The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  a couple of the cows and the bull Goto page 1, 2  Next          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Smallholder animals Author Message milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6968 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:47 pm    Post subject: a couple of the cows and the bull here is the couple of cows and a bull that live at the end of our drive the bull is lovely and there are calves Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1800 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 7:09 pm    Post subject: Handsome shaggy fella and the calves are sweet too rich Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6968 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 7:30 pm    Post subject: they are nice beef cattle ,we took a walk the other day and were looking closely at them there is some nice stock there Back to top Spana Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2070 Location: North Cornwall Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:52 pm    Post subject: poultry poofs wrote: Handsome shaggy fella and the calves are sweet too rich Sorry to be a know all, but if you mean the one above with the horns, its a cow Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14971 Location: Hampshire Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:24 pm    Post subject: The shaggy ones all look the same to me Jan. How do you tell the difference if they all have horns? (I know the obvious way , but you can't see in that picture!) Back to top Itsybitsy Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 1325 Location: Leicestershire Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 11:27 pm    Post subject: It's the way they part their hair The top pic is a bull - cos he's got his nose turned up sniffing the hormones in the air, there's a cows tail just disappearing off the picture to the left, I bet she's just had a pee. Itsybitsy Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6968 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:42 am    Post subject: yep i was hoping it wouldn't be an action shot.there are about 6 highland cows down there ,lots of cross breeds incuding ling x's and loads of calves ,some of which are nonies babies Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1800 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:53 pm    Post subject: Jan wrote: poultry poofs wrote: Handsome shaggy fella and the calves are sweet too rich Sorry to be a know all, but if you mean the one above with the horns, its a cow My experience or knowledge of Highland cows amounts to zero so I'm happy to stand corrected by a know all. I was going by the caption I read wrongly. Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6968 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:23 pm    Post subject: i wrote it wrong ,just gatting to grips with the camera computer thingy Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1800 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:40 pm    Post subject: gatting to grips with thingy's is always difficult Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6968 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:43 pm    Post subject: things always confuse me Back to top Spana Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2070 Location: North Cornwall Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:46 pm    Post subject: poultry poofs wrote: Jan wrote: poultry poofs wrote: Handsome shaggy fella and the calves are sweet too rich Sorry to be a know all, but if you mean the one above with the horns, its a cow My experience or knowledge of Highland cows amounts to zero so I'm happy to stand corrected by a know all. I was going by the caption I read wrongly. Sorry guys, I tried hard but the typing finger won CP, Highland bulls usually have smaller horns that point to the front or out to the side, altho some do go up but not as much as the cows. My Highland bull Nevis has horns pointing up but they are a different shape to those on the girls. Their faces are broader as well. Alright , alright I'll shut up now. Back to top Itsybitsy Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 1325 Location: Leicestershire Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:17 pm    Post subject: Nah - keep on, I'm impressed, I work with cattle every day, mind you only cows or heifers so I don't see bulls very often. How many have you got? I bet they're an interesting sight in Cornwall. Itsybitsy Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14971 Location: Hampshire Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:42 pm    Post subject: I guessed there must be some subtle differences, as there was no way of seeing their 'tackle' from that picture! Back to top poultry poofs Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 1800 Location: Wensleydale,North Yorkshire. Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:20 pm    Post subject: with all that hair you probably wouldnt see anyway...its all in smellin the orrrmones Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Smallholder animals All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page 1, 2  Next Page 1 of 2 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group