the cow Lily Flagg and a little bio as well, which I have forgotten. Is Flagg a vintage name for cows? Does anyone know what it means. My mom's parents grew up on farms but mom does not know why Flagg popped up in her mind when she named the calf. Is it just a coincidence or what?
Oh....My mom who is 88 named the calf Flagg while she was visiting a few months back. We just happen to live near a street called Lily Flagg which happens to be the name of a somewhat famous cow that lived in Huntsville in bygone days. I found this out because a bank I go to on that street had a picture of the cow Lily Flagg and a little bio as well, which I have forgotten. Is Flagg a vintage name for cows? Does anyone know what it means. My mom's parents grew up on farms but mom does not know why Flagg popped up in her mind when she named the calf. Is it just a coincidence or what?