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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 1130745" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>Hi Doc.</p><p>My whole herd follows me. Onehundredthirty cows this year but it's been a lot bigger than that too.</p><p></p><p>There's a time for leading and there's a time for driving and there's days when it's best just to stand and call.</p><p></p><p>With daily shifts on rotational grazing most of the time the cows simply wait by the fence reel looking at the long grass. When they know it's moving time but they can't see long grass, driving them is too hard. Usually I walk a little way into the herd, some of the leaders see me and when they move towards me the whole herd follows, no stragglers, I just walk out the gate with them following behind (and if they're a bit exciteable, staying pretty alert and using my arms to make them keep their distance from me).</p><p>As long as they're motivated to move and the whole herd is in sight of each other, no problems...</p><p>mind you I called them down to cross the road one time and the whole herd came and left one cow lying down fast asleep on the hill. About the last five cows were crossing when she woke up and realised she was being left behind and came running.</p><p></p><p>There's a lot in the industry - vets, truckies, anyone who has to handle cattle strange to them - have told me the world would be a much better place if every cattle man moved slowly and quietly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 1130745, member: 9267"] Hi Doc. My whole herd follows me. Onehundredthirty cows this year but it's been a lot bigger than that too. There's a time for leading and there's a time for driving and there's days when it's best just to stand and call. With daily shifts on rotational grazing most of the time the cows simply wait by the fence reel looking at the long grass. When they know it's moving time but they can't see long grass, driving them is too hard. Usually I walk a little way into the herd, some of the leaders see me and when they move towards me the whole herd follows, no stragglers, I just walk out the gate with them following behind (and if they're a bit exciteable, staying pretty alert and using my arms to make them keep their distance from me). As long as they're motivated to move and the whole herd is in sight of each other, no problems... mind you I called them down to cross the road one time and the whole herd came and left one cow lying down fast asleep on the hill. About the last five cows were crossing when she woke up and realised she was being left behind and came running. There's a lot in the industry - vets, truckies, anyone who has to handle cattle strange to them - have told me the world would be a much better place if every cattle man moved slowly and quietly. [/QUOTE]
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