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Listen to cows Eat.

jon f mn

jon f mn

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I just love to sit and listen and watch cows eat. Always have even when I was small. Remember sitting on a hay bale in front of the cows listening to them eat while Dad and my brothers milked while I was just a little guy. Just as fun today as it was then.


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The big red one is Devon, he is the friendliest. He runs from side to side in his pen as I'm working chasing me for some petting. Lol


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Nick named this one Burger, he's the scaredy cat of the bunch. He's just now getting so he will eat if I'm there.



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These two are the bullies, they are the middle size but they try to keep the larger Holstein and smaller Burger from eating and fight with each other over the feed.


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I stayed til they all layed down for a good night's sleep. Guess I'll try to do the same.
 
When I took care of my friends beef cows in the winters, after I was done feeding them, scrape down manure ect, I would sit on a bale of hay playing with the friendly cats and listen to the cows chains for the tie stalls clanging and making noise, it was peaceful, he also had case tractors!
 
If you want to hear a similar sound, go to a movie house and wait for a quiet part in the film. All of the folks chewing on their popcorn cuds sounds just like a herd of feeding Guernseys!
 
well one thing sure comes to mind... how do plan on cleaning that barn? looks like a lot of fork work. I sure did my share of barn cleaning with a fork.
 
Yes he is, I saw him this past spring, he?s doing good, but his legs are shot, uses a cane, cannot walk for long, so he finally sold the 60-70 head had, no more cows, he dosent do the hay anymore either.
 
[i:5283dfb4c5]Oh come on Jon, you're talking as if those ANIMALS actually have personalities. Indeed![/i:5283dfb4c5]

Dontcha just hate when people say such things? I've noticed distinct personalities in every animal I've ever been around, regardless of how many legs they had.

As for listening to them eat, never did pay quite that much attention - the few opportunities I've had. Seems like it could be a rhythmic, somewhat soothing sound though. ....However, I bet any little critters hiding in the hay have a different idea of that munching sound. :shock:
 
Cows in a warm barn on a cold night after all the chores are done has a certain ring to it. Almost a restless contentment. A grazing herd after summer chores as they head out to pasture is a different feel. More like a sense of freedom.
 
Fun to watch how many times they chew their cuds. Then they swallow, and then burp up the next load. That is why they have four stomachs. The noisy ones are horses when they are chewing their grain. Sound like a gristmill.
 
Right before bedtime each winter night I would go to the barn, sweep up to the cows, look in on the maternity pen, and check on things in general and turn out the lights. Was my favorite part of the day. Wife used to say that I would go out to kiss the cows goodnight.

Jim
 

Jon they sure look content. Reminds me of when I was a kid. My Dad would set on a bale of hay and watch the cows eat while my Brother and I would be up stairs in the mow throwing down hay and straw for the next morning.
 
Oh, and those nights when it's so quiet, you can hear snowflakes landing. I pity people who have never been out here.
 
That's why my cattle get fed out on the fields.Guess I got my weakness too the cat that was dropped with the kittens at my place is now living in the basement down where I have the wood stove.Laziest things I ever been around, gotta love 'em.
 
Cows munching hay is a great sound.

I raised a beef calf from "day-old", when I was about ten. I practically lived in the barn then.
 
They sure do make what they are eating sound really tasty. One thing that is fun to watch them eat is apple pomace. Looks just like they are eating ice cream.
 
"The big red one is Devon"

Hmmm, #7 on the "old farmer's advice list" is "Don't name anything you intend to eat!

You must not have got the memo on that?
 
Is that barn the same one that you had the milk cows in when you were a kid? I like to see the old barns with animals in them again.
 
I used to love milking on a quiet winter night. The sounds the the single pulsation units is burned into my brain forever and I cherish that memory. The occasional chain jingle of a cow moving in the stanchion, the sound of the ka chi ka chi of the milker pulsing, the sound of the vacuum pump buzzing in the background, and the peaceful tranquility of and old bank barn full of cows. I miss that.
 
That?s one thing I liked better than working in the horse barns with no ceiling, the cow barn had a celling, hay was stored above them, added insulation, the cow barn was nice and warm, even with the ventilation fan running,
 
🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂!!! Beef, lol, I like race horses!🏇🏾🏇🏾🏇🏾
 
It's nice feeding in a barn, but I sure hated cleaning out pen packed manure by hand. If they're starting to push each other around in that small an area you probably should dehorn the holstein, easier now than later.
 
Been a long time since I was in a barn listening to cattle. Neighbors farm was sold about 1969 to make way for the new college. We spent a lot of time around that barn as kids.
 
When I was younger I would occasionally have a night I couldn?t sleep, I would go out to the barn and listen to the cows for a while.
 
I've heard that. But a while back we raised one and named him Bob, the whole family still talks about how great Bob tasted.
 
Your post and all the responses sure bring back a lot of pleasant memories. One of the most peaceful things to me is when night chores were done listening to the cows chowing down on their hay. Kind of like being outside on a clear night and looking up at the stars and listening to the quiet .
 
Jon I see you have a water tank in the pen, might be a good idea to put some bars across the top. I had a similar setup,one day I came to barn and a nice sized one was upside down in tank, some bully animal just lifted him up and over.

Pete
 
(quoted from post at 07:34:59 12/12/19) I've heard that. But a while back we raised one and named him Bob, the whole family still talks about how great Bob tasted.
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Ha ha!

Growing up, I had quite a number of named pet calves and pigs, but that was before the modern idea of not naming what you would be eating later came into being!
 
At our place, the only pets we didn't eat, were the cats and dogs. My sisters asked for a horse. Dad's answer was " If we can eat it when times get tough". Needless to say,they decided they didn't want a horse.
 
Had that happen with a heifer out on pasture. Eventually eliminated all the tanks in favor of fountains, much easier to keep clean and no worries about losing a $$$ critter.

Jim
 
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