What can you give cattle as a treat?

I use to give my cattle apple slices (Make them a little smaller. Not having front teeth and prehensile lips like a horse makes getting it to the molars a bit hard!) but eventually gave them Purina's Dobbin Delights apple and oat flavored horse treats. At first they were iffy but once they gave it a taste, I could lead them anywhere! read more

Cattle like sweet things. If you get anything with molasses or non citris fruits gets them going! If you can get to know an individual, you can find the favorite and move them anywhere with it. One of my steers, his thing was apple, applesauce, and peanut butter. Another really dug peppermints and oats covered in honey. read more

Most cattle owners have cattle cubes on their property and would prefer that their cattle are fed that instead of a foreign food to their digestive tract. I leave cattle cubes out in a bin for children that come to my ranch for lessons to feed to my heifers. The children love the feel of their tongues and my cattle get a treat. read more