Today was time for another large bale of hay for the cattle. The cows had been taking three days to eat a bale, then 2.75 days. This last bale they ate in 2.5 days. I like to get them a new bale in the late afternoon so I fed them a small bale in the morning, then another in early afternoon to tide them over till late afternoon. Being used to an all-you-can-eat buffet they would complain to me that they wanted more hay whenever they saw me outside in the yard.
Dragging a bale of hay into the corral went smooth for once. The cattle were a distraction though while they were in the loading corral. The large red cow was head butting a small calf into a corner. Several times and hard, until I came over and chased the cow away. The cow went on to fight another cow.
After letting the cattle out to eat the hay I left to work on a fence and gate. When I came back to get another post the red cow was fighting with a black cow, Really fighting. I went into the corral with my sorting stick to whack them on their rear end to break it up. I had to follow them around as they would rejoin their fight. I almost had gotten them broken up for good when Mama came running at me. She stopped when I heard her and turned to face her. I am not sure if she was coming to join the fight or stop me from whacking a cow on its behind.
By now I had all the cows attention and they were milling around and then stopped to watch me. The red cow and number 7 finally quit their fighting.
Females with their grudges.
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