Brandywine Sustainable Farm shared this video elsewhere. I appreciate the post. I was unconvinced until I watched this video. TAKE NOTE that this video shows us a reasonably healthy and protective mother, doing a fair job of caring for her fairly healthy calf, among an average herd. I watched this a few times and I really have to wonder about some of these factors: 1) If the mother had been, for any reason(s), unable to defend her calf... 2) If the calf itself had not been so resilient... 3) If the herd had not *finally* intervened... 4) If something had not spooked the vultures when it did... 5) If this scene had gone on for another hour or so with the calf being denied milk... 6) If the day had been much hotter than this one... ... would the calf have survived? I think not. I think there are hundreds of thousands of potential losses that our Ranchers face every year and this is just one type. RE: Placenta trauma deaths? An exhausted cow *would* be vulnerable. I could see an exhausted cow being harassed/attacked by vultures. I now have no doubt that these scenarios do play out as described here (and elsewhere). The vultures do serve by consuming carrion. I think regulation *is* proper but I don't believe that the vultures need such strict protection. I think the protections have made some vultures more confident and aggressive, so Farmers/Ranchers should be allowed to kill a few vultures to reduce their losses and adjust vulture behavior.

@Rattlerjake1

2 жыл бұрын

BULLSCHITT! Watch the video again. NOT ONCE did the vultures go after the calf they are homing in on the rear of the cow. If you look closely there is part of the placenta still hanging out of the cow and as soon as it falls to the ground the vultures converge on it and ignore the cow and calf completely. The problem with most people, to include stooooopid farmers/ranchers, is that they immediately assume one thing when (if they paid attention) something else is taking place. Farmers use this false scenario to justify forcing government to compensate them for their losses to other factors.

@spaceace1006

Жыл бұрын

If I were there, I'd have fired a few rounds from a shotgun! Sure, It would scare the scrap out of the Cows but maybe it would keep the vultures away for a while!

@inharmonywithearth9982

10 ай бұрын

A mother cow has no problem at all protecting her calf from defenseless clumsy black vultures. A healthy calf can out walk a black vulture anyway by itself. This very video was made by the couple and sent to TV news by this couple who literally just wanted permission to kill vultures with his new deer rifle. The news came to their tiny hobby farm and there was not any dead calves nor any vultures and everything was fine. They were only there to consume the afterbirth placental tissue which could have attracted flies and a real predator. The video became a sickening firestorm of false rumors and misinformation. Ignorant gossip always causes extinction. It's only a matter of time.

Every fish and game officer needs to watch this

@Aluapay

2 жыл бұрын

Thats what I wad thinking

@cliffhawley1768

2 жыл бұрын

You mean watch the vultures going after the afterbirth that is dripping out of the cow's back end?

@blobbertmcblob4888

Ай бұрын

@@cliffhawley1768 They'll go after the calf too, they pick at the umbilical cord until they rip the stomach open.

live in southeastern indiana. we heard of these blackheaded buzzards.. of which have migrated into our area. they killed two calves in two days. one while it was being born.. the other was 10 days old. again eyes pecked out. very aggressive and persistent. attacking in large groups.

@geraldpleckham8981

5 жыл бұрын

Endangered species my ass

@Terrell070

4 жыл бұрын

They're not. IUCN lists them as Least Concern. Population increasing. www.iucnredlist.org/species/22697624/93624950

@jwim3969

3 жыл бұрын

@daniel I’d be out there picking those vultures off with a .22.

@1MSally1965

7 ай бұрын

Sounds just like BLM. OH and theyre black too. Hmmmm.

@jaybali7526

5 ай бұрын

@@jwim3969 and you'd go to federal prison

Well finally at 5:00 the cow-valry arrives!

@ramirobustos1927

5 жыл бұрын

Ui 8 bi nikki

@ramizramziz7618

3 жыл бұрын

@@ramirobustos1927 â,,,, ,,

Relax, Mom. They don't want to attack your baby, they just want to help you and clean your back area. Or haven't you noticed that the umbilical cord is still hanging?

Birds: Gib food Cow: no

Amazing super video. You are the Attenborough of cows and calves.

OK just an idea: if the calves are safe after they are a week old, why not keep the cows that are ready to give birth up in a paddock near the farmhouse. After birth, keep them in the barn for a week - then turn them out. I'm sure that is not possible for all farmers, but it might help save some. Other ideas: a dog? donkey? some other animal that would chase the birds and live peacefully with the cows?

@UmatsuObossa

Жыл бұрын

The calf is sick. Vultures wouldn't bother a healthy calf. They're hanging out because they're waiting for it to die.

