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Does every herd have a boss cow?
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<blockquote data-quote="MO_cows" data-source="post: 914156" data-attributes="member: 9169"><p>In my experience, albeit just a few years worth, I have observed a boss cow and a lead cow and they aren't necessarily the same cow. Our lead cow that everybody follows is not the same one that can push everybody else around. The lead cow had twins awhile back and we locked them in the corral the first couple nights to let her get used to keeping track of two, make it easier for both to get to nurse, etc. The rest of the cows never strayed far from the corral gate waiting for their leader. But it was a different cow that was dominant and could push everybody else around. We sold her last summer and the lead cow's daughter appears to be the new boss but not as pushy or aggressive as the old boss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MO_cows, post: 914156, member: 9169"] In my experience, albeit just a few years worth, I have observed a boss cow and a lead cow and they aren't necessarily the same cow. Our lead cow that everybody follows is not the same one that can push everybody else around. The lead cow had twins awhile back and we locked them in the corral the first couple nights to let her get used to keeping track of two, make it easier for both to get to nurse, etc. The rest of the cows never strayed far from the corral gate waiting for their leader. But it was a different cow that was dominant and could push everybody else around. We sold her last summer and the lead cow's daughter appears to be the new boss but not as pushy or aggressive as the old boss. [/QUOTE]
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