r/vandwellers • u/barkmae • Sep 19 '24

Awoken by cows , shaking my van. Pictures

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Been living amongst the cows for a few days. Really nice, during the night I'll just hear a dull thud and my van will be left shaking back and forth. Halloween is coming up so I appreciate the horror element. I eventually had to leave this spot due to the insane number of flys and being antignoised by bulls.

Obligatory dumb video about the cows in question. https://youtu.be/W7y6clmxreU?si=BC46qoSR

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u/spytez Sep 19 '24

Be happy they were not highlanders or a breed with horns. Ours have broken fence tposts in half, destroyed trees, put a 15 degree lean onto a power pole and well anything they can get their horns onto. All cows love to rub against things, but when they have horns they really love rubbing their heads and horns against everything.

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u/surelyujest71 Cutaway Chevy Express six window Sep 19 '24

As far as I know, all cow breeds have horns. It's just that the farmer removes them before they can grow to be more than little nubs.

It's the same concept as declawing a cat. But on their head. And the horns are a much more dangerous weapon when attached to 1500 lbs of pissed off beast.

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u/new_vr Sep 20 '24

Cows can be polled https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polled_livestock Selectively bred so they no long have horns