I Wonder

[Northern Rancher]

We branded a load of heifers from Fraser's today. I was making up duplicate tags to Murray's as we went. I noticed that pretty much entire sire groups would come through together. I got thinking those calves mother's would of run together and calved in the same groups. Be interesting to see if they clump up like that at preg test time.

 

[Faster horses]

Cattle are really interesting when you pay attention to what they do.
I sorted some calves once all by myself. It was interesting that the
heifer calves did different than the steers. When I realized that it
went whicky-whack. I just worked with them the way they wanted
to work. When the other help showed up, I was all
done sorting. It was nothing short of amazing...I'd just never noticed
they would do that before.

 

[Kato]

They have buddies too. We will buy 150 steers, and as they come in, vaccinate them and tag them in order. After a couple of weeks, when we run them through for Dectomax and banding, we will find that they will come in with others numbered near them. They know their herdmates, and they stay with them, even after a couple of months in a new home.

 

[jingo2]

.....and you people have had cattle how long?????????????????????




:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

 

[Howdy1]

I have also noticed that when backgrounding calves they will usually stand by the same "friends" at the feedbunk and uaually at the same bunk every day.

 

[burnt]

.....and you people have had cattle how long?????????????????????




:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

A comment totally commensurate with and indicative of your intellectual capability jingo . . . :lol:

 

[Northern Rancher]

I thought it was interesting that they stayed together even through the facilities we were working through-I'll leave it at that.

 

[WyomingRancher]

Cow families also seem to hang-out together, and calve together. Most of the heifers that calved out this spring, calved either on the same day, or within a few days of their moms.

 

[PureCountry]

We've seen an increase in such behavior over the years since we've moved to late May/June calving and letting the cows naturally wean on their own. We've seen the heifers grazing through snow with the cow and her new calf, even hanging around to lick the next spring's new calf when it's born also.
Our milk cow and her 1/2 Galloway daughters are a real little mob - they've nursed each other's calves at times.

 

[per]

.....and you people have had cattle how long?????????????????????




:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

What's your point? It is an interesting subject that is worth asking about. Fred Provenza from Utah has a Doctorate in the subject.

 

[per]

What happened to Hillsdown's post? It was here last night. :?

 

[katrina]

I've had cow families come into heat together...

 

[Northern Rancher]

I thought this was pretty interesting that these still held their groups after a 400 mile truck ride and a trip through the auction mart handling system lol. I've had cow familes all calve within a few days year after year. I'm supposed to be breeding these heifers to sell but it's going to be tough lol.