Org Library Menu Beef. I'm involved with. January also brought us a wide range in temperatures. One morning at sunrise, the temperature was 38 degrees below zero, but, for the most of the month, the weather has been mild, with daytime temperatures in the mid-40 s to 50 s. We've had very little snow so far, which is quite different from last year.
Cows are somewhat social, developing friendships with each other.
This begins during calfhood as we often see several groups of calves running through the cow herd. When we work the cows, they try to stay in close proximity of their buddies. When we re-tag young females with their permanent numbers, all the buddies will have a consecutive number or be within just a few numbers of each other. Same story with Huey and Louie. Yes, she is babysitting while the other mothers are gone to get a drink.