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<blockquote data-quote="gman4691" data-source="post: 1838851" data-attributes="member: 43107"><p>Over the holidays, we had my daughter and her future husband over. The cows were in a pasture right next to the house and I was going to give them some cubes. With them being that close to the house, it was pretty convenient. I was going to give them 2 bags and asked the future son-in-law if he wanted to walk out there with me and pour out some cubes for the cows. He was eager to do so. When we went through the gate, I noticed the cows were pretty stand-offish. When I feed them like that, they crowd around and can't wait for me to pull the string on the feed bag. I never try to pet them and they probably wouldn't let me if I wanted to but with a stranger in the pasture, they were a unusually hesitant. They came straight to the feed I poured out but wouldn't come near his until we went back through the gate. Maybe because they were half-wild when I started taking care of them and spent about 3 or 4 years getting them re-domesticated, they have become comfortable with me...not pets by any stretch of the imagination but just familiar with me and how I interact with them. I agree with most who advise against interacting with unfamiliar animals. Enjoy watching the cows but keep interactions with them to a bare minimum. They, too, are creatures of habit and are probably accustomed to the way the owner interacts with them. A stranger introduces uncertainty and unfamiliarity and may throw them off of whatever routine(s) they follow which may result in unpredictable behavior on their part.</p><p></p><p>As for the discussions on leases and such, the stuff discussed in this thread are some of the very reasons I won't lease my land to anyone or try to lease someone else's land for my own use. Like unfamiliar animals, there are too many things that can go wrong. I know a good many people who do both and it seems to work for them...it's just not my cup of tea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gman4691, post: 1838851, member: 43107"] Over the holidays, we had my daughter and her future husband over. The cows were in a pasture right next to the house and I was going to give them some cubes. With them being that close to the house, it was pretty convenient. I was going to give them 2 bags and asked the future son-in-law if he wanted to walk out there with me and pour out some cubes for the cows. He was eager to do so. When we went through the gate, I noticed the cows were pretty stand-offish. When I feed them like that, they crowd around and can't wait for me to pull the string on the feed bag. I never try to pet them and they probably wouldn't let me if I wanted to but with a stranger in the pasture, they were a unusually hesitant. They came straight to the feed I poured out but wouldn't come near his until we went back through the gate. Maybe because they were half-wild when I started taking care of them and spent about 3 or 4 years getting them re-domesticated, they have become comfortable with me...not pets by any stretch of the imagination but just familiar with me and how I interact with them. I agree with most who advise against interacting with unfamiliar animals. Enjoy watching the cows but keep interactions with them to a bare minimum. They, too, are creatures of habit and are probably accustomed to the way the owner interacts with them. A stranger introduces uncertainty and unfamiliarity and may throw them off of whatever routine(s) they follow which may result in unpredictable behavior on their part. As for the discussions on leases and such, the stuff discussed in this thread are some of the very reasons I won't lease my land to anyone or try to lease someone else's land for my own use. Like unfamiliar animals, there are too many things that can go wrong. I know a good many people who do both and it seems to work for them...it's just not my cup of tea. [/QUOTE]
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