@julieenslow5915

Жыл бұрын

@@UmatsuObossa I think in the video they state that this is a problem with all newborn calves at this farm. It seems the vultures have developed a taste for calf eyes. I know. Disgusting. But the cows are working together to protect the newborns, and after a week the calf is able to defend itself. But that first week is tough on everyone....

@kdseiwert7360

11 ай бұрын

@@UmatsuObossa bullshit!

@julielivingston9207

3 ай бұрын

@@UmatsuObossa the calf is NOT sick.. its a newborn. the umbilical cord is still hanging.

Wow. When all the cows came in to help ❤️

@spaceace1006

Жыл бұрын

All those Cows are probably related!! Quite likely they are!

In the UK, these cows usually birth in cow sheds and after a couple of days,then released into the fields.This gives the cow time to recover her strength and the calf time to settle into life.

@swizzleproxi4810

4 жыл бұрын

Good method.

Sure took those cows long enough to come help. What a contrast with elephant herds that protect their babies as a group unendingly.

I love how the person taking the video doesn’t bother to help and bring the mother in the calf inside. Sad.

This is not a laughing matter and I am not a bird hater. I raise black angus cattle and this morning I chased away 5 buzzards that were after a new born calf. On February 19, the birds pecked the eyes out of a new born calf. This situation is very costly to ranchers and something needs to be done to protect against these vultures.

@erinf7063

7 жыл бұрын

Bring your cattle in when they are due to calve. Black Vultures are very intelligent birds and they love calf eyeballs. Super weird.

@julieenslow5915

6 жыл бұрын

a well trained dog would help with that.

@dancross4444

6 жыл бұрын

Yep I just lost a calf to on of these birds this morning.

@joycenesselhauf180

6 жыл бұрын

Get LGD’s. Seems like the cost of keeping one would be a lot less expensive than losing your calves.

@melissaannspake7990

5 жыл бұрын

We have lost cows and calves due to vultures. If they don’t kill the calf right away, they will literally worry the cow to death. Our cows are bred in the field, and without paying to have each cow/heifer checked by the Vet each season, which is a large experience, we just watch our cows, when they start acting like they are hunting a spot away from the herd, we go get them and take them into the barn.. there are those that just lay down right there amidst the herd a calve, and I don’t know, until I either see her down or see her with a calf. I have shot many a buzzard, and will shoot many more I am sure.. I cannot stand them. We have a calf that’s about a month old now that’s been blinded. I suppose I should count my blessings that the afternoon it was born (we were all gone) it’s mother could not get him to follow her because he couldn’t see! We have a far more serious Coyote problem that Buzzards, and I cannot believe the Coyotes didn’t get him that night. We found him the next morning when we noticed she had calved, but had no calf with her...

According to Wikipedia vultures with kill calves. It gets kind of graphic with how they do it, but I'm not sure if you want to hear that.

@franniebanani6532

5 жыл бұрын

EmptyQue yeah I do

@larryteague871

5 жыл бұрын

They peck out the eyes

@The66Leadfoot

5 жыл бұрын

The term "head up your ass" comes to mind.

@ 3:50 the vultures call a new plan in the huddle. Then break the huddle like football

@persephone2706

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

Damn.. why i read as "Crow protecting baby calf"..? Damn it.. 😂

I just had a new born calf killed by on of these black birds, it's beak drilled a hole through the top of its skull. I just found this video when I was researching bird attacks. It's shot gun season in the morning.

@nusimiendang

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss.

@nmheath03

5 жыл бұрын

Vultures are a protected species, so even if it's to protect a calf, it's still a lot of trouble shoot one could get you into

@Rahel63

5 жыл бұрын

Did they eat it after it killed it? Idk in your case but in this video it looks like they're after the placenta that the mom still hasn't fully birthed yet. Maybe they attack newborn calf because they are full of the same liquid the placenta is?

@geraldpleckham8981

5 жыл бұрын

Yep you got my vote purchase more shells protected animal the ones that live can eat the dead carcasses of the ones that shot and after they're done eating them then shoot them

@kolorsoftherainbow4295

4 жыл бұрын

1) It’s illegal to shoot them unless you have a permit to, and even then, it’s highly preferred that you go for other methods of scaring the birds away, such as loud noises, hanging a fake dead vulture up, etc.. They’re VERY vital to the environment, and countries like India have suffered large rabies outbreaks and financial losses because of the rapid decline in their vulture species. So please keep in mind that they are protected for a reason, and fish and wildlife services can offer a handful of other solutions. 2) Unless you watched the birds actually kill the calf with your own eyes, and unless you have legitimate evidence that they were responsible (video footage), then I’d suggest considering the possibility of other predators being present, or maybe even the fact that the calf died of other causes. Vultures have sharp beaks, yes, but New World vultures’ beaks are significantly weaker than other raptors’, plus their feet are not equipped for hunting; they can tear through flesh, but skulls? I’m not super sure about their ability to actually drill into bone. I hope they’ve gotten better since you commented, but if they haven’t, contacting fish and wildlife services should help. Sorry for your loss

They are after the cows placenta and cord.

