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Barnyard Buddies:  Just Another Cow? Not!  |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 07 2010 : 8:40:32 PM
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We took Mazie the heifer about a mile up the road last month to be bred to a Black Angus bull. I miss her. Roxie misses her too. Goats just are not the same as a big red cow. I have seen her a few times since. But she's just a part of a herd of cows now.
Until I drive up. I can hardly tell which one she is til she sees me. Then I'll call her name and she comes running to the fence like a big ole red puppy dog with it's tail wagging. Happy to see me too. It's so cute. All the other cows just look at me and walk away. Or run. They are not people cows like Mazie is. She's my cow. I love her. I want her back home. I need a trailor. I can borrow my friend's trailor Friday. Then she is coming back home.
And hopefully next March or April we will have a cute little calf again at Outback Farm!
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
Edited by - kristin sherrill on Jul 07 2010 8:42:42 PM |
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Tina Kay
True Blue Farmgirl
107 Posts
Tina Kay
Deary
ID
USA
107 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2010 : 9:09:04 PM
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I think that is the greatest thing I have ever read. My dream pets are a chicken and a cow. Everyone here thinks I have finally fell off my rocker.lol So glad to see that the women here are kindred spirits.
Have a great week!
Tina Kay
Now I get me up to work, I pray the Lord I may not shirk. If I should die before tonight, I pray the Lord my work's all right. Anon. |
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Lin
True Blue Farmgirl
807 Posts
Lin
Sioux City
IA
USA
807 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2010 : 9:33:02 PM
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I second that one Tina! That is absolutely endearing and I am so weakened by the cows big soft eyes! Maizie is so special, Kris, and I'll be so glad when she's back home with you!! Thanks for sharing your heartwarming story! Lin
"Our beautiful earth is worth saving"!! |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2010 : 10:30:05 PM
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aww, thats so cute!
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Just a small town country girl trying to live her dreams. :) |
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
672 Posts |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 05:38:50 AM
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What a cute story, hope it all goes well with getting her home. I am sure she misses you too!
Age only matters if you are wine or cheese.
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 06:25:07 AM
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Thanks ya'll. She is a sweetie. I have had her since she was just a few hours old. So she's just a big ole baby. Probably weighs at least 900 pounds. She was getting a little obnoctious (?)lately and I could not go out in the pasture with her when she was in heat. I was jsut a little bit afraid she might do some harm to me and I don't like getting hurt anymore. So I hope this will settle the big girl down alot now. And I am hoping to try and milk her. If I can ever learn to post pictures I will. She is so pretty.
Everyone should have a cow. They are so neat to have around. And mine are just grass fed so no money to spend on them right now. Very easy keepers. I just love cows too.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 07:04:58 AM
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oh kris i am sooo happy for you. i and lisa my friend are in the cow boat too. i just love isabel. she is getting sweeter these dyts. i will start running her into the milk room for practice soon. we go get the wild goat babies out of pasture this a.m. wish me luck. hope we can get them with out a horse and cowboy. they are pure field raised wild kids 5 months old.lol let us know when you get your big baby home safe. i know how much they can be missed. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
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Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 07:07:00 AM
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Kris, your story reminded me of a sweet cow that I used to visit up the road from my grandparents'. I was about 10 or so.. I would walk by this cow farm on my way to my friends or cousins. I would linger on the fence and watch them cows. One wandered over to me and moo'd at me and I would talk to her. This went on for long time and I met the farmer one day and we shared stories about his cows... I pointed to the one that would visit me. He said her name was Lulu. I called herr Lulu. She came right up to me, nearly knocked me off the fence when she nudged her nose at me hard. I laughed. She and I would nudge each other over the years. I had moved away and it was a few years that I had seen her. When I came back to visit my grandparents.. I went up to that farm and said Lulu... Lulu.. I couldn't see her amongst the whole herd of cows. One cow perked her head up high, trying to see who was calling her over her the backs of her farm mates. I said Lulu once more... she pushed her way through the herd.. it was evening feeding time and she nudged me when she got to me!. LOL!
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Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
My Blog: ...following my heart, dreams and Jesus
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 07:39:31 AM
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Aw, how neat, Kerrieann. Aren't they sweet? And so friendly too. Waht a nice memory. I hope Mazie is around a long time.
