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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1803238" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>Could be a change in season maybe coming out of winter, or as [USER=38038]@Dsth[/USER] said maybe a pecking order situation, but I'm not sure if either of those scenarios would cause more of the cows to be more aggressive than usual about protecting their calves.</p><p>I'm wondering about the predator angle too. I have noticed over the last several years our cows are more aggressive at calving time to the point that it's a majority of them now instead of just a few.</p><p>We are covered up with coyotes, and black buzzards. The buzzards are the biggest threat at this point. I can almost time the heighten aggressiveness to a particular year that we started having quite a bit of black bear activity around.</p><p>A bit before we started noticing bear activity, we found a several weeks old calf with a major and odd injury. It died soon after, and around that time found a weaned calf dead, and eaten on, which was extremely odd for us. Nothing else after that as far kills or injuries, but the presence of bears began to be very common. We noticed that the herd would be split into small groups here and there instead of being together as usual. I read that that was a sign of the presence of bears. After that summer and fall the presence of bears hasn't been as active, though we usually have a sighting or two every once in a while.</p><p>The cattle have herded back up normally now, but definitely more cows are aggressive at calving including some that were once easy to work around. I quit trying to work calves at birth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1803238, member: 24816"] Could be a change in season maybe coming out of winter, or as [USER=38038]@Dsth[/USER] said maybe a pecking order situation, but I’m not sure if either of those scenarios would cause more of the cows to be more aggressive than usual about protecting their calves. I’m wondering about the predator angle too. I have noticed over the last several years our cows are more aggressive at calving time to the point that it’s a majority of them now instead of just a few. We are covered up with coyotes, and black buzzards. The buzzards are the biggest threat at this point. I can almost time the heighten aggressiveness to a particular year that we started having quite a bit of black bear activity around. A bit before we started noticing bear activity, we found a several weeks old calf with a major and odd injury. It died soon after, and around that time found a weaned calf dead, and eaten on, which was extremely odd for us. Nothing else after that as far kills or injuries, but the presence of bears began to be very common. We noticed that the herd would be split into small groups here and there instead of being together as usual. I read that that was a sign of the presence of bears. After that summer and fall the presence of bears hasn’t been as active, though we usually have a sighting or two every once in a while. The cattle have herded back up normally now, but definitely more cows are aggressive at calving including some that were once easy to work around. I quit trying to work calves at birth. [/QUOTE]
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