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<blockquote data-quote="cowgirl8" data-source="post: 1329528" data-attributes="member: 22072"><p>Man, you have 2 things working against you. Nearby hangout and no way to get rid of a dead animal quick. You aren't going to make a dent in them by shooting them. Your only defense is watching and doing what you can to keep them from watching your herd. They are so tricky. I had a cow once have just a tad of trouble and once they see they can creep up on a down cow they go to work. If they can get just one bite on a calf coming out, two days later the calf is all infected. If you don't pay attention to that the birds get what they were after a few days later. Most times they go for heifers because they tend to get all wrapped up in their labor. Let those birds know this and before she knows it they've eaten on her too. They call their friends in that are watching up high, you go out to two dead animals. It's one reason we go for tiny heifer calves. They have to come out fast or if we aren't around it's curtains for that heifers calf. </p><p>They will eat a dead friend. Putting dead ones around does not work if you have a bad problem with them. Nothing keeps them away besides showing them there is nothing to eat there. And then they still come around when there is. And what is sad is that I spend my days during calving season plotting against these beast, I know that my success means someone else who isn't watching is losing animals. When I go to the feed stores or vet, you'll hear others telling how many they've lost. I've lost 0 in years. I will not leave a newborn calf with a cow who has not shed her afterbirth. I sit there sometimes for hours waiting. </p><p>And as far as shooting them. I live with the best shooters and they are no match for these birds. One here one there, not going to make a difference. What I would like to do is set a dead cow out and set a water bottle filled with tannerite and pennies. Wait 300 yards away and get there before dark so they don't see you hiding. When the hoard comes..........boom!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowgirl8, post: 1329528, member: 22072"] Man, you have 2 things working against you. Nearby hangout and no way to get rid of a dead animal quick. You aren't going to make a dent in them by shooting them. Your only defense is watching and doing what you can to keep them from watching your herd. They are so tricky. I had a cow once have just a tad of trouble and once they see they can creep up on a down cow they go to work. If they can get just one bite on a calf coming out, two days later the calf is all infected. If you don't pay attention to that the birds get what they were after a few days later. Most times they go for heifers because they tend to get all wrapped up in their labor. Let those birds know this and before she knows it they've eaten on her too. They call their friends in that are watching up high, you go out to two dead animals. It's one reason we go for tiny heifer calves. They have to come out fast or if we aren't around it's curtains for that heifers calf. They will eat a dead friend. Putting dead ones around does not work if you have a bad problem with them. Nothing keeps them away besides showing them there is nothing to eat there. And then they still come around when there is. And what is sad is that I spend my days during calving season plotting against these beast, I know that my success means someone else who isn't watching is losing animals. When I go to the feed stores or vet, you'll hear others telling how many they've lost. I've lost 0 in years. I will not leave a newborn calf with a cow who has not shed her afterbirth. I sit there sometimes for hours waiting. And as far as shooting them. I live with the best shooters and they are no match for these birds. One here one there, not going to make a difference. What I would like to do is set a dead cow out and set a water bottle filled with tannerite and pennies. Wait 300 yards away and get there before dark so they don't see you hiding. When the hoard comes..........boom! [/QUOTE]
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