Cows

[lord of the fens 23]

Out walking a year ago with the bull terrier,who interestingly dreads cows.Well some young heffers began to chase the mutt around the field,I am not in the least bit nervy around cattle and am usually the 1st to check out if the bull in the next field is calm or not.So after a few laps of the field the dog decides to run back to Daddy(thats me),he runs past me and I turn to stop the ever nearing cattle but I left it a tad too late,the first cow swerved and missed me and I jumped into the path of another and recieved a ferocious head butt into the back from bovine no.2.I was down and out for a minute or so and couldnt catch my breath.I scrambled to my knees as I knew if I didnt I was maybe in trouble.I staggered over to the ditch and onto the road.I was well banged up I have to say,unable to catch my breath and like a knife through my back with the pain.I found the dog hiding under the car and if I were capable I could have choked the bloody coward.Took me a week or so to come right after it.I still have no fear of cattle but watch with a little more care these days,Ive always avoided cows with calves,your only asking for trouble geting between a new born baby and its mother.They charge like nutters but after the initial run they just go around you and then give you that vacant stare,stupid animals that they are.

 

Was the cow ok?

[Rhodey 96]

One permission me and a friend shoot on is his in laws dairy farm, there is a sign on one gate "Bull in field" even tho its a fresian its soft as toffee unlike normal fresians. Anyway upon coming to the gate on night before climbing over we spotted a nice half grown rabbit 30 yards away that was shot and we sent the young lad with us to collect it he said he wouldn't go in because of the bull. We called him all the usual names "you great fu**ing jessy" " you tart" etc. Me and my mate hopped over to collect it not a care in the world only to find the bull wasn't old doppy mcfresian but a young jersey that wasn't happy about us being near his heifers I haven't got over a gate so quick in my life. As you can imagine we have'nt lived it down yet.

[AL BUNDY 45]

is this a the second post about a cow recently

[Rhodey 96]

 

common breeds that are docile in general;

freisian;- black + white, red + white dairy cow, tall + boney

belgian blue;- meat breed, often blue but come in many colours, look like they are on steroids

charolais;- meat breed, big + cream colour

aberdeen angus;- meat breed, black no horns, no white markings

hereford;- dark red cow with white face

simmentals;- similar to the hereford

dexter;- dwarf breed, black, dual purpose

 

less docile breeds,

limousin;- ginger-red meat cow, dual purpose

jersey;- bulls of this breed are particularly ill-tempered very pretty small dairy breed, long eyelashes, cream-fawn colour

 

 

All fresian bulls i've had dealings with are all ba****ds.

 

The worst cows have to be charolais's imo

[lord of the fens 23]

is this a the second post about a cow recently

 

What makes you think that mate?

[AL BUNDY 45]

is this a the second post about a cow recently

 

What makes you think that mate?

certain i read somthing about a cow last week.

[lord of the fens 23]

is this a the second post about a cow recently

 

What makes you think that mate?

certain i read somthing about a cow last week.

 

f**k me I'm slow............ your talking about ethyl..... bill and bens bird.

[CarraghsGem 92]

common breeds that are docile in general;

freisian;- black + white, red + white dairy cow, tall + boney

belgian blue;- meat breed, often blue but come in many colours, look like they are on steroids

charolais;- meat breed, big + cream colour

aberdeen angus;- meat breed, black no horns, no white markings

hereford;- dark red cow with white face

simmentals;- similar to the hereford

dexter;- dwarf breed, black, dual purpose

 

less docile breeds,

limousin;- ginger-red meat cow, dual purpose

jersey;- bulls of this breed are particularly ill-tempered very pretty small dairy breed, long eyelashes, cream-fawn colour

 

 

All fresian bulls i've had dealings with are all ba****ds.

 

The worst cows have to be charolais's imo

 

charlaois are gentle giants not known a bad purebred one yet, not had any dealings with freisian bulls as most dairys round my way use AI but most freisian cows ive had dealings with were docile.

[Fabapocalypse 35]

I sometimes get these "None shall pass!" moments...

 

 

These are big girls, I'm about 5ft 10in tall and she's over my head. They're not so bad though; my lurcher totally ignores them but the staff I sometimes look after won't go past them. I had to chase this lot up the field (to the left) and get along the path (on the right), bustling the staff along, before they pootled back down again.

 

They're quite docile once they've had their calves a while. They just get in the way!

 

In Suffolk a while back the bull in with a herd of Red Polls took exception to us even being on the footpath outside his field and indicated that he would like it very much if we walked the long, road way home to avoid him if it was all the same to us. He's known in the area for being a bit tasty, but even the cows are a lot "wilder" than the cows I'm used to coming across.

[herdwick 52]

As a rule of thumb, any dairy bred bulls (friesian, guernsey, jersey ayreshire....) are to be avoided like the plague. When I was a kid we had guernsey bulls. They were kept chained up and only got out of their box on the bull pole and only if there were 2 or 3 people available to handle them. After they were 18 months old they were never put out with the cows as they were just too unpredictable.

Beef bred bulls are usually quiet enough providing they are running with cows, but they do have off days!! One habit which suckler cows have is to leave their calf in the hedge, while they graze nearby. If you get between the cow and calf, look out.

 

As has been said, cross bred limousin can be a bit flighty, but top of the nutter stakes must go to the pure or cross bred galloway.

 

The photos are 2 bulls I own, or used to. Father and son. The old fella (pic no 1) has gone now, but still have the youngster.

Edited September 27, 2010 by herdwick

[CarraghsGem 92]

As a rule of thumb, any dairy bred bulls (friesian, guernsey, jersey ayreshire....) are to be avoided like the plague. When I was a kid we had guernsey bulls. They were kept chained up and only got out of their box on the bull pole and only if there were 2 or 3 people available to handle them. After they were 18 months old they were never put out with the cows as they were just too unpredictable.

Beef bred bulls are usually quiet enough providing they are running with cows, but they do have off days!! One habit which suckler cows have is to leave their calf in the hedge, while they graze nearby. If you get between the cow and calf, look out.

 

As has been said, cross bred limousin can be a bit flighty, but top of the nutter stakes must go to the pure or cross bred galloway.

 

The photos are 2 bulls I own, or used to. Father and son. The old fella (pic no 1) has gone now, but still have the youngster.

 

luckily we dont have galloways round these parts, we do have shorthorns but most round here are crossbred

those galoways;- are they the ones that have markings like saddleback pigs?

Edited September 27, 2010 by CarraghsGem

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

Cheers for the close-up shot Fab - I nearly fell off my chair then "what is your favourite colour ..."

 

I must say, I feel much better about being scared now - at least I'm not alone in my irrational fear.

[Malt 379]

I must say, I feel much better about being scared now - at least I'm not alone in my irrational fear.

 

 

It's not irrational to be scared of something that can genuinely hurt you!

 

 

[snoopdog 1,256]

[zap 4]

i hate the fecking things best place for them is on a plate with some pepper sauce