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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17624"><p>When we got Granny she had a couple day old calf at side and would shake her head and paw the dirt. I found that the head shake was one thing, the dirt pawing was another. She only did that when a dog was around. If a dog got close she'ld try to kill it, if it kept it's distance she would run it down, then try to kill it. A neighbor turned loose his emus when he started loosing his...... on them. One got in the pasture and had the cows terrified, they look so goofy and alien when they run. I tried to herd it out, yeah right, doesn't work. I finally shot it and drug it out of the pasture. Granny now thinks I'm just a grand guy, she'll eat cubes out of our hands, but if you try to pet her she will step away and shake her head and blow snot. When we run her through the chute she will stop with her head just through the catch and wait to have it closed. She has given us some great heifers over the years (she slipped her calf this year so she'll be growing wheels shortly, but she's been the matriarch of the herd and just a darn good cow. With bulls, dominance is the key issue, with cows they seem to have room for another co-dominant being. If she actaully does anything agressive shoot her or ship her. If she's new to the place and you, give her a bit of time to see if she comes around, but don't let her see that your intimidated. The only time I had to do anything with granny was after her first calf here and she didn't want me near it. I yelled at her to knock off the crap (tone of voice) and she settled right down. Of course I kept the calf between her and me. Now when she calves I can go out and sit fairly close to her and she just goes ahead and does her thing. What I'm getting at is cows and bulls are different. Yes, agression can get you hurt(killed) but cows don;t seem to alwasy be on the prod and looking for something to play with or beat the crap out of. Let her get used to you and see if she comes around. I tend to give cows a bit more latitude, I won't let a bull have an inch, I'm just a softy for the ladies.</p><p></p><p>dun</p><p></p><p>> I'd get rid of her. Cows can be</p><p>> just as dangerous as bulls and can</p><p>> hurt you just as badly. Consider</p><p>> what the inconvenience alone would</p><p>> be if you were laid up with a</p><p>> broken leg, not to mention medical</p><p>> bills, etc. Don't take the chance.</p><p>> Good luck...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:dun@agserver.net">dun@agserver.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17624"] When we got Granny she had a couple day old calf at side and would shake her head and paw the dirt. I found that the head shake was one thing, the dirt pawing was another. She only did that when a dog was around. If a dog got close she'ld try to kill it, if it kept it's distance she would run it down, then try to kill it. A neighbor turned loose his emus when he started loosing his...... on them. One got in the pasture and had the cows terrified, they look so goofy and alien when they run. I tried to herd it out, yeah right, doesn't work. I finally shot it and drug it out of the pasture. Granny now thinks I'm just a grand guy, she'll eat cubes out of our hands, but if you try to pet her she will step away and shake her head and blow snot. When we run her through the chute she will stop with her head just through the catch and wait to have it closed. She has given us some great heifers over the years (she slipped her calf this year so she'll be growing wheels shortly, but she's been the matriarch of the herd and just a darn good cow. With bulls, dominance is the key issue, with cows they seem to have room for another co-dominant being. If she actaully does anything agressive shoot her or ship her. If she's new to the place and you, give her a bit of time to see if she comes around, but don't let her see that your intimidated. The only time I had to do anything with granny was after her first calf here and she didn't want me near it. I yelled at her to knock off the crap (tone of voice) and she settled right down. Of course I kept the calf between her and me. Now when she calves I can go out and sit fairly close to her and she just goes ahead and does her thing. What I'm getting at is cows and bulls are different. Yes, agression can get you hurt(killed) but cows don;t seem to alwasy be on the prod and looking for something to play with or beat the crap out of. Let her get used to you and see if she comes around. I tend to give cows a bit more latitude, I won't let a bull have an inch, I'm just a softy for the ladies. dun > I'd get rid of her. Cows can be > just as dangerous as bulls and can > hurt you just as badly. Consider > what the inconvenience alone would > be if you were laid up with a > broken leg, not to mention medical > bills, etc. Don't take the chance. > Good luck... [email=dun@agserver.net]dun@agserver.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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