Walks Alone and Believe in Me calf temperament

[DLD]

We're feeding a BIM now, and he's just fine.  We didn't get him 'til he was almost a year old and he was just green broke.  He's always been gentle, though he was a little jumpy at first he got past that pretty quickly.  He's actually one of those with a really neat personality, sweet natured and a big ham.  I wouldn't be afraid to use BIM - in fact I plan on using him some this fall.

We have a late spring born MAB.  Haven't tried to halter him yet, but he's very calm and quiet.

 

[marsh]

I have raised 2 BIM heifers and both of them have been very gentle.  The heifer born this Spring was just weaned on Sunday.  By Tuesday with little work i was combing all over her.  She is very gentle and friendly to say the least.  She is out of a gentle Meyer 734 cow and quite nice to look at also. My nephew showed a WA x Angus steer this summer.  He was a little spooky acting, but never caused any problem on a halter or at shows.

 

[vc]

The ranch we get calves from had 8 WA hiefers from a flush, 4 were middle of the road, 2 were stand offish
one was like a puppy, came right up to you in the field, the last one was a complete idiot, more you worked with her the crazier she got. I helped akid pick one out, it was between the puppy dog and the idiot, at the time she was just spooky, I told him I would take the puppy dog, she was a touch younger but had all the right parts for a market heifer, he chose the other. 2 months later, a broken nose and some soar ribs ( the kid and his advisor) she was in the trailer going back to the ranch. Never stopped kicking and slamming into the sides of the trailer the 300 mile ride.

 

[Bulldaddy]

I have had over 30 Walks Alone calves over the past couple of years and most have been just fine temperament wise.  Out of the bunch, I have had one steer calf and one heifer calf that were excitable to the point of not being much fun to have around.  On the other end, I have had several that were ranch pets.