Thu May 12, 2022 10:13 am
#1911202
TheFarmer wrote:
> 90% of the time they are being inquisitive, and if you stand and face them
> they'll get within a metre of you and stop, and just stare at you. The
> trouble is, as soon as you turn to walk away, they come right up behind you
> and will nudge you. It can be disconcerting. If you walk towards them
> they tend to disperse, albeit temporarily. The best thing to do is to try
> and avoid going near them in the first place, which avoids them coming
> over.
>
> The other 10% of the time, and normally when they have calves at foot, you
> need to be really careful. I've been butted, trampled and pushed up
> against a concrete wall by a young cow who thought I was going to harm her
> calf (I was only trying to give it an ear tag). They will quite literally
> trample you to death if they decide to, and their weight/strength is
> frightening. I escaped by sticking a finger in its eye and limping away to
> the gate before it could find me. I was very lucky indeed.
Frightening beasts indeed to us townies.
A lady near where I live walked into field of cows and was trampled.
She was lucky to get away with a little light grazing.
Sorry..... I've used it before but I just couldn't resist.
> 90% of the time they are being inquisitive, and if you stand and face them
> they'll get within a metre of you and stop, and just stare at you. The
> trouble is, as soon as you turn to walk away, they come right up behind you
> and will nudge you. It can be disconcerting. If you walk towards them
> they tend to disperse, albeit temporarily. The best thing to do is to try
> and avoid going near them in the first place, which avoids them coming
> over.
>
> The other 10% of the time, and normally when they have calves at foot, you
> need to be really careful. I've been butted, trampled and pushed up
> against a concrete wall by a young cow who thought I was going to harm her
> calf (I was only trying to give it an ear tag). They will quite literally
> trample you to death if they decide to, and their weight/strength is
> frightening. I escaped by sticking a finger in its eye and limping away to
> the gate before it could find me. I was very lucky indeed.
Frightening beasts indeed to us townies.
A lady near where I live walked into field of cows and was trampled.
She was lucky to get away with a little light grazing.
Sorry..... I've used it before but I just couldn't resist.
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