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Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: orkney danny on December 07, 2016, 12:17:30 pm

Title: Confident cows
Post by: orkney danny on December 07, 2016, 12:17:30 pm
We have had our two Shetland girls for about a month now and have until this week have been quite shy, this week however when I have gone in to feed them they start jumping around and get quite rough with their heads, is this natural behaviour or are they going mad as this is their first time being kept indoors?
Title: Re: Confident cows
Post by: Penninehillbilly on December 07, 2016, 02:20:03 pm
Coming in season?
Title: Re: Confident cows
Post by: Rosemary on December 07, 2016, 04:39:08 pm
Mine get very excited at the sight of a feed bucket  ;D
Title: Re: Confident cows
Post by: SallyintNorth on December 07, 2016, 07:27:37 pm
Do you mean they are head butting you?  If so, you want to discourage that right now, especially as Shetlands are horned.
Title: Re: Confident cows
Post by: Rosemary on December 07, 2016, 07:30:50 pm
Quote from: SallyintNorth on December 07, 2016, 07:27:37 pm
Do you mean they are head butting you?  If so, you want to discourage that right now, especially as Shetlands are horned.

That would merit a sharp dunt on the nose here.
Title: Re: Confident cows
Post by: SallyintNorth on December 08, 2016, 05:39:16 pm
Quote from: Rosemary on December 07, 2016, 07:30:50 pm
Quote from: SallyintNorth on December 07, 2016, 07:27:37 pm
Do you mean they are head butting you?  If so, you want to discourage that right now, especially as Shetlands are horned.

That would merit a sharp dunt on the nose here.

Exactly so.