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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1171835" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I think our neighbors start to know the drill around here.. BANG!, and a couple minutes later the backhoe is at work!, Do it for cows as well as 'other' animals. Frozen ground doesn't work well though.</p><p></p><p>Cows definitely an 'emptiness' when a member of the herd dies. The big steer I sold to a friend a couple years back became best friends with his bull, and the bull went ballistic for days after Joules was put in the freezer. By friend put the hide in a burn pile, and the bull was out there in a torrential rain, digging it all back up. </p><p></p><p>I definitely notice the "sister groups" too, and there are some cows that other cows just CAN'T STAND to be around (CT is a bit like that). My old cow was always VERY aware of what was going on at the "udder end", and always knew if there was a milk thief around. One year she had a bit a late calf, so I left her with her calf (a replacement heifer), and the rest of the freshly weaned replacement heifers together. She had 1 granddaughter there, and would let her nurse.. I have a very good picture of this 16 year old cow, about 1300 lbs, with two 650 lb heifers nursing on her,.. sure made her look good! I also find cows are 'nicer' to their close relatives.</p><p></p><p>I used to have a pretty spooky heifer that was halterbroke, and I'd lead her around the yard to eat grass. One day we skinned a deer in front of the shop, and she NEVER AGAIN would go by the place, always had to walk around the long way. I think some are far more sensitive than others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1171835, member: 9096"] I think our neighbors start to know the drill around here.. BANG!, and a couple minutes later the backhoe is at work!, Do it for cows as well as 'other' animals. Frozen ground doesn't work well though. Cows definitely an 'emptiness' when a member of the herd dies. The big steer I sold to a friend a couple years back became best friends with his bull, and the bull went ballistic for days after Joules was put in the freezer. By friend put the hide in a burn pile, and the bull was out there in a torrential rain, digging it all back up. I definitely notice the "sister groups" too, and there are some cows that other cows just CAN'T STAND to be around (CT is a bit like that). My old cow was always VERY aware of what was going on at the "udder end", and always knew if there was a milk thief around. One year she had a bit a late calf, so I left her with her calf (a replacement heifer), and the rest of the freshly weaned replacement heifers together. She had 1 granddaughter there, and would let her nurse.. I have a very good picture of this 16 year old cow, about 1300 lbs, with two 650 lb heifers nursing on her,.. sure made her look good! I also find cows are 'nicer' to their close relatives. I used to have a pretty spooky heifer that was halterbroke, and I'd lead her around the yard to eat grass. One day we skinned a deer in front of the shop, and she NEVER AGAIN would go by the place, always had to walk around the long way. I think some are far more sensitive than others. [/QUOTE]
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