A curious cow in the pasture
On a recent visit to Howmars Farm in Franklin, Vermont (nearly at the Canadian border) I waded into the pasture to meet Jonathan's heifers. Most of them were a bit stand-offish, but not Onyx. She sidled right up to me and to the camera with all the air of a curious cat, then proceeded to lick my leg with a very strong, warm tongue! I took that as a good sign.
Look for more notes about a city kid's trip to the farm, coming soon in The Bovine Bugle.
--Chris, Chief Blogger
*Subscribe to The Bovine Bugle and get entries directly to your e-mail. Just use the subscribe button at the upper left.
Posted by Blogger Chris at October 4, 2004 12:36 PM
I love a friendly cow! We have a red-colored Brangus heifer that we bottle fed and she is both curious and friendly. Her name is "Little Calf" even though she is expecting now and weighs about 900 lbs.. She will rub up to you, gently butt her head against you and lick you with her grey scratchy tongue until you scritch her under the chin or under her halter. We love Little Calf and give her big hugs around her neck while she just stands there looking clueless. What a blessing they are!
the farm i work on we have one special cow. her name is maya she is like a big puppy, follows you around the barn. you have to stop what you're doing to scratch her neck. otherwise she will push you until you do.
Jonathan Gates reports from Howmars Farm in Franklin, Vermont.