BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- Abigail Chavez brings the toddler she baby sits to Tilden Little Farm every week.
"It's really useful to entertainment. Especially without (having) them inside, using their iPads and things like that," she says.
The little one loves to feed the cows. And, sometimes they take selfies for social.
One interesting thing about this article, there are two tales being told. First is the author making statements that sound like the cows are held there against their will, and how they are being used to graze 87000 acres. Like that is their sole purpose, to graze for man. The other story is from the Farmer, telling people to be careful as it is calving season so they don't get mauled by mama cow.
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It would have been nice if they had mentioned how the beeves help to decrease the fire hazard and help to control the spread of non-native invasive weeds on those 87,000 acres, among other benefits.
DeleteI'm always entertained by people who think cattle are just big fluffy friendly animals and especially during calving season. I have several friends who are cow/calf operators and their stories of tagging calves and vaccinating new borns would curl your hair. One cow chased a guy who grabbed the calf and dove under his pickup to finish the job. Another used a calf catcher hooked to a side by side and the cow tried coming through the side by side from the passenger side. Cows with calves are not to be trifled with.
ReplyDeleteI was checking a fence during calving season and didn't see one momma being extremely interested in what I was doing. Luckily my brother did, as I was a few feet away from her calf and mom was heading towards me at a brisk pace. 800 lbs (we have small cows) of maternal instinct and a lovely set of horns would not have made for a happy ending.
ReplyDeleteManaged to jump behind a fallen tree and put some space between me and mom/calf. She got her baby moving away from the threat and all was good.
Anytime I was doing fence repairs I always asked the rancher if he could move his cattle into another section. If he couldn't or it just wasn't practical, I'd work from the other side of the fence as much as I could, keeping it between me and the cattle. Yes, the contortions were a bitch, but not as much of a bitch as getting knocked down and stomped.
DeleteGather the little bucaroos for a calf tie down contest.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, we lived next to a farm that raised beef cattle. They would normally sell the calves after they were weaned. The momma cows crying for their calves was pretty miserable for the first couple of days.
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