Scary Cows

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Meta menardi

Many traits can be bred into cattle, one of the most easy is docility, so most cattle have become much more placid. Charolais cattle are pretty well creamy in colour, you may be thinking of Limousin cattle if they are creamy and brown. I find unknown cattle something I want to watch carefully, being brave with animals that big is foolhardy, but by and large cattle are fairly safe to walk through.

Quite some time ago I was asked to go and milk for the guy down the road as he had medical probs. I went down about 5.00 am to get the cows in, there was a lovely mist promising a hot day soon. As I called them in and walked the field, out of the mist loomed a very large bull, kicking up lumps of turf and having a good roar. Well, I just let him go through the parlour with the cows and didn't attempt to put the machine on him. The guy I was milking for said that he was harmless.

O dog or a fox is a real No-No with cattle, fatalities have occurred where people have kept their dog close to them and the cattle have gone for the dog. Always let the dog go, it will be OK as it is faster than cattle.

That brings a smile to my face! The thought of a bull passing through the stalls with his ladies!

One of my visits to Devon the group of heifers belted over towards me and lined up by the gate that I was hoping to climb over, I noticed fairly quickly that the cow nearest to me, right at the front of the herd had a ring though its nose and a higher poll on its head and oh yes those are not udders!! I gave that field a miss that time!!