We went the other day and picked up a cow. I was told it was about 200# but when we got there, noticed it was a bit larger than that!
My husband and the guy we got the cow from, lifted the cow up into the back of our pick up truck, (that took a little while and lots of effort) trying to push him up a ramp since he was actually too big to lift. Then they tied the cow up to the truck and shut him in. My husband had built a wooded fence around on the truck (see photo) so hopefully the cow would not jump out. The cow did not like the ride home to well, we drove along at about 25 mph...or less...and did we get looks from people!
The cow looked into the back window of the truck like he was saying-"Hey, WHERE am I ?!"
As we went past homes-people out on their porch stared! Funny to see a bull in the back of a pick up truck!
But we got him home, and here below in the photo is Scott backing him up to the barn...
So now to get the cow out of the truck.
Scott had built a walk thing, like a ramp, one end sits onto the truck and the other onto the ground, but it was only about 2 feet wide and this cow was not to happy to use it. With work, and the rope, Scott pulling onto the rope first, I held it too, to keep tension onto it. and we slowly walked the cow down our home-built ramp.
Then about half way down, the cow decided he did not like that and just let his legs buckle (fear maybe of heights?) and they went out from under him, so he landed onto his belly with his legs out -sort of like a comic cartoon cow- then he rolled ever so slowly (actually in slow motion!) onto his back and slid the rest of the way down.
So there he laid on the ground with his legs in the air, and looking at us like he was saying: "the other farmer never did this to me..."
Today we decided to take him out to the lawn to graze. He had been fed grain, and hay only at the Amish farm he was at before, but we feed our cattle (and sheep and goats) only grass and hay. All organic too. We do not feed them grain, except we use grain as an occasional treat and we have it mixed with molasses...so it is really like a treat for them. It's like when we eat ice cream, only once in awhile for a treat!
Well he is so very use to grain and hay that he did not know what to do with the chance to graze on grass, all he did was moo and complain! It will take him some time to be weaned from the grain....but we will be patient and get-r-done!
As for meat-a grass fed beef, if you have not had that meat-try it, (and organic too) its great, there is NO comparison! So sorry but yes, he will become food for us someday...
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