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Niece was doing 4H with pigs and moved on to cows... also picked up a newborn lamb along the way.
The sheep and the cows became pets... brother was OK with sheep as it pretty much just grazed but with Covid and feed bills and knowing no one would eat a pet he made a deal with an organic farmer down the road on the cows... trimmed and packaged beef down the road.
The boys (Cows) were were very friendly and in your pocket kind of pets... not that way when they arrived but overtime...
One thing he noticed is a clean as he kept things the cows drew flies much more so than the horses... I have no idea why... the pig and sheep didn't have that problem...
The horse shoe guy said he had just come from the sheep farmer and there was a new born sheep rejected by the mother and would be put down... niece heard this and said dad we have to save it... tiny little thing that spent 3 months in a baby crib in the family room... never thought I see the day... but to this day will follow my brother anywhere... thinks it is a dog.
I asked why he didn't let the cows roam the back 40... it really is 40 acres... he showed me pictures of the mountain lions dining on the local herds... said two cows alone had bad odds... plus coyote and foxes abound for left overs...
The sheep and the cows became pets... brother was OK with sheep as it pretty much just grazed but with Covid and feed bills and knowing no one would eat a pet he made a deal with an organic farmer down the road on the cows... trimmed and packaged beef down the road.
The boys (Cows) were were very friendly and in your pocket kind of pets... not that way when they arrived but overtime...
One thing he noticed is a clean as he kept things the cows drew flies much more so than the horses... I have no idea why... the pig and sheep didn't have that problem...
The horse shoe guy said he had just come from the sheep farmer and there was a new born sheep rejected by the mother and would be put down... niece heard this and said dad we have to save it... tiny little thing that spent 3 months in a baby crib in the family room... never thought I see the day... but to this day will follow my brother anywhere... thinks it is a dog.
I asked why he didn't let the cows roam the back 40... it really is 40 acres... he showed me pictures of the mountain lions dining on the local herds... said two cows alone had bad odds... plus coyote and foxes abound for left overs...