Got the calves out today for the first time on a halter. The brown one tugged on the halter, I stood my ground until he came forward, he moved a little way forward and the rope went slack. He tried to move back and I waited until he came forward....and so we carried on. Eventually he started to get the idea that if he moved forward the halter wouldn't tighten - kind of! We even got a few feet outside but the ground was very slippey with the snow and he slipped around a lot so we came back in, he was obviously keen to get back. Michal tried to help encouraging him from behind a bit but I wasn't sure in hine sight if it was really necessary.
The other one was kind of the opposite; after an initial pulling on the halter he followed me outside with no worries about crossing new thresholds, but all the time buffetting me with his nose trying to extract milk from me! It might be sensible to do this after he's fed?? I guess they both only had 5 minutes on the halter today, but we left on a positive note with both of them I felt.
It all looked so clear in the book! Must divide the stable up properly so that they can be tied off.
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