Cows

[FightTheBan 1,147]

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

 

Ive seen a Freisian bull throw a grown man about the parlour to within an inch of his life, wouldn't call them docile.

 

General rule of thumb is don't trust ANY of them, no matter how docile you think they are or are of a certain breed.

Know a few farmers who would agree with me on that one.

 

FTB

[herdwick 52]

The galloways marked like saddlebacks are called Belted Galloways.

Galloways are all black and shaggy and wild.

When i first left school was sent out to bring a friesian heifer in that had just calved a galloway calf. Just as well I was young and fit in those days. Bloody calf was only about 2 hours old but it still took me 3 fields and a rugby tackle to catch it!!

[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

 

Ive seen a Freisian bull throw a grown man about the parlour to within an inch of his life, wouldn't call them docile.

 

General rule of thumb is don't trust ANY of them, no matter how docile you think they are or are of a certain breed.

Know a few farmers who would agree with me on that one.

 

FTB

 

talking about cows not bulls. previous posts ive put up in this topic voice my opinion on them...... never said anything about trusting them either. they aint pets. and there not mans best friend either.

[Tallyho 181]

They worry me to death, when i go lamping i will refuse point blank to go in a field regurdless of what there is to run in there if there are any cows , and the odd few times that i have had to in the past i will walk right round the edge of the field i feel safer if i know i got the fence or hedge behind me to jump over . :blush:

[FightTheBan 1,147]

Funniest event Ive had with Cattle is when I used to work with Highlanders (rough coat, big horns).

We had a wild bull that started jumping fences and decided to keep going.

 

We found him a couple of hours later, exhausted lying in a ditch.

 

Thinking he wouldn't be any bother, farm manager tied him to the land rover (2 months old) with a halter and a long length of rope.

 

Bull gets up, goes mad again and literally destroys the new land rover

The holes in the doors from his horns looked like it had been shot out with a 5o cal.

 

 

Wasn't funny at the time, but is now.

 

FTB

[FightTheBan 1,147]

 

talking about cows not bulls. previous posts ive put up in this topic voice my opinion on them...... never said anything about trusting them either. they aint pets. and there not mans best friend either.

 

 

Ken what you mean, but I dont think I would generalise a breed in that way.

 

Fresian Heifers are mad as too.

 

Get what your saying though

 

FTB

[CarraghsGem 92]

The galloways marked like saddlebacks are called Belted Galloways.

Galloways are all black and shaggy and wild.

When i first left school was sent out to bring a friesian heifer in that had just calved a galloway calf. Just as well I was young and fit in those days. Bloody calf was only about 2 hours old but it still took me 3 fields and a rugby tackle to catch it!!

 

glad we dont have them round these parts! sound like you need to stockproof the fences as if they were for deer when it comes to galloways, know what you felt like had to catch a few mental cattle in the past, never had a calf that wild though

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

 

Shurrup, not everybody is willing to ride bulls round the fields to prove a point

 

It's all well and good you lot, posting about different types of cattle and their temperaments, but with all the different breeds you're on about I'd have to carry a laminated folder with me for reference. I was born and raised in the city, they all look the bloody same to me!

[Lab 10,979]

I always stick to the edge of fields if i have the dogs in toe. I fear horses and cattle, anything that size can kill you easily without trying.

[Caravan Monster 323]

It doesn't work in every scenario, but I found it can work to down / stay the dog, walk across the 'occupied' field alone, and call the dog over when you reach the next gate or stile. I found the cows are generally (not always) uninterested in a lone human. The dog will normally run across the field to you so fast, they won't even see her.

 

Was once chased out of a field by a herd of shetland ponies that I didn't know were there until I heard the thundering hooves in the dark. Funny to look back on, but feckin scary at the time.

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

 

Was once chased out of a field by a herd of shetland ponies that I didn't know were there until I heard the thundering hooves in the dark. Funny to look back on, but feckin scary at the time.

 

Who'd have thought shetland ponies could have thundering hooves!!! :11:

[herdwick 52]

 

Shurrup, not everybody is willing to ride bulls round the fields to prove a point

 

It's all well and good you lot, posting about different types of cattle and their temperaments, but with all the different breeds you're on about I'd have to carry a laminated folder with me for reference. I was born and raised in the city, they all look the bloody same to me!

Could probably get one of these laminated folders you're on about from "Farmer's Weekly"

Dont forget a torch so you can read it in the dark

[jasper65 6]

they scare the crap out of me LG. once had a heard chase me across a field when I was younger when I had our old Lab on the lead. had another time when a Goshawk took a Rabbit in a cow field! as soon as I hopped over the fence they started running across the field to us, the guy who was with us didn't care less about them and somehow moved them on but I was messing it...

 

I think they're best carved up on a plate ....

 

Jasp

[staffs riffraff 1,068]

hate them and horses had 2 bad experiances with cows when i was 14 chased me what seemed like forever then nocked me flyin the second one chased me it had 1 horn it must of been an inch away for 10 seconds till i cleared the fence my mates were pissing themselves

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

 

Shurrup, not everybody is willing to ride bulls round the fields to prove a point

 

It's all well and good you lot, posting about different types of cattle and their temperaments, but with all the different breeds you're on about I'd have to carry a laminated folder with me for reference. I was born and raised in the city, they all look the bloody same to me!

Could probably get one of these laminated folders you're on about from "Farmer's Weekly"

Dont forget a torch so you can read it in the dark

 

How on earth would I have time to read that when I'm so busy running away?

 

Jasp, the irony is that I don't even like the beef in this country. To me it just tastes .... wrong. I almost never eat it. If only they would understand that I come in peace and mean no harm