@Rattlerjake1

4 жыл бұрын

These are Black Vultures which are known to attack young livestock, but only when there is a group; Turkey Vultures, on the other hand, are more timid and not known to attack live livestock. The small of the birthing process/placenta is what initially attracts them. Some states allow shooting them in defense of livestock, but a permit is required.

@MrRepoman225

3 жыл бұрын

Good eye!

Need to practice the three Ss in situations like this: Shoot, Shovel, Shut up.

Wow! the vultures will peck their eyes and slit their throats! Smart Cows!!

I really can’t wait for the extended version !!!

@whysoserious9644

2 жыл бұрын

me too, though i hope it doesnt end as sadly as this one does, where the calf isn't torn to pieces.

@JBFJBFJBF

8 ай бұрын

​@@whysoserious9644wtf

in the first few seconds of the video I liked it because, of the cows and the baby 🐮🐮🐮🐮

This people need a couple good guard dogs there.

@kurtaslan1511

5 жыл бұрын

No... They enjoy this show and make video instead 😋

@UmatsuObossa

Жыл бұрын

The calf isn't in danger from the vultures. They want the afterbirth and umbilical cord, not the calf itself

The cast look like Charlotte and they're very protective

I agree with you. Towards the end of the video you can really see the afterbirth still hanging from the cow's rear. That's what the vultures are really after.

Great video. Good cows!!! Even better with horns.

those are some HUGE birds back there ! blackbirds? magpies? bothersome & mom not liking them much.... don't know where this is but they are the size of young turkeys! Lol.

Rita Fae Aulbach. Sounds German! Anyway, there is no such thing as a "baby calf". Calf, new born cow/bull, often referred to as "baby cow" by children. Next comes heifer, which is a young (virgin) cow, has not yet given birth. And then comes the cow. To call a calf a baby calf, is like saying a baby child, or a baby toddler.

Black Vultures can be quite aggressive, and will kill calves. Turkey Buzzards, on the other hand will not. These are Blacks and were after the calf. Good job mama of fending them off.

if you look closely you will see the afterbirth is still hanging from the cow, that is what the birds are after not the calf.

@lancerobinson8364

4 жыл бұрын

I did watch and their attention was on the calf.

@lancerobinson8364

4 жыл бұрын

read other replies from people who actually live out here in farm land.

Vultures have more in common with chickens than eagles, owls, hawks and buzzards!! LOL!!

@MrMt42304

4 жыл бұрын

As a group, they can get aggressive, but they aren't predators.

Thank God ,cows are always innocent, but they try their best

Thank you video I like it

David I am in Va. I have a migratory bird permit from the department of interior has nothing to do with my state. Might be worth looking into. We were having same issues as you at different locations during spring calving season we have reduced population and scared the rest to the point they have found somewhere else to go that they don't get lead throw at them. I have some contact information if you are interested

@OkieFarming

2 жыл бұрын

The migratory bird permit is a HIP permit for the migratory bird act. You have to have a "master depredation permit" only available from the USDA/USFWS. Any other type of permit is not legal.

I don't think the vultures were after the calf but rather the afterbirth still attached the mama cow. If you look closely I think it's visible under her tail. This is a tasty treat for a vulture or any bird.

@geraldpleckham8981

5 жыл бұрын

No they jump on the backs of the baby calves and pick your eyes out those vultures need to go one way or another preferably a bullet

@sandw500mag

5 жыл бұрын

They killed two here this spring and we saved one. You can get a permit in some states to kill them. Most I know say make them disappear with out a word...

@kbkesq

5 жыл бұрын

Deeice www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2019/06/26/black-turkey-vultures-eating-cows-into-kentucky-farmers-profits/1505632001/

that poor calf

Cows are such nobel,myjestic,BEAUTIFUL creautres :3

مكان رائع وهاديء أجواء ريفيه أجمل وأهدأ من المدينه شكرا يارب على هذه النعمه الفضيله

Wow, that is terrible. I heard about this but had no idea how serious it is.

Never mind the flies! They’ve got bigger pests to worry about..

no ones gonna give props to the vultures who ACTUALLY WENT TO GET THERE OWN FOOD?!

