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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 291745" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>I think when dealing with cows and bulls people ignore their instincts. Body language speaks for a lot in cattle and if you have been around cattle for awhile you will know what they are saying but your mind may not be processing it. Take the head shake someone mentioned earlier. A head shake can be mean, sassy or a bug up the nose. Your instinct will usually tell you which. People have to quit ignoring them. We try to use nothing but logic but that is what makes people go in with animals they don't trust instead of shipping or shooting them. We are shipping out one second calver in a couple of weeks. She is beautiful and has done nothing wrong. I tagged her calf in front of her last year but she makes me nervous. I am always watching that one and my instinct says one day she'll snap so she is gone. Maybe she never would have and I am getting rid of a good cow for no reason but I would rather be wrong than dead.</p><p></p><p>I also find it sad that in this story it sounds like just because the bull was in the corral their guard might have been down a bit. There are very few corrals that can hold a bull or even a cow when they get ticked and want through. Don't feel safe just because you are on the other side of the fence.</p><p></p><p>Of course if you work with any kind of animal long enough you will get hurt. Still feel safer with my calm cows than driving into the city with the maniacs though. ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 291745, member: 1258"] I think when dealing with cows and bulls people ignore their instincts. Body language speaks for a lot in cattle and if you have been around cattle for awhile you will know what they are saying but your mind may not be processing it. Take the head shake someone mentioned earlier. A head shake can be mean, sassy or a bug up the nose. Your instinct will usually tell you which. People have to quit ignoring them. We try to use nothing but logic but that is what makes people go in with animals they don't trust instead of shipping or shooting them. We are shipping out one second calver in a couple of weeks. She is beautiful and has done nothing wrong. I tagged her calf in front of her last year but she makes me nervous. I am always watching that one and my instinct says one day she'll snap so she is gone. Maybe she never would have and I am getting rid of a good cow for no reason but I would rather be wrong than dead. I also find it sad that in this story it sounds like just because the bull was in the corral their guard might have been down a bit. There are very few corrals that can hold a bull or even a cow when they get ticked and want through. Don't feel safe just because you are on the other side of the fence. Of course if you work with any kind of animal long enough you will get hurt. Still feel safer with my calm cows than driving into the city with the maniacs though. ;-) [/QUOTE]
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