Does anyone call their cows Bossy?

thats what we call. Well, we dont call "hup, hup"

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When I was a kid on the farm, Dad always called the cattle to eat by hollering Cu Cow, Cu Cow. Some farmers had a cow calling horn on their pickup. Don't think it makes much difference what you used, as long as the cattle associated that sound with being fed. All animals understand food.

Bob

yup, exactly

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My wife thinks it's funny how I call my goats.

I just let out a LOUD, long, deep "BLAAAAA", and they all come RUNNING! I've had the neighbor who lives over 1/2 mile away tell me he knows when I call them.....

She's to embarassed to do it...

I have been known to call cows a "B" name, but it wasn't Bossy!

My ex (old farmer) hollers "SssssCow" "SssssCow". I just hollered "Cooooows". When I am trying to quiet or reassure some cattle, I tend to go "That's a cow, that's a cow". I don't know why, but it works.

Jena

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I can still hear my grandfather's voice, yelling, "come bossy, come bossy, come bossy" across the barnyard at milking time. Funny how I thought he was the only one in the world who said that!!!! And I had no idea what it meant, but I'd be right beside him yelling the same thing. Gosh I miss those days.

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I find these replies so interesting. I probably should have spelled the name Bossie instead of “Bossy".
CIW, I love the story about your Grandad’s job. I never thought about what people living in towns would have done to get their cows out to graze. I enjoy hearing accounts about the way things were done in a simpler more graceful time. So many of you mentioned your Grandfathers. One of the things I miss the most about not having my parents or Grandparents is not being able to ask them questions about how they used to do things. That is what is so neat about this forum. It helps keep the knowledge of old methods of homesteading/farming alive.
Highland, you’re such a Geezer!

Blessings to all,
Renee

All my relatives said, "Come boss, come boss!" at milking time.

When the farmer accross the road was milking, he had quite a herd, but he didn't live there because the house burned down.

One afternoon, I noticed that the cows were loose and headed south fast! I yelled to Roger to get help and he left. I remembered the "Come boss" thing and went to the front door and yelled it. The cows turned around and headed for the barn! That saved a lot of trouble! By the time the men got here, the cows were milling around the yard!

Yes, one of my Jerseys is named Bossy. Very aptly named, not the biggest one in the herd but definitely the boss cow.

No, the one we have now for milking is named Cocoa. That's because that's her coloring. Dh grew up with one named Bessy. My first Jersey I milked was Buttercup.
And since we're hillbillys, we call our livestock with Wooooookeeeeeey, come one, come on, Wooooookeeeey, come on. You have to yell it with a nasal sound too.

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My husband calls me bossy

OK Folks, we need to discuss pronunciation here. I perceive that some of you are calling your animals Bossy… like the “Boss” in charge at your job who tells you what to do.
The O in Boss or Bossie sounds like the O in Bosa (Bosa Nova the dance). At least that’s the way we pronounced it in Ohio! Flossy was not a bad example as it can be pronounced different ways.

Bob! I never heard of a cow calling horn. It must be because you Westerners have ranches measured in miles not farms measured in acres.

Renee

Sa Bossss, Sa Bossss

That's also how we've always called them...we learned it from my dad, who learned from his grandpa.

I miss hearing my grandpa call his cows. My grandparents farmed in Ohio. We'd visit every summer when we were kids. We'd get up early to help grandpa do chores. Seemed like the air was always still, thick with humidity and a bit of fog. I can still smell the corn cobs in the bin. My grandpa would call the cows from the woods, they'd always come a runnin'.

Brings back a lot of memories from my childhood - thanks!

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Don't you feel bad for all the commercial cows in confined lots that never get to hear/experience the joy of being called for milking? Co~ome Boss, Come Boss!

We had an ayrshire lead cow, name of Madge, in the fall, we would open up a hay field adjacent to the pasture. First eve we opened it, just had to tell her to take the cows up to the field after milking...she'd turn around & lead the other dames up the hill to the gate. Darn smart cow, but a wicked kicker!

how we called our cows was SUE cow SUE cow boss boss lol still to this day we use it .

comeboss, comeboss! LET'S GO, COMEBOSS. I never knew why until I read this post-thanks.

Comeboss,comeboss.When I feed the calves-mitzie,mitzie,mitzie.Makes the neighbor woman look,her name is Mitzie.My mom always calls calves mitzies.

comeboss is what we use when calling in the cows

I sound really manly at the end of my night. I stand outside and yell "Viiiiiiooooolet, here Violet.. come on sweetheart"

For the goats I just yell "goats, goats, goats".

I have heard the "Here Bossy" call and sometimes call Violet bossy. I also sometimes call my wife "bossy" but she doesn't respond well. Maybe if I give her oats?

Old farmer I worked for would pretend he was on Price Is Right.As the cows came in the barn he would call out thier name and say come on down.