Pretty Cows
Yes, I refer to the cows as pretty. It matters not on physical beauty, but the type of cattle they are, purebred. Hence, expensive- which translate to ‘pretty’! Kevin works the cattle alone. Docile animals is important in this particular instance.. His chosen breed is the Gelbvieh. The bull is this breed and will be mated with a black cow creating balancers.
Did you know farming is a hazardous job?
Basic daily duties are hazardous. Tractors, trailers, baler, hay bales- all of these are used on the farm. Each poses its own danger. I am always nervous when he’s home alone and working the cattle. A tractor can easily roll over or run into him. Once one came real close to pinning him to the gate post. A common 5-foot by 5-foot bale usually weighs around 1,000–1,200 pounds. Imagine what would happen if one of those fell on top of a farmer.
Aside from worrying about the ‘what if’s’, the cows are fun to watch. They do some of the funniest things. Did you know not only dogs enjoy a good scratching?!
Click the video below to see me scratching this cow. Its tongue is rough! 🙂
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Debra Ellen
Such a lovely post – your appreciation for the cows really shines through! They sound both beautiful and full of personality, and it’s fascinating to learn a bit about farm life too.
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Debra
I never thought about all of the dangers but it makes sense since you are working with all kinds of machinery. I do love cows! They remind me of growing up in a village in France. I love where I live now (in the US) because it is a fairly small town and there are farms around and even a field with cows near where I run!
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Hi, Mireille. Thank you for stopping by and commenting. We live outside of a small town. Love that our neighbors are not close to us. Not too far out of town to run to the store for milk or eggs!
What brought you to the US?
All the best,
Debra
My mother in law loves cows (and most animals really) but the bigger the animal the further away I tend to stand. I prefer to admire them from afar.
What I thought was cute; the cow approached slowly! The gate was between us.
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I hadn’t really thought of basic farming duties as hazardous, but I know that’s true! Who knew that cows enjoy a good scratch. 🙂 Thanks for sharing this with us at Will Blog for Comments #81. I hope to see you back sharing more posts when #82 opens on the 20th. Wishing you a lovely week to come.
Hi, Jennifer. You are most welcome. Yes, farming is hazardous. Our dear friend was loading hale bales on a tractor trailer (semi trailer). Two bales came down on him. It could easily happen to any farmer.
I will take another look at #81.
Best wishes.
I love cows Debra! I grew up on a small farm.
I like them too!! It’s good to see you. Thanks for stopping by.
All the best.
Popping back over to thank you for sharing with Sweet Tea & Friend’s this month dear friend.
Paula, it’s wonderful hearing from you!
Have a wonderful weekend.
All the best.
A friend from college lived on a dairy farm and I had so much fun visiting and letting the calves suck on my fingers. I also loved that she knew all the cows’ names! 200 and some of them!
My husband has named most of his cows and bull. I would not even know where to begin. Each are numbered and when I refer to one, I give the number.
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Have a wonderful week.
All the best.