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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Packed cattle in high heat?
Yesterday I drove home from a remote location. It was a really hot day. All the cattle that I drove past were packed up in dense groups, crowded for the most part near fences, but at least all packed up. What was up with that?
I don't see cattle doing that very often, but it's also not unusual to see them crowded up against a fence either. What I always notice is that they seem to be in one of the southern corners of the pasture.
I've heard that they do that because of flies, all the extra tail switching from the other close cows helps chase the flies away.
It is also supposed to mean that a thunderstorm, rain, or front is coming.
The only time I see my cattle doing something like that is when they are all in a shady spot.
Makes sense to me. We also had a wet spring, with about 9 in. of rain in late May and June into July. I have noticed more mosquitoes than flies, but around livestock there will always be flies, of course.
This year has really been exceptional. I know a lot of regions of the globe have been suffering from high heat, but the rain here just won't stop. It rained again today.
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I have noticed that too, as recently as yesterday.
I don't see cattle doing that very often, but it's also not unusual to see them crowded up against a fence either. What I always notice is that they seem to be in one of the southern corners of the pasture.
I've heard that they do that because of flies, all the extra tail switching from the other close cows helps chase the flies away.
It is also supposed to mean that a thunderstorm, rain, or front is coming.
The only time I see my cattle doing something like that is when they are all in a shady spot.
Checking into it, apparently it's due to flies here. I've never seen it before, but we had a long wet spring and a big bug crop.
Makes sense to me. We also had a wet spring, with about 9 in. of rain in late May and June into July. I have noticed more mosquitoes than flies, but around livestock there will always be flies, of course.
This year has really been exceptional. I know a lot of regions of the globe have been suffering from high heat, but the rain here just won't stop. It rained again today.
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