If you are a girl/woman, do you like to go to the beauty parlor to have your hair done? I do! It’s so nice to sit back in a chair and have someone wash, cut and style your hair and all you have to do is sit and relax! Do you know that on some level cows are like that too?
We have two jersey cows for milk. About this time of year, they begin shedding and need to be brushed. This morning, Mocha was laying in her stall after the milking was done. She looked so cute so when I finished milking Jersey, I went in to love on her a little. I knelt down beside her; she was so loving and docile and it was then I realized how much she is already shedding. I began combing her with the curry comb and it was obvious how much she enjoyed it. I brushed everything I could reach and then without warning, she suddenly stood up so I could get the rest of her. As went from side to side, she kept watching me to make sure I wasn’t leaving. She enjoyed it so much.
A couple summers ago, our girls were standing in the barnyard and I began brushing Mocha. She stood so still which was abnormal. Our other cow at the time, Heidi, came up to see what I was doing to Mocha. She tried resting her head on Mocha’s head which made it nearly impossible for me to brush Mocha. She tried to push Mocha out of the way so she could have her turn. Mocha wasn’t going to allow that to happen and stood firm. Soon I realized that Heidi was standing behind Mocha, like she had gotten in line behind her, waiting for her turn. It was our Bovine Hair Salon!
It’s funny because Mocha is pretty persnickety when it comes to what she wants and doesn’t want. If I was just going to come up and pet her while she was in the pasture, she wouldn’t want anything to do with me. However, if I have a brush or the curry comb in my hand and the girl in her shows up! Regardless of species, we girls enjoy being pampered!
