I’ve worked enough on a farm to be considered an actual cowboy…working cattle…spraying them in the chute, painting fence and carrying away un needed debris…hard work…but deep down I really am a city boy…ever work cattle? are you a cowboy?
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This sounds like a personal problem to me 
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jk.
No, I have never been a cowboy and I have no idea what “Spraying them in the chute” means.
you spray stuff on them for flies so they don’t hurt their backs…you have to guide them through a "chute’ or small fenced passageway to stop them mid way in the chute…it has doors on both sides and you do each cow or bull as they come out of the main area.
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I see. Thanks for the explanation. I’ve never rode a horse. Never milked a cow. Never sprayed cows in a chute. Never used a lasso. Etc ect. And I’m in iowa.
I did wear some black, ankle high boots in my youth that one of my roomates left behind a couple times. Thought they were pretty cool. They went well with my clothes at the time. Thats about as close as I ve done to cowboy stuff.
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Ok. As a lay person, I have a question for you as a cowboy. I have to assume that the cow vs bull birthrate has to be similar. Why is it that whenever I have gone to the rural parts of Iowa, I see almost exclusively cows?
Where are all the damn bulls at? Are most of them used for meat? Do they send them off to some unknown land? Are they just good at blending in with the environment so you cant see them?
Whats the deal with bulls?
you only need one or two bulls for a herd…they are mainly just for breeding and only with the herds when there are “open” cows…“closed” cows are pregnant.
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sure I understand that, but if the birthrate is like 50/50 what do they do with them all ? That is what I was wondering.
Its fine , though. I can just look it up. Just talking to talk, as its late.
I had a cow take a dump on the side of my head while I was up to my shoulder in her trying to pull her calf. That is cowboy enough for me for the rest of my life. I’m surprised it didn’t turn me vegan.
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So, after looking on the internet, it seems that they castrate most bulls. The ones that are not being used for breeding. They are then “steers”. Most of the steers are then used for meat, as I figured.
Seems like being born a bull is a pretty crappy existence in most cases.
hey, it’s not so bad…get to screw a lot…ha the bulls that is.
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Seen one with a broken penis?
There’s a word for a bull with a busted boner: Hamburger.
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We’ve been city slickers since in Aust. But before my parents used to live in a village, and farm animals were a thing… they had a sustainable farm which they used for themselves!
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Yeah, the ones that are selected for breeding. The majority have their balls cut off until I assume they get large enough to be processed for meat. 
yep…sorry…that is kind of sad…don’t hate me for liking prime rib though.
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I was born and raised in the city but I have a little bit of family from the South. I like a little bit of country and Americana music.
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Im scared to death of cows and horses. I had a cow come after me at the fair once, scared the ■■■■ out of me.
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