yall should be ashamed...

wildhorse · #1 09/01/07, 03:07 AM

For not telling everyone just how great cows are...I have laughed until Ive cryed
at maggie I brushed her down put fly spray on her and cleaned her mess in the barn I put fresh straw down in a big pile for her a bed she decided to help she took her horns and fluffed the straw then she did her impression of a bull dozer down on her knees butt high in the air pushing straw around..Not to mention she is so sweet from where Im used to rowdy colts maggie seems to be a big marshmellow....Im hooked and have come to the conclusion that I love cows.

Ronney · #2 09/01/07, 04:50 AM

But we have

There is a whole forum devoted to cows and members from one side of the globe to the other all of whom think cows are the best thing since sliced bread.

Enjoy and learn

Cheers,
Ronnie

lgslgs · #3 09/01/07, 02:59 PM

What's really fun with cows is to get them nice and used to you, and then one day put your hands up next to your ears like you've got cow ears. Our cow found that VERY interesting.

Then when the excitement wore off, I lifted my hands off away from my ears like I was taking my big cow ears off! You should have seen the look on her face.

Cows are cool. And sweet.

Lynda

floramum · #4 09/01/07, 06:38 PM

Welcome To The Club. They Are Wonderful.....they Do Holler Tho, When We Steal Their Babies To Take To Market.....

farmergirl · #5 09/01/07, 06:45 PM

Aren't they wonderful? I was telling a friend at work how great our new Jersey is and she responded with, "yeah, but cows are SO dumb!" I could have smacked her. I LOVE my Jersey cow. I have even taught her to give "kisses". You just tell her "give me a kiss" and she will press her nose to your check

My big burley hubby has even gotten concerned with her being flysprayed regularly, just like we do with the horses.

Donna from Mo · #6 09/01/07, 06:53 PM

Hey, I posted a video of my calves enjoying life; you must have missed it!

http://uncutvideo.aol.com/users/mosi...fdcc24?index=2

Lannie · #7 09/01/07, 08:13 PM

Yeah, somebody told me cows were dumb once, too, and I believed them. If I could remember who it was, I'd punch 'em right in the nose! Cows are SMART! Way smarter than my horses, and probably smarter than my dogs. My cow organizes midnight parties in the barn after the lights go off in the house and she knows we're in bed. I have to clean up the "party mess" in the morning - no matter how much I admonish her she refuses to do it herself.

I don't know how I managed to go so long without having a cow, but boy am I glad I have one now.

~Lannie

tinknal · #8 09/01/07, 08:38 PM

Well.......................... I've lived and worked amongst the beasts my whole life long, and.............

I like 'em. That said the last two weeks I've been training a former commercial milker to be a homestead cow. I'm guessing I've been kicked around 30 times (so has she!). DD, 14 has been kicked several times too (tough kid, she just jumps back in and grabs a teat).

That said, I still like cows, but remember.................. some day your like will be tested..........

jerzeygurl · #9 09/01/07, 10:11 PM

cows aint dumb...

mine some mornins takes to playin hide and seek

how a 650# animal can hide from me I dont know\

then all of a sudden she is done and comes right up

she also know exactly how far ahead of me to stay

funny thing she NEVER does this in the evenings

Up North · #10 09/01/07, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Lannie

Cows are SMART! Way smarter than my horses, and probably smarter than my dogs.

~Lannie

If it's smart you want, get a :1pig: ...

DJ in WA · #11 09/02/07, 12:10 AM

I'd call mine a love-hate relationship, can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.

One minute you have a great moment as Wildhorse described, the next minute you're wanting to take a 2X4 to them when they know exactly what you want, but do the opposite. Like run you around the manure pile in circles when they know you're trying to get them out of the pen.

Of course, I restrain myself from punishing them, because I would just pay for it later, like being harder to catch or milk. Cows always win in the end.

Wingdo · #12 09/02/07, 10:02 AM

I had an uncle that raised an orphaned pig from a pup. It was right at 600 pounds before they decided he was no longer permitted in the house (collapsed the steps, running up and down them) so they built it some really nice quarters in the barn, complete with TV. The next thing they knew, an orphaned heifer decided TV was the greatest, and the two lived in that barn for over 10 years together! Of course there was also the annual parade in this small burg and the kids would ride their pampered pets right down main street together!

Personally though, I was always on the fighting side of cattle. One look in my direction and I knew it was either time to stand and fight (and lose miserably), or run like the devil himself was after me! It's really a shame to be out-gunned by a bovine, which taught me to not be their fondest admirer, unless they were on a plate/spit!

tinknal · #13 09/02/07, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Wingdo

Personally though, I was always on the fighting side of cattle. One look in my direction and I knew it was either time to stand and fight (and lose miserably), or run like the devil himself was after me! It's really a shame to be out-gunned by a bovine, which taught me to not be their fondest admirer, unless they were on a plate/spit!

I've been kicked, chased, stomped, gored, and eluded by the critters on a regular basis since the age of 8. I still like 'em.

Oxankle · #14 09/03/07, 10:09 PM

There is always one old cow in the herd who takes you under her wing. In my case it is one of those I started with. She was only about 23 months old and calved in late Summer. By January her calf was demanding milk and she could not make enough on dry grass, hay and the range cubes she got when I fed the herd. I took to letting her in the yard and putting out about 5 pounds of cubes just for her. She started making milk and gaining weight. By spring we were fast friends.

Today when I go to the pasture she makes a point of being available to pet. If I am not paying enough attention to her she comes over and gives me a nudge. A nudge with a 75 pound head will let you know that you have company. I sold her half sister a while back, sixteen hundred and ten pounds.

Ox

JulieLou42 · #15 09/04/07, 02:19 AM

Cows in a pasture/field whenever seen on our many car trips always turned my head for some crazy reason, when other folks just pay no attention.

I was around them for a year and a half as a small girl in Vermont may be the reason, as my father's brothers had dairies. I suppose that's where I learned to like them lots.

When we had a coupla acres 30 years ago, first DH and I, he got us a Brown Swiss that was just like having a huge puppy dog, she was so affectionate and playful.

The one I have now is nice and easy to work with, too, but not such puppydog! I like her, too, lots...she's real steady and reliable, comes when called, easy to milk, friendly with most anyone of our neighbors.

I hope my next milker's as good a gal as she is! I'm looking for a smaller one, and will keep her as a brood cow.