Posted by Tony in Mass. on March 13, 2012 at 18:46:36 from (76.118.216.103):
In Reply to: Kicking cows! posted by JayinNY on March 12, 2012 at 14:55:37:
I was going to leave this alone. But holy cow. Some comments make someone think they either never been near livestock, or should never be near them. First off. Is there dogs involved in this? I helped one guy with dogs yapping all over, nipping at the heals as they came in, they ALL kicked like mules, if they weren't needing to be milked, they would split the scene for sure. Another fellow had no dogs in or out. Kept the herd in all winter, so they all needed to be clipped. 100 head, only one kicker, she had pink eye and blind in both eyes, so really high strung. Everyone else stood there and took it like girl wanting a new hair do. Your beefers tied up like that got to see you as much every day as a milker. That's the only way they will ...act like a milk cow. That bull is a different animal than the rest, but it might be the sound- or fear- of the shovel. Especially since he can't see what you are doing back there. Get a plastic snow shovel and just scoop and toss the new bedding, while you talk to him. I found cows aren't like horses, they didn't grow up with people poking with their feet all the time. Kicking can be just a reflex of the shovel hitting the hoof when scrapping, like, they have an instinct to react to something bugging their feet. That reminds me of all the people in the now dried up gofer hole free zone. I never met a cow that ever stepped in on or near anything suspicious. They take care of their feet better than most humans. Or, get a big iron pipe and clobber every one of them every day.
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