They need a shepherd dog to protect calves now from these black vultures

@UmatsuObossa

Жыл бұрын

The vultures are after the placenta, not the calf

what country is this?

Mama cow tells the birds go way n leave my baby alone n the rest of the herd comes n helps

She’s a young first time mom

Damn vultures

Wow so many of them

Dang, T-Bone got angry.

Human Race Please Take Notes We Got To Stick Together Like These Cows!!!!

I see their strategy now! See how the mother knocked over her calf? They are trying to intimidate them into an inadvertent accident by the mother trampling the calf!

Good how the herd came to back her up when the birds were ganging up on her, I'm still trying to figure out why the birds were following her around so much?

@FoolisH409

4 жыл бұрын

Alice because those black vultures will follow the calf around, an then it will gouge it’s eyes an tounge out an eat the calf.

@cliffhawley1768

2 жыл бұрын

She's dripping a free meal. They're trying to get ahold of the afterbirth.

there not going to the calf they want the placenta that is hanging out of mom. not the calf...

@blobbertmcblob4888

5 жыл бұрын

Vultures do hunt and kill baby animals.

@carolottmers813

3 жыл бұрын

They want the placenta but the calf is next. They do kill baby calves.

@soko4710

3 жыл бұрын

@@carolottmers813 American black vultures are quite small. I doubt that they could kill a calf.

Good video....................

Good job Momma!

I wonder if these farmers that are having so much trouble with these tyrant vultures would benefit from a guardian dog protecting the herds. I bet so.

@dukeskyhopper

2 жыл бұрын

Vultures would just kill the dog.

@inharmonywithearth9982

10 ай бұрын

This was the video that started the rumor they eat live animals. They don't. These vultures have already been shot.

That's the weirdest thing. That calf is alive and normal. What's with those vultures, and why are there so many of them?

What kind of vultures are they? Here in Florida we have the big and ugly Turkey Vultures

@karenacuffhendricks1

4 жыл бұрын

Deborah Tawadros Turkey Vultures are not aggressive. They only eat carrion. They can smell it for miles.

I got the memo...their not yours. 😃. I believe most farmers would have the calf ( which by the way looks very new ) and his mother kept separate from the other cows, bulls too, for some time until the calf has bonded and bigger and stronger. That cow working too hard to protect it.

It starts with the after birth then to the calf

Cow is more vulnerable in the open. If she enters the thick jungle might be safe there.

If I were a bird, I would not want one of those cows crapping on me.

The dark brown cow kicked the poor calf twice in the beginning of the video. What the heck!?

Cow... Unity...Too...good

Maybe just maybe the person filming this would stop the terrorizing of a baby!

@UmatsuObossa

Жыл бұрын

It's only being "terrorized" because the mother is fussing. The vultures want the placenta not the calf

The birds should have been a bit agressive so that they could get this nice calf down and eat up

Bless them going to help that poor baby and her poor Mum! 😘❤️🐮❤️ I could never stand filming this! I’d have to do something!!!! 😡

@larryteague871

5 жыл бұрын

A 22 with a fuel filter on the end.and a scope.

That's ridiculously, horrible!!! Poor cows having to put up with that 24/7!!!

@inharmonywithearth9982

10 ай бұрын

Vultures sleep at night. This was the only time the afterbirth was there for them. This Vultures video was shown on the TV news and since then the black vultures are shot as they have been given a permit. The vultures were not harming anything just cleaning up and are not guilty.

why didn't the person who was filming go help the cow?

@mikesindahouse

6 жыл бұрын

He/She didn't need to.

@Bluegrassheart

6 жыл бұрын

They didn't want to get stomped by the mother!?

@JerezIwiski

5 жыл бұрын

she said it's a neighbor's herd. You shouldn't approach a stressed cow that doesn't know you while she's in full on protective mode.

@tuborgcarlsberg1184

5 жыл бұрын

@@JerezIwiski its not his or hers cows

@JerezIwiski

5 жыл бұрын

@@tuborgcarlsberg1184 that's what I was saying that you really shouldn't approach an animal that outweighs you drastically and does not know you while its stressed out

I never knew this problem existed

4:32 she knocks her baby over lol.

@womanofsubstance8735

6 жыл бұрын

You think that is funny? You are very sick. Whether they are vultures or buzzards, mama knows they can kill her calf. Beware your karma.

Bullies! Reminds me of high school

Is the calf really in danger? Look at the size of it compared to the vultures. Vultures only eat dead animals don't they?

