denoginnizer
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Why do cows always chase after a cow when its dead and you drag it out of the field?
I believe it's like a chain of command being broken, and whatever seniority that particular head had,is gone.denoginnizer":23lxd572 said:Why do cows always chase after a cow when its dead and you drag it out of the field?
denoginnizer":2ubamqj9 said:Why do cows always chase after a cow when its dead and you drag it out of the field?
dun":2b4pvxj9 said:Sorta the same but really different. On the old farm someone turn lose an Emu that was running all over the pasture. The cows were totaly in a panic. I went back and shot it and dragged it out of the pasture through a back gate and into the woods. Granny had alwasy been very aloof and didn;t particularly like me in the pastures. At calving time she would lead the cows and calves at a slow walk to the furthest point from where I was. After I disposed of the emu she went bakc ot where I had shot it and scent trailed it (nose to the ground like a hound) all the way to the back gate. A little while later I went out to fix the fences that had been broken down by the cows plowing through them (5 strand barned) and Granny brought the whole herd down to where I was working and just laid down. From then on she was a different cow. It was as if she figured I had finally proved some worth to them.
Caustic Burno":3fe9pbyu said:dun":3fe9pbyu said:Sorta the same but really different. On the old farm someone turn lose an Emu that was running all over the pasture. The cows were totaly in a panic. I went back and shot it and dragged it out of the pasture through a back gate and into the woods. Granny had alwasy been very aloof and didn;t particularly like me in the pastures. At calving time she would lead the cows and calves at a slow walk to the furthest point from where I was. After I disposed of the emu she went bakc ot where I had shot it and scent trailed it (nose to the ground like a hound) all the way to the back gate. A little while later I went out to fix the fences that had been broken down by the cows plowing through them (5 strand barned) and Granny brought the whole herd down to where I was working and just laid down. From then on she was a different cow. It was as if she figured I had finally proved some worth to them.
They can sure get worked up over something new, neighbor a few years back bought some barbado sheep, they got in the south end of the pasture. All the cows went out the north end.
bigbull338":2lzu4ver said:cows know when one of the herd dies.an they morn the death an pay respect in their own way.as to the following of the dragging.they want to see where you put the dead cows or calves.
SPRINGER FARMS MURRAY GRE":2695xckp said:bigbull338":2695xckp said:cows know when one of the herd dies.an they morn the death an pay respect in their own way.as to the following of the dragging.they want to see where you put the dead cows or calves.
Agreed,I have seen this happen.
denoginnizer":3hb4x6gm said:Why do cows always chase after a cow when its dead and you drag it out of the field?