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While having a bizarre conversation over lunch yesterday, we got on the subject of fun things we did as kids. The usual was mentioned like "knock a door run" and "hedge hopping".
Then, someone mentioned "cow pushing". Cow's apparently sleep standing up, so you can push them over. I then got to thinking, and any answers would help my warped mind
. Cow's lie down when it is going to rain, but what happens to cow's if they are asleep (standing up) and we are forecast a downpour of rain? Do they flop down asleep, or wake up, think, oh, it's about to rain and then sleep lying down? 
Then, someone mentioned "cow pushing". Cow's apparently sleep standing up, so you can push them over. I then got to thinking, and any answers would help my warped mind
. Cow's lie down when it is going to rain, but what happens to cow's if they are asleep (standing up) and we are forecast a downpour of rain? Do they flop down asleep, or wake up, think, oh, it's about to rain and then sleep lying down? racegirl said:
While having a bizarre conversation over lunch yesterday, we got on the subject of fun things we did as kids. The usual was mentioned like "knock a door run" and "hedge hopping".
Then, someone mentioned "cow pushing". Cow's apparently sleep standing up, so you can push them over. I then got to thinking, and any answers would help my warped mind
Don't get caught "pushing from behind", though.
Cow's do indeed lock their knees, much like horses, when they sleep, and yes, you can push them over, but you need a lot of momentum, like 2 of you charging full pelt and shoulder barging them (just make sure that they aren't preggers, that wouldn't be very nice if they lost the baby, but other than that, it is hilarious to see their faces and the look of surprise when they find themselves horizontal
Not that i have ever don it of course :walksawaywhistling:
greg
Not that i have ever don it of course :walksawaywhistling:
greg
knocking a door and running away is perfectly innocent fun but cow-tipping is a whole different game - the poor cows have to have their brains blown out with farmer's shot-gun as they can't stand back up. The result is 1 dead cow and farmer down £1000+ in livstock.
Some of the farmers I've spoken to wouldn't think twice to shooting any kid which tried this on their animals.
Some of the farmers I've spoken to wouldn't think twice to shooting any kid which tried this on their animals.
dick dastardly said:
knocking a door and running away is perfectly innocent fun but cow-tipping is a whole different game - the poor cows have to have their brains blown out with farmer's shot-gun as they can't stand back up. The result is 1 dead cow and farmer down £1000+ in livstock.
Some of the farmers I've spoken to wouldn't think twice to shooting any kid which tried this on their animals.
Cows can't stand up from a laying down position? Or do they break ribs or something from the fall? Or do they have no way of rolling over to a kneeling position?
I once heard an apocryphal tale (surely urban legend) about some kids who decided to try this out for themselves. Can't remember the whole detail, but in essence the cow fell onto one of the kids, pinning him to the ground, whereupon one of his mates went to alert the farmer, who apparently arrived with a chainsaw, suggesting that this was the only method of release! 
I seem to remember the person who told me this also spent several days in hospital with severe internal burns after attempting to light his own farts in the dorms at boarding school!!!
I seem to remember the person who told me this also spent several days in hospital with severe internal burns after attempting to light his own farts in the dorms at boarding school!!!
I've got ....erm... friends... who've seen cows get up with no ill effects very shortly aftersome website said:
Cow-tipping can not only injure the cow, it can very well kill it. That's why many farm-oriented communities and states have laws against cow-tipping. When the cow is tipped over, all of its weight shifts, and sometimes the cow's head gets inadvertantly shoved into the ground, which will cause it to sufficate. Cow-tipping doesn't always wake the cow up, which is why it could suffocate after the fact. Other times, the tip over will result in broken ribs, which can fracture and pierce vital organs, making it bleed out from the inside. Sometimes when the cow is tipped over it will land right on its neck and break it. Other times the tipping will result in a broken leg or two, at which point the very irrate owner will have to put it down. Cow tipping is a cruel thing to do...while not all cows die from it, many have complications and life-threatening injuries as a result. You should think twice about doing such a thing...not only will the animal's life potentially be snuffed out unexpectedly, but then the owner will lose money, as cows are a vital source of income for some farmers, not to mention the owner will have to probably buy another one.
>> Edited by Mrs Fish on Tuesday 20th April 11:58
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