Joel Salatin
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Every day. And the beauty is thatβ In no time, the cows respond to you coming. I mean, think about your dog or your cat. When you bang the dish, they come running. They know what that is. Well, the cows, when we go out to move them roughly, we try to do it as close to four as possible,
If you got called every day at four o'clock for a bowl of ice cream, about 345, your tail would wag and your ears would wiggle too. And so the cows are ready and we go out and we just call them, come on, cows. And they just come running through. We close behind them. Why do they...
If you got called every day at four o'clock for a bowl of ice cream, about 345, your tail would wag and your ears would wiggle too. And so the cows are ready and we go out and we just call them, come on, cows. And they just come running through. We close behind them. Why do they...
If you got called every day at four o'clock for a bowl of ice cream, about 345, your tail would wag and your ears would wiggle too. And so the cows are ready and we go out and we just call them, come on, cows. And they just come running through. We close behind them. Why do they...
Because, yes, because they've got a new salad bar. Okay, so they've learned that. They've got a new salad bar. They've learned that. It doesn't take them long to learn that. They learn that very, very quickly. And so they just, so you don't have to herd them.
Because, yes, because they've got a new salad bar. Okay, so they've learned that. They've got a new salad bar. They've learned that. It doesn't take them long to learn that. They learn that very, very quickly. And so they just, so you don't have to herd them.
Because, yes, because they've got a new salad bar. Okay, so they've learned that. They've got a new salad bar. They've learned that. It doesn't take them long to learn that. They learn that very, very quickly. And so they just, so you don't have to herd them.
Animals love routine.
Animals love routine.
Animals love routine.
Yes, yes. Even though they think they don't. Yeah, yeah. Oh, no, we are creatures of routine. So the moving them, But you have to understand.
Yes, yes. Even though they think they don't. Yeah, yeah. Oh, no, we are creatures of routine. So the moving them, But you have to understand.
Yes, yes. Even though they think they don't. Yeah, yeah. Oh, no, we are creatures of routine. So the moving them, But you have to understand.
It stops them from going into tomorrow's dinner. So basically, we're giving them one day's plate of menu every day. Right. One plate full. If somebody came and gave you five platefuls of food, for five days, you'd probably just pick out the good stuff and leave the stuff you didn't want. And, you know, you'd be a lot more. Right. So they have enough.
It stops them from going into tomorrow's dinner. So basically, we're giving them one day's plate of menu every day. Right. One plate full. If somebody came and gave you five platefuls of food, for five days, you'd probably just pick out the good stuff and leave the stuff you didn't want. And, you know, you'd be a lot more. Right. So they have enough.
It stops them from going into tomorrow's dinner. So basically, we're giving them one day's plate of menu every day. Right. One plate full. If somebody came and gave you five platefuls of food, for five days, you'd probably just pick out the good stuff and leave the stuff you didn't want. And, you know, you'd be a lot more. Right. So they have enough.
And they actually change their behavior to eat more aggressively. and with less prejudice on the liver and onions, if you will. And so this actually is healthy for the cows to actually increase their palatability index to eat things that they wouldn't. So they'll eat thistles and they'll eat all sorts of things that are actually good for them that They wouldn't eat. If they had more choice.
And they actually change their behavior to eat more aggressively. and with less prejudice on the liver and onions, if you will. And so this actually is healthy for the cows to actually increase their palatability index to eat things that they wouldn't. So they'll eat thistles and they'll eat all sorts of things that are actually good for them that They wouldn't eat. If they had more choice.
And they actually change their behavior to eat more aggressively. and with less prejudice on the liver and onions, if you will. And so this actually is healthy for the cows to actually increase their palatability index to eat things that they wouldn't. So they'll eat thistles and they'll eat all sorts of things that are actually good for them that They wouldn't eat. If they had more choice.
If they had all the choice.