@inharmonywithearth9982

10 ай бұрын

You are correct. But this video and these people complained to the news. After this video was shown over 14,000 permits to shoot black vultures have been issued. These vultures are all exterminated and they will probably be extinct soon as ignorance and rumors caused many past extinctions.

This puts a damper on anyone who thinks the T-rex was the vulture of the dinosaur world, a slow, lumbering scavenger. I present to you "scavengers" actively trying to kill something. Nothing exists solely on scavenging, it's just not possible.

What a game they are playing. Disturb the mother so she is never able to nurse her calf. Wait forthe inevitable. This farmer should get some dogs.

@inharmonywithearth9982

10 ай бұрын

They got a permit and shot every vulture since this video was shown on the TV News. 14,000 shooting permits issued in their State alone.

EARTH ANGEL😇. I think that the bull saw what was going on and went over to the other cows and told them to get back over there to help momma protect his newborn son, or else!!....🐮🐮🐮

Predatory vultures...a big problem in Southern Illinois

I hear purple martins

@bassnbrim

7 жыл бұрын

so do I

excelentes União.

Poor baby and mommy everyone is picking on them, be strong mommy. What’s with the Birds?

@inharmonywithearth9982

10 ай бұрын

A neighbors old cow died next door. The vultures were eating it and saw this hobby farm has placenta strewn about from afterbirth. The hobby farmer sent the video to the TV news to get permission to shoot vultures. He shoots them now. This video went viral and now black vultures are getting falsely accused

Cow defending helplessly her baby and you are enjoying by recording ?

They are looking for placenta

@inharmonywithearth9982

10 ай бұрын

Yes but this video was shown on news media to start the rumor that black vultures eat live cattle. Now people are shooting them. The ones in the video were shot.

Isn’t a baby calf kind of like a baby infant?

I don’t believe the crow’s interest in the calf was protection. The mom was protecting the calf from the crows which can be pretty aggressive predators. When there are so many I’m guessing they grow more brazen. Besides who would the crows be protecting the calf from? The mother or,the other cows?

@karenacuffhendricks1

4 жыл бұрын

J WILTON what crows? Those are vultures. Where is it once implied that the birds were trying to protect the calf? Au contraire...🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

yeah...they are after the afterbirth. though the smell of the newly born calf may be enticing as well

@adamscammell985

4 жыл бұрын

YES!.. Thank you sir Clayton, u are correct

@kolorsoftherainbow4295

4 жыл бұрын

Black vultures don’t have a good sense of smell, so I doubt it

Actually mother is the greatest warrior for their children and at the end i love to see unity of the cow's to be protective for the New born calf . Moreover this is a great vedio . Thanks for sharing 🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🙏🙏🙏

If an unarmed human intervened against that amount of vultures what would prevent the vultures from attacking the human and trying to peck the human's eyes out? A human is not that much bigger than the calf and smaller than the mother cow.

Did the owners of these beings eventually send them to slaughter?

Nice lookin' cows

"NOT your cows" ... but you didn't say if they were NOT your vultures.

So if there's no calves around and a small child was walking through the field you think they are not going to attack them seen it happen with a pack of stray dogs and coyotes that crossbred went up in the yard and took the kid right out from the backyard take them out while you can

Saw these same vultures kill a newborn deer fawn. The doe was trying to fend them off. Sad scene.

The birds were attracted to the smell of the afterbirth.

@inharmonywithearth9982

10 ай бұрын

Yes you are right.

Looks like you have a Buzzard/Vulture infestation. You should take the old 870 out of the back glass and see how many you could get before they get away.

@DavidASinSTL

5 жыл бұрын

For all the idiots, the vultures are waiting to eat the afterbirth...

@HERBALNATUMAN1

5 жыл бұрын

Bobby Spurlock Thus suckers are protected by wild life, conservation, and now they are everywherevin big flocks.

where the hell is the owner of this cow. why doesn't he help

Where are the Crows?

The vultures are going after the placental remains, obviously just given birth

@PFCAhammed

3 жыл бұрын

not necessarily. If you google it, you'll find increasing evidence / reports of black vultures going after live healthy lambs etc, usually start incapacitating them by plucking their eyes out and then take it from there.

Yeah I just want to know why this person just kept the camera rolling. They could have went out there and shot a few of them.

I think a few German shepherds protecting the cows would do the trick. I'm surprised the farmers don't have them yet. I blame the farmers for not protecting there livestock

@NELZBENJUDAH

5 жыл бұрын

These zombie birds might eat them too 🤷🏾‍♂️

I say let's put a bounty on them I'll throw in some money for it

super mum und diese widerlichen dinosaurier nachkommen wollen die augen aushacken und sind extrem penetrant. tolle mutterkuh. bravo