r/Cows

I enjoy making woodcarving art, especially cows. I just finished carving this Holstein, let's call her "Gertie". She's the only large cow I've done so far in 2026. She weighs in at 2 pounds 4.2 ounces. She's 7.75" tall, 4" wide, and 12 inches long (from snout to rear end).

So, she's all white because I haven't decided her pattern yet. Each cow I make is painted like a real cow.

I want YOU to post below or DM your prettiest lady. My wife and I will pick out the top 4 or 5 we like, then let you vote on it to decide the pattern! Thanks in advance! I'll keep you all posted!!! 🐄

I only married into the ranching life 2 years ago so I'm still learning. Was this girl happy or upset I was scratching her? It almost reminded me of a cat purring

Got some really lovely photos of some of the cows that roam around Dartmoor National Park in the UK. The babies are especially adorable!

I’m sorry if this is the wrong subreddit, but I live on a very small cattle farm (25-30 cows max). Even when I was my car, the cows come over and lick it which often causes terrible paint scratches. Unfortunately there isn’t really a place for me to park my car where they don’t have access. Any thoughts on preventing them from doing this? Like with deer when you put aluminum plates up or something? And I’ve included some pics of our newest calves for cow tax 😊

This little one is about 40 days old, and about 10 days ago she started losing movement on one side of her face. It started with her ear, but now half of her face is affected, and she's sucking milk in a strange way. Does anyone know what could be wrong with her?

Been pretty hot the past couple of weeks in Southwest Missouri. An unusual number of calves have been coming early. Most of these calves shouldn’t have arrived until the second week of September. Luckily we’ve only lost one so far.

I think she’s new at this.

Saw a human shake a branch ONCE almost 3 years ago and has done it herself since