rondarousey Our new heifer calf, Bonsai is adjusting to life here at
@BrowseyAcres - she’s going to be spearheading our
#fullbloodjapanesewagyu breeding program with Myrtle. Bonsai had 2500 acres to roam at
@snfwagyu and hadn’t been handled as much as here - so to help her adjust to our smaller property - where they’re constantly in close proximity to people -we like to get our cows accustomed to being touched, pet, and brushed (massaging wagyu isn’t a myth
@browseyacres !).
We use a few methods to get them used to being touched and one is what I call the
@travisbrownemma method (cause he taught me!) - sit next to their feed so they have to come close to you to eat. Once they relax enough to eat touch them lightly till they get used to it and let them pet you. (Disclaimer: I’m not recommending this to anyone, if you try this and get gored, don’t sue me.) I’d been sitting next to Bonsai trying to pet her for 20 min when
@travisbrownemma happened to catch on film the first time Bonsai let me touch her 🥰 follow
@browseyacres to watch Bonsai’s progress adjusting to the SoCal farm life