reeler":g4j0nupn said:
Nesikep":g4j0nupn said:
This was Tizia.. She didn't like the house cat either around her new calves.. after a while she was OK with them again though..
Our cows would chase the cat just for the fun of it usually.. same with the hens and the resident ravens that go around looking for some afterbirth.. They're especially fun to chase because they'll hop for a while before taking off
Thanks for sharing the pic of Tizia-she sure is a gorgeous girl! Strikingly similar to a favorite cow of mine, both in color & size. I miss my girl very much.My other cows had a healthy respect for her.Big girls like that have quite a presence about them. Hope you were able to keep some of Tizia's babies.
She wasn't a bossy cow, and for her size, not much of a fighter.. It was actually quite hilarious.. She LOVED attention, but her smaller, older sister, who was arthritic and about 17 years old would just look at her sideways and she'd cower away.. respect your elders!. OR ELSE!!
Unfortunately I only have one daughter of hers, Mega, and I sold one bull I kept intact, Hector.. I may buy/trade him back in a while though, I really like the calves he's made... Hector has his mothers vigilance as well, he's pretty cool and laid back, usually babysitting... until there's an intruder of any kind and then the war is on..as a yearling he beat up an older longhorn bull, and as a 2 year old he sent a big Angus bull back through the fence from whence he came.. Of course round bales are excellent practice!!
Sister Rosie (Saler sired)
Hector at 4 years old
at 3 years old
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj3vC0oLJY0
Mega as a long yearling
One of Hectors calves.. IIRC momma is a Jersey Herf cross, calf looks like papa though
Yeah.. I like talking about my cows!