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Tagging and The Book of Cows
191 just went into the book with 102 and 59. The book of cows that are not nice when they have a baby. The book of cows that may hurt you if you give them the chance. Most of our cows will not “take” you. You can walk through them anytime and they really don’t care. However, if they have a calf, especially a new born, it’s a whole nother ballgame. The game? Trying to guess how momma cow is going to react when it’s time to tag her newborn calf. Through the years, we’ve got pretty creative to get the calf tagged if the momma was snotty. A lot…
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‘Twas the Week before Christmas on the Farm
‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the farm,all the critters were stirrin’, even the cats in the barn.The work gloves were hung by the chimney with care,in hopes of them dryin’ by the warm fire’s air.The cattle were nestled, all snug in straw beds,mooing ever so softly, as their Farmer counted heads.“Christmas is comin’,” they heard their Farmer say.“Best do some shoppin’ or I’ll be sleepin’ in the hay.I’m headin’ to town to buy my wife a nice gift.You all best be good! I’ll be back in a jiff.” “Christmas is coming.” the cows said with a moo.As they chewed on their cud, they said, “We’ll prepare too!”“What’s…
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A Run-in with a Cow
My Farmer had a run-in with one of his cows a few weeks ago. This is not a new thing. He has had many run-ins with his cows and a few times with his bulls. This one was different. He says it was the hardest he has ever been hit. Working with cattle can be very dangerous. My Farmer has always told me to never turn your back on the animal and always be prepared for the unexpected. Which is extremely good advice. Yet sometimes, no matter how prepared or careful you think you are, shit happens. We were working all the cattle, cows calves and bulls, meaning we were…
