Stopping cows fighting when mixing batches

bosallagh88

Any tips ? have tried vinegar along back and tip of head but only seems to work for bought in cattle they seem to remember a cow from the same herd

blue5000

Have them a bit hungry and feed them at the time of mixing might work.

bosallagh88

blue5000 wrote: »

Have them a bit hungry and feed them at the time of mixing might work.

Thanks yea feeding does seem to distract them a bit but i suspose they are just reestablishing the pecking order

patsy_mccabe

I've often had to jump in and separate them before they hurt each other. Locked one in a shed for 30mins or so and then mix again.

degetme

I let the cows out in an open yard and let them fight there supervised while there fighting. Its usually all over in ten 15 minutes. I wouldn't like to be mixing cows in a cubicle shed. Too easy for them to get hurt

whelan2

2 cows started fighting a few months ago while I was standing on the scraper in the shed,, I gave one of them a wallop on the head with a stick I had in my hand. I hit a vein in her head and had to get the vet to come out and stitch it. A river of blood came out of it. Tiny cut. Karma for me hitting her....

FeelTheBern

After years of trying to roar at them to stop, or wading in with a stick to separate them, now just mix them and go far away. They seem to sort themselves out just as well as when we were getting ourselves stressed looking at them.

Pussyhands

Is this in general or when you're introducing new cows into the pen?

Donald Trump

I think this lady is available for hire to stop any fighting