How to get a cow to stop mooing

[sammydoo]

So it’s been more than a month now that I’ve separated my mama dairy cow from my other 2 heifers so that she could have her calf in peace.
Since then, my beef heifer has been constantly mooing nonstop at 6:45am every morning! It’s become a routine for her and it’s driving everyone (including our close neighbors) crazy! We tried letting her over to be with mama cow and calf and she was very violent to our calf and wouldn’t allow nursing. In fact we suspect the beef heifer suckled off my mama cow. They aren’t even family! Someone have any great suggestions?! It’s nuts and her typical moo’s are 6-8 in a row and this lasts a good hour or more.

[raerae]

Take her out for ice cream, then go slowly past the grocery store, local butcher shop, then Arby's.... she'll get the point.

[sammydoo]

Jun 29, 2018 8:58:25 GMT -5 raerae said:

Take her out for ice cream, then go slowly past the grocery store, local butcher shop, then Arby's.... she'll get the point.

Hahaha! Love it! Maybe the family and I will grill some steaks and set up a picnic table by the gate so she can get a good wiff of her future if she doesn’t shut up!

[rosalind]

When separated, is she still next to the other cow? I wonder if she'd quiet down if they could see each other even if not touch.

My dad had a beef cow like that, she was always in with the herd, but she was mega vocal for any or no reason. She is now hamburger in the freezer! :/

[northstar]

When I was picking up the bull for a visit, one cow was so obnoxious. The owner says she's always like that. I wouldn't even call it a moo-more of an elephant bellow. She'd be hamburger.
Marsha

[sammydoo]

We have everyone in visual distance. My guess is she’s like “I’m awake and so now everyone must wake up and come see me!” She also sounds more like an elephant then a cow! 🤪 Guess we will just see how this plays out! She’s supposed to be bred this fall and start our beef herd, but maybe she’ll just be the beef! 😉

[northstar]

So, that's how you get a cow to stop mooing-you eat them.
Marsha

[sammydoo]

Jun 29, 2018 14:25:37 GMT -5 northstar said:

So, that's how you get a cow to stop mooing-you eat them.
Marsha

So far that’s the answer.... I’m still waiting for more options. 😉

[Shawn]

I have an elephant in the barn, too. She stopped when we got her bred the first time (that's how I figured out she settled). Within hours of calving, yeah, she's out there yelling again. She's not quite as bad as she was as a heifer, but she's just a vocal girl. She's half Hereford.

[sammydoo]

That’s what my husband was hoping is that she would mellow a bit after being bred. She’s a miniature Hereford Lowline angus cross, and spoiled!

[bluebar23]

She is very, very cute!! But I'm afraid I'm with the others... I can't take the noisy animals. It's why we decided to get out of goats

[rosalind]

Jun 29, 2018 16:33:59 GMT -5 sammydoo said:

Jun 29, 2018 14:25:37 GMT -5 northstar said:

So, that's how you get a cow to stop mooing-you eat them.
Marsha

So far that’s the answer.... I’m still waiting for more options. 😉

Another option would be to move her further away - at least out of sight of humans. If she's like my dad's cow, her mooing was often set off by seeing my dad (aka: man with food). It might lessen the mooing.

[sammydoo]

Good idea. She does have a bond with me (the food giver) and all of us scratch her fly bites, so that might be a good plan. 😉 Thanks

[hendricksfamilyfarm]

The microdairy in our area has a heifer like that and her moos sound like trumpets echoing off the hills. They said the only thing that helps a little is keeping her with other cows, but she does it every time she sees the owners also. If changing up her living arrangements and sight doesn't change anything, she might just be a Noisy Nelly. We had a goat like that and she never shut up. I couldn't take it and ended up selling her to someone that wasn't bothered by it. I wish I could help more. Please let us know how it turns out!