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Posted By: wabigoon Moving Day?Cows - 11/19/20
Jake's young dog Daisy is learning.

We pulled the cows off stocks when it rained last week, dry now so back on them.[Linked Image from i.imgur.com][Linked Image from i.imgur.com][Linked Image from i.imgur.com]
Posted By: muleshoe Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/19/20
Is Daisy learning how to drive the pickup?
Posted By: Raeford Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/19/20
Originally Posted by muleshoe
Is Daisy learning how to drive the pickup?


Nope, just how to work the cassette deck for now. grin
Posted By: slumlord Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/19/20
Slim Whitman on the cassette
Posted By: tburkepa Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/19/20
Blue Merle border collie? I have a male that looks almost exactly like Daisy. Hopefully she's a better cow dog than he is...
Posted By: wabigoon Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/19/20
She's young, I take her to watch the gate on a leash, she's starting to catch on.
Posted By: tburkepa Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/19/20
Amazing how smart they are. About 10 years ago I went to Long Island and got a female border collie that was 3 years old. She lived with a family and too much energy for them. Drove the 8 hours round trip on a Sat and got her home about 10pm. Took her to back field on a leash in case she ran away, that way wouldn't get hit by car since she was a city dog and didn't know any better. She stayed by me and never had a leash on her again. Within a week she was interested in cattle in pasture and would sort of pace the gate where they were. Within a month she was going into the field and rounding up cattle to bring into barn! All of this from a dog that never even saw a cow until I got her at age 3, and little to no help from me. Except encouraging her to do what came natural to her...
Posted By: JamesJr Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/19/20
I'd like to be able to let my cows graze on the corn stalks after the corn is shelled, but those fields have no fences, and the deer are just too hard on electric fences.
Posted By: wabigoon Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/19/20
James, we prize the winter grazing as much as summer grass.
Posted By: JamesJr Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/19/20
Originally Posted by wabigoon
James, we prize the winter grazing as much as summer grass.


I was able to rotate my pastures throughout the year, and as a result, am still grazing some good green fescue and clover. I have yet to feed hay, and probably won't until December.
Posted By: muleshoe Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/20/20
Originally Posted by wabigoon
James, we prize the winter grazing as much as summer grass.



This here.
Posted By: OldHat Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/20/20
What do they eat in a harvested corn field?
Posted By: OldHat Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/20/20
Cassette? What year is that trunk?
Posted By: muleshoe Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/20/20
Originally Posted by OldHat
What do they eat in a harvested corn field?


Spilt corn, knocked down corn, the corn stalks and husks themselves, grass is terraces and field borders. Unless we get a deep snow that covers up everything I will get by till Jan/Feb on stalk fields.
Posted By: Hastings Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/20/20
Not a red or white faced cow in the bunch. Black sells best I guess? I've heard they don't sunburn on the udder like Herefords do when the sun reflects off the snow.
Posted By: wabigoon Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/20/20
95 Ford, a real workhorse.
Posted By: OldHat Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/20/20
Originally Posted by wabigoon
95 Ford, a real workhorse.

What no blue tooth and navigation? How do you find your way to town? wink
Posted By: 5sdad Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/20/20
Originally Posted by OldHat
Originally Posted by wabigoon
95 Ford, a real workhorse.

What no blue tooth and navigation? How do you find your way to town? wink


You just turn at where the old Anderson place used to be; you can't miss it.
Posted By: wabigoon Re: Moving Day?Cows - 11/20/20
Corn husks/shucks are good feed.
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