Sherry, ya just never know about those silly goats. I hope it all works out for you. Across the road they have an arena and they have people come bring their horses. They practice roping and rodeo stuff. I have thought about seeing if they might want to herd Mazie home! Or I could just have a bucket of apples and she'd follow me anywhere.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 08 2010 : 12:15:26 PM
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I feel the same way about my sweet Mona. I think cows are real thinkers and some are just naturallly people cows. Mona loves everyone..but me the best. I love that.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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MommaJ9
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Kimberly
Longview
Washington
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - Jul 10 2010 : 5:20:49 PM
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We got our "baby" 13 years ago when she was about 2 hours old. Now she is pregnant with what will probably be her last calf. Bailey runs to the fence when she sees us and will follow us when we're out in the field. She has huge horns, but is so gentle with them. We're hoping for a heifer calf this time to keep her beautiful bloodline going.
Kris...I get it. I love my cows too!
Farmgirl #783
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Jul 10 2010 : 6:32:27 PM
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I don't know if anyone remembers the story of the fence in the pasture that belongs to my neighbor who lets me use it for the cows. Mazie climbed over the old honeysuckle lined fence and messed it up. SO I went ahead and had a friend put up a whole new barbed wire fence that cost me over $600. Well, back when the guy said I could use the pasture, he said I could use it til he ever decided to get cows. He never has yet. But I haven't been using the pasture this past month since Mazie's been gone. I put Roxie out back with the goats then moved her up front. Trying to let the pasture rest awhile. Anyway, I can never catch these people at home so I wrote a note asking if it was still ok to use it. That was 2 days ago and I have not heard back from them. They are wierd people.
SO do ya'll think it would be ok to just go ahead and bring Mazie back and put her and Roxie over there anyway? I was just trying to make sure it's ok. But he did say I could always use it. I keep it cleaned up. Anyway, was just wondering the proper way to do this.
Jenny, Mona is so sweet. I know she is special. And Kimberly, that is so neat to have a cow that long. I'll probably always have my 2 girls. And luckily they were both naturally polled. Roxie is half Jersey and half black angus. And the bull Mazie's with is polled also. It doesn't really matter about the calf though, if ya know what I mean.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts |
Posted - Jul 10 2010 : 7:48:58 PM
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oh girls my friend lisa is my and papas hero for sure. she tricked those babies and the two wild moms into the horse trailer by her self. wow. so i have 2 baby bucks in one stall and the little doe baby in the other. we put the moms down in a lower corral. very little crying going on. oh but they are a wild 3 babies. they are almost 5 months. do you girls think i could tame down the doe? you go near her and she will climb the wall to get away. i have been working in the cow barn around them today and just sat in the stall all quiet. teresa had suggested it when we brought the other wild ones we rescued in. it worked for them but they had been handled by folks before. she is new to people and sooo scared. what do you think? happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 06:36:18 AM
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Sheery, that sounds good what Teresa said. She got those wild donkeys tamed that way. Eventually they will calm down the more they see you and hear your voice. And the more treats you give won't hurt either! The more they are around you the friendlier they will become. Have fun with them. What kind are they?
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 07:08:39 AM
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hi there, they are alpine boar cross. the moms are thinner not like a typical meat goat. the one has a nice bag and nursed 2 babies. they are so wild. any suggestions on treats goats will love. my ginger only likes corn cobs and lettuce. i must be offering the wrong stuff for treats. they do not get grain so not sure? did you move your cows down to the neighbors? i think you should go for it. i would. they said you could. if they changed their minds i would think they would have responded by now. we just got the ok from a neighbor across our road. we will take isabel over there and back for milking. hope she cooperates. we shall see. we are going to take dinner back to pasture too. he is always going to have a crooked neck i think. he is well enough to go out again. we will butcher him this fall. hope all you farm girls are staying cool. so hot here. wow supposed to cool this next week a little. glad you have a friend for mona jenny. i think she is a very pretty cow. kimberley thats a long time to have a cow. she sounds wonderful. i sure hope you get a heifer this time. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 07:39:19 AM
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Sherry, my goats love apples cut up and kale and just about anything I've given them. Oh, they really love bread. Just try a little at a time and see what they like.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - Jul 11 2010 : 1:24:27 PM
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kris i am jelous. after butter buckets going totally nuts on me i guess i am gonna have to buy an old milk cow that is already used to milking before i can have one that even likes me!
sherrye, have you tried sweet feed instead of just straight grain? my goats think that is the best stuff ever invented! racheal wont even let me pour it in her feed pan she starts eating it right out of the can i carry it in! peace connie in alaska |
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