farmer IMPALED by cow horn

[GoatNamedDunn]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...inch-horn.html

and everyone wonders why I love polled critters so much

[ladycat]

Yikes!

[bigmudder77]

ouch that would hurt

thats why we burned them off as calves

[Wags]

Ouch! And people were actually trying to talk me into not dehorning the two heifers I just got.

[RiverPines]

From the article:

"It's strange because I reared that cow from birth and she's never been aggressive before."

This is so typical. And people, even here, argue with me when I say never trust livestock, be it sheep, goat or chicken!

I don't care if it was a bottle baby and is a nice ram, ewe, or buck, doe or roo, hen, (the roo/hen wouldn't be a bottle baby I hope), you can not trust anything with horns, hooves, or spurs or sharp beaks!
There are no 'nice' horned or spurred livestock, only "It's strange because I reared that cow from birth and she's never been aggressive before."

And if it does have a weapon built in (there are always hooves or a beak that can do some major damage)...remember a 200 pound animal can hurt you too, by weight alone! Little Johny or Little Sue should not be alone with the cute doe or ewe or any livestock that is 'nice'.

Guess what can happen if a 200 pound bottle baby or nice critter just lays down on a 65 pound human?
Even a hen can peck an eye out of a caught off guard human.

Or how about a 135 pound human getting accidentally pushed into a fence post by nice livestock?

Gosh awhile back in the news an older lady was killed when her 'nice' llama tried to make 'nice' and crushed her.

Never trust your livestock!

The best quote from that article...

I am certainly going to be more cautious around the herd in future.

Never trust your livestock, unless you would like a lesson too in the risk of livestock ownership.

[sammyd]

The nicest most gentle never bothered anyone cow in our herd once broke 2 of my moms ribs by knocking her down and bulling her into the ground. We were very glad horns were not allowed on the farm.

[GBov]

Originally Posted by RiverPines

From the article:


This is so typical. And people, even here, argue with me when I say never trust livestock, be it sheep, goat or chicken!

I don't care if it was a bottle baby and is a nice ram, ewe, or buck, doe or roo, hen, (the roo/hen wouldn't be a bottle baby I hope), you can not trust anything with horns, hooves, or spurs or sharp beaks!
There are no 'nice' horned or spurred livestock, only "It's strange because I reared that cow from birth and she's never been aggressive before."

And if it does have a weapon built in (there are always hooves or a beak that can do some major damage)...remember a 200 pound animal can hurt you too, by weight alone! Little Johny or Little Sue should not be alone with the cute doe or ewe or any livestock that is 'nice'.

Guess what can happen if a 200 pound bottle baby or nice critter just lays down on a 65 pound human?
Even a hen can peck an eye out of a caught off guard human.

Or how about a 135 pound human getting accidentally pushed into a fence post by nice livestock?

Gosh awhile back in the news an older lady was killed when her 'nice' llama tried to make 'nice' and crushed her.

Never trust your livestock!

The best quote from that article...

Never trust your livestock, unless you would like a lesson too in the risk of livestock ownership.

Oh, go on, dont hold back............tell us how you REALLY feel!

Sorry, I couldnt resist but you are absolutly right, never trust any animal fully, not even the family dog (who now wears a shock collar to "remind" her that the kids are higher in the pack than she is) because all it takes is once.

[bigmudder77]

lol very true never trust live stock we had a really nice jersey milking cow i meanso nice we could walk up to her in the feild and milk her and she would just stand there well i was laying down straw from a round bale one day and this nice cow came up from behind and jumped on me (she was in heat or some other cow and and it got her messed up) well i seen her hoof out of the corner of my eye and ducked and rolled over the gate we had there. after that i never turn my back or take my eye off a cow or even a calf cause it does take only once

just last nite i have to bottle feed 2 of my 3 calves that should of been off milk and this black one came running at me cause he seen the bottle well i pushed him out of the way and looked at the jersey and he was charging at me i dont know how i did it but i got my body out of his way and grabbed his neck/head area and pulled down grabbed his foot and he went down pretty hard and i jumpped up and like grabbed his head and keep him held down till he calmed down and stopped kicking

i never trusted him and always keep my eye on him but that stupid black calf side tracked me and the jersey knew it and came after me im just glad there still some what small

it is very true never trust any animal

i trust my dogs with me and thats it one is a puppy and is really nice but bites some times but i think he is just playing cause it dont hurt

the other is some mix dog we got and she is MEAN she like me and the wife and her parents and thats about it i dont trust her with ANY ONE other than 4 people every one else she barks at and her hair stands up. but i think she was abused as a puppy we got here around 5-6months old and we got her from some woman with alot of kids that was giving them away cause her dog had puppies from another dog down the road. so we got one shes really smart but she hates every one dont know how to change that but shes like 3 years old now and we just got use to it

i always have way to long of stories sorry

[bumpus]

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A cow can throw it's head sideways to knock a fly of her back, and If your to close you are hit with a head or horns wear ever it swings.


bumpus
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[shagerman]

i had a cow a couple of years ago chase me down , we were gonna have a bon fire all the cows were down by the bon fire, this paticular one was laying down and the dogs came down and went to play with her calf. well up she came and i was the only thing there ,the dogs left,lol. i ran behind a tree that had a v in it, she came from the other side stuck her head threw the v ,thank god i didnt have that 1500 lb cow on me, then she just walked away, but if she puts her head down im out of there, no ands /ifs or buts/she is also the boss of the group.

[TedH71]

That's why you need to have herding/cur type dogs with you. They'll make sure the cow leaves you alone.