Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
How dumb do you like your cows?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="WAguy" data-source="post: 437048" data-attributes="member: 4335"><p>I stand corrected. I have 3 turkeys who are dumb. I had heard modern turkeys can't breed naturally, but made the wrong connection.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, back to cows. As a teenager, we had a Brown Swiss milk cow a rancher had out on the range and gave us as partial payment for hay. I was a wide receiver on the football team, and she put my speed to the test when it came milking time. I'd finally get around her after a hundred yards or so, then she'd head up and dive into the aspen grove. I'd finally dig her out and head her to the milking shed, which she would run around in circles trying to lose me til finally giving up.</p><p></p><p>I came to understand why a milk cow had been turned out on the range - she was smart and wild enough to survive.</p><p></p><p>I hear alot of people knock angus for lacking docility, but if that's often associated with stupidity, maybe you don't always want it. I have read that docility reduces mothering ability.</p><p></p><p>I had assumed that because she was wilder, I should eat my one calf, and keep the dumber heifer. I'm starting to think smarter is more fun. I have to push the dumb one everywhere - can't herd her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WAguy, post: 437048, member: 4335"] I stand corrected. I have 3 turkeys who are dumb. I had heard modern turkeys can't breed naturally, but made the wrong connection. Anyway, back to cows. As a teenager, we had a Brown Swiss milk cow a rancher had out on the range and gave us as partial payment for hay. I was a wide receiver on the football team, and she put my speed to the test when it came milking time. I'd finally get around her after a hundred yards or so, then she'd head up and dive into the aspen grove. I'd finally dig her out and head her to the milking shed, which she would run around in circles trying to lose me til finally giving up. I came to understand why a milk cow had been turned out on the range - she was smart and wild enough to survive. I hear alot of people knock angus for lacking docility, but if that's often associated with stupidity, maybe you don't always want it. I have read that docility reduces mothering ability. I had assumed that because she was wilder, I should eat my one calf, and keep the dumber heifer. I'm starting to think smarter is more fun. I have to push the dumb one everywhere - can't herd her. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
How dumb do you like your cows?
Top