Bit of truth in it.

[malleefarmer]

One of the many reasons we get married

[littledoggie]

Bit of truth in this too:



- Texas Bix Bender

[Blaithin]

That one cow that doesn’t stick with the herd or do what the herd does is rarely ever (more like never) thought of as intelligent though.

Really that’s likely to be one of the first ones culled.

[littledoggie]

That one cow that doesn’t stick with the herd or do what the herd does is rarely ever (more like never) thought of as intelligent though.

Really that’s likely to be one of the first ones culled.

Hmm. Well that's a different way of looking at it. We must be of a different generation.



- Texas Bix Bender

[TOM4CWB]

That one cow that doesn’t stick with the herd or do what the herd does is rarely ever (more like never) thought of as intelligent though.

Really that’s likely to be one of the first ones culled.

Anyone who has worked with a herd [cattle, horses, dogs, etc] knows there is a definite authority structure... leaders and the last to come up or in... if they are all healthy... just like with people.

[burnt]

That one cow that doesn’t stick with the herd or do what the herd does is rarely ever (more like never) thought of as intelligent though.

Really that’s likely to be one of the first ones culled.

Seems like I have always culled on performance and temperament - she does her job well and doesn't try to kill me, she will have a long life on my farm.

Case in point - long time ago we had a big, slow old Simmental cow who always stayed out there longer and then took about 5 minutes longer to get to the destination. I hate waiting.

But she always raised an above average calf, or twins.

Often offside, but quite was quite secure in the herd.

Now if she would have been a gate crasher or fence jumper, her intelligence wouldn't have gotten much consideration either.

[Old Cowzilla]

Some cows find humans are just hard to train. You wont move them when their up to their bellies in grass or they have allready picked the corn cob off the plant and want to leave the rest. Good thing they can't call the ( human truck ) !!!!!!

[Blaithin]

Seems like I have always culled on performance and temperament - she does her job well and doesn't try to kill me, she will have a long life on my farm.

Case in point - long time ago we had a big, slow old Simmental cow who always stayed out there longer and then took about 5 minutes longer to get to the destination. I hate waiting.

But she always raised an above average calf, or twins.

Often offside, but quite was quite secure in the herd.

Now if she would have been a gate crasher or fence jumper, her intelligence wouldn't have gotten much consideration either.

I was referring more to the ones who’s head go up and run, usually the wrong direction, when trying to move. They don’t think they need to stay with the herd.

Or the ones that always need to climb through or jump over the fence because where the herd is is never good enough, they have to be somewhere else.

I like slow and steady and contemplative. The above mentioned two are not such enjoyable personalities.

[Guest]

always take the road less travelled
and don't follow the herd

[burnt]

always take the road less travelled
and don't follow the herd

That was my M O until the toeing bills got too high.
......

Edit: "toeing bills" LOL!