Pet cow? ?

whisky_galore

longgonesilver wrote: »

This is up a d running on a Kerry( where else ) sheep farm. They do sheep dog demonstrations for tourists on the ring of kerry.

You can adopt a sheep for only 50 euro a year.


https://www.kissanesheepfarm.com/adopt.html
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Great way of shaking down people with more money than sense.
Cute Kerry fcukers would buy and sell you.

Mules

whisky_galore wrote: »

Great way of shaking down people with more money than sense.
Cute Kerry fcukers would buy and sell you.

They're gas.

alps

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

More like Benji the gay bullock now.



https://evoke.ie/2019/09/04/extra/benjy-the-gay-bull

Ah hold on....if they were really convinced he was gay....there wouldn't be any risk of any babies..

Seems like they didn't trust their own prognosis...😁

whisky_galore

alps wrote: »

Ah hold on....if they were really convinced he was gay....there wouldn't be any risk of any babies..

Seems like they didn't trust their own prognosis...ðŸ˜

They didn't believe their own bullshît.

Say my name

kerryjack wrote: »

This don't sit right with me, like is it not scraping the arse of the barrel, kind of a charity like put the hat around looking for donations or is it good business, seen an opportunity a market abroad for people to adopt a sheep and get sent a cert and picture of sheep. Personally I don't like the idea, wouldn't have anything to do with it.

There's environmental groups/individuals in this country getting paid with Californian money to harang farmers on social media to reduce their carbon footprint just so these Californian companies in this country can continue as is and claim green credentials and possibly get some farmers out of business to meet this country's target.

If people are willing to take the shilling doing that line of work then bejesus I wouldn't begrudge the Kerry farmer, more power to them.

Mules

Found out the cow is a Whitehead. Is that a breed or an informal name for a breed?

_Brian

Mules wrote: »

Found out the cow is a Whitehead. Is that a breed or an informal name for a breed?

Local for Hereford
Nice cattle, can’t imagine it’s going for dairy, dairy beef I’d expect.

NcdJd

Mules wrote: »

Found out the cow is a Whitehead. Is that a breed or an informal name for a breed?

I've a bit of migraine and my eyes aren't great today. I misread this as "Found out the cow is a whitelad"

Mules

NcdJd wrote: »

I've a bit of migraine and my eyes aren't great today. I misread this as "Found out the cow is a whitelad"

Mules

_Brian wrote: »

Local for Hereford
Nice cattle, can’t imagine it’s going for dairy, dairy beef I’d expect.

What does dairy beef mean?

_Brian

Mules wrote: »

What does dairy beef mean?

Be fattened on and killed for beef. Herefords aren’t milked commercially in Ireland. Cow was Fresian amd the Bull Hereford so you get a Hereford Cross calf that is fattened for beef.

Mules

_Brian wrote: »

Be fattened on and killed for beef. Herefords aren’t milked commercially in Ireland. Cow was Fresian amd the Bull Hereford so you get a Hereford Cross calf that is fattened for beef.

I might offer to take her so
What age are they slaughtered at?

_Brian

Mules wrote: »

I might offer to take her so
What age are they slaughtered at?

Depends.
Probably 30-36 months

Mules

_Brian wrote: »

Depends.
Probably 30-36 months

They are here 3 months and they came as weanlings so I suppose they've a fair bit of growing to do yet.

They are very docile. A lot more docile than any horse I've known. I was very surprised when i first fed them to see them happily sharing the food from the same container. They'd be war with horses.

vikings2012

OP, I say do it if you have the facilities.

We have a pet FR cow she has been dry for the last 3 years. She would stay in a small paddock near the house.

Probably the most docile cow in the country. You could even sit on her back !

She is the size of a car! The kids and visitors are constantly feeding her!

We will never send her to the factory. It’s also great to get kids interested in agriculture and animals.

_Brian

Mules wrote: »

They are here 3 months and they came as weanlings so I suppose they've a fair bit of growing to do yet.

They are very docile. A lot more docile than any horse I've known. I was very surprised when i first fed them to see them happily sharing the food from the same container. They'd be war with horses.

Yea they would be easy going ok, especially with plenty of human interaction

Lady Haywire

_Brian wrote: »

If your on Twitter I’d say look up @ladyhaywire to see cattle at their best. Commercial cattle that would make many horses seem dumb.

Animals also have genetic differences in their ability to be more domesticated, definitely not a representation of intelligence or otherwise.

:pac: Thanks, I think!!

Personally think it all comes down to handling & training from a young age. Like foals would be halter trained & learn off their dam. You'll see calves do it too if you have the cows trained for something eg following a bucket or eating apples.
Couple of cows here have accidentally learned to come when I called their name so they're definitely not stupid, just need a bit of different understanding than horses.

Mules

I've decided against getting the cow. The horses are hard enough on the land at this time of year, I don't need a cow ploughing it up too.

djmc

I had two cows back when I was milking I called them itchy and scratchy as they were always in my way looking for a scratch
When i sold the dairy cows I kept scratchy as she was high in call count and would only be off to the factory. I justified my reason for keeping her as a nanny cow to keep the sucklers quite and she will follow me to the end of the earth if i had a bucket in my hand and still come to me in the field for a scratch behind the ear. You could say she is not making me any money but she has made enough in the past and she is not costing a whole lot either. So ya you could keep a pet cow if you wanted

khalessi

I know nothing about cows but am loving reading this thread.

amens

djmc wrote: »

You could say she is not making me any money but she has made enough in the past and she is not costing a whole lot either. So ya you could keep a pet cow if you wanted

She is not costing you a whole lot yet. Old cows are a ticking time bomb. Couple of years ago had 11 year old cow who gave up eating after calving. €300 to the vet and €55 then to the knackery. Wouldn't you send her to the factory now while you'll still get something for the carcass?

djmc

amens wrote: »

She is not costing you a whole lot yet. Old cows are a ticking time bomb. Couple of years ago had 11 year old cow who gave up eating after calving. €300 to the vet and €55 then to the knackery. Wouldn't you send her to the factory now while you'll still get something for the carcass?

Na she will probably die on the farm or the vet might put her down Id rather loose the value of her plus knackery charges than to be chasing cattle all over the mountain. I am lightly stocked anyway if I had a big herd of milking cows it would be a different business and there would be no room for pets. As long as she is healthy I think I will keep her.

Tea For Two

I'd love a pet cow. Grew up on a farm and loved all the animals. I cried many a tear over them too, especially Number 64 (Daisy Moo). Don't laugh but, would I need a herd number for a pet cow?

gozunda

Tea For Two wrote: »

I'd love a pet cow. Grew up on a farm and loved all the animals. I cried many a tear over them too, especially Number 64 (Daisy Moo). Don't laugh but, would I need a herd number for a pet cow?

You need a herd number in order to own cows however few.

You also need land, handling facilities and housing for winter etc.