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<blockquote data-quote="Agrispeed" data-source="post: 4907898" data-attributes="member: 10619"><p>I've never had any issues, occasionally a friendly heifer will rip a coat or something, I find the worst is when they are calves and they have small but needle sharp buds that catch you on the thigh. Generally the cows give each other a lot more respect and there is a lot less bullying or head butting etc, cows don't want to hurt each other so they don't really do each other any damage, you get the occasional bit of play fighting but the cows are always quite careful to lock horns in a way that means they are away from the faces. Its quite interesting to watch.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I worked for a herd that didn't dehorn and got used to it, the cows came with me to my current farm. it makes you more wary, but to be honest a cow with horns is probably no more dangerous than one without if they really take a dislike to you, at least with horns they make you a bit more conscious. I find them really handy for manoeuvring them around and they are very handy if a cow is down! It does make people, especially those who are not used to cows a bit more wary but thats no bad thing in some cases.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm always more worried about the friendly cows than the nasty ones. I have a cow that if you stop petting her, follows you around poking her horns in your arse until you pay her attention...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agrispeed, post: 4907898, member: 10619"] I've never had any issues, occasionally a friendly heifer will rip a coat or something, I find the worst is when they are calves and they have small but needle sharp buds that catch you on the thigh. Generally the cows give each other a lot more respect and there is a lot less bullying or head butting etc, cows don't want to hurt each other so they don't really do each other any damage, you get the occasional bit of play fighting but the cows are always quite careful to lock horns in a way that means they are away from the faces. Its quite interesting to watch. I worked for a herd that didn't dehorn and got used to it, the cows came with me to my current farm. it makes you more wary, but to be honest a cow with horns is probably no more dangerous than one without if they really take a dislike to you, at least with horns they make you a bit more conscious. I find them really handy for manoeuvring them around and they are very handy if a cow is down! It does make people, especially those who are not used to cows a bit more wary but thats no bad thing in some cases. I'm always more worried about the friendly cows than the nasty ones. I have a cow that if you stop petting her, follows you around poking her horns in your arse until you pay her attention... [/QUOTE]
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