I'm trying to find that balance of tame and docile, but keeping the emotional distance for safety and for my own good. My neighbor raised a steer a couple years ago, and at the end, he was like a 900 lb puppy. Cute, but more than a little scary.
Or in other words, let me (and those reading) learn from your mistakes!
I recently bought two shorthorn calves. One was nearly weaned at 8-9 weeks (I weaned him as of Sunday), and the other is around 6-7 weeks, and I'm still feeding him two bottles a day. This is my first foray into...