Guest Andrea Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Talk about WEIRD!!!! KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - When dozens of chickens went missing from a remote West Bengal village, everyone blamed the neighborhood dogs. But Ajit Ghosh, the owner of the missing chickens, eventually solved the puzzle when he caught his cow -- a sacred animal for the Hindu family -- gobbling up several of them at night. "We were shocked to see our calf eating chickens alive," Ghosh told Reuters by phone from Chandpur village. The family decided to stand guard at night on Monday at the cow shed which also served as a hen coop, after 48 chickens went missing in a month. "Instead of the dogs, we watched in horror as the calf, whom we had fondly named Lal, sneak to the coop and grab the little ones with the precision of a jungle cat," Gour Ghosh, his brother, said. Local television pictures showed the cow grabbing and eating a chicken in seconds and a vet confirmed the case. "We think lack of vital minerals in the body is causing this behavior. We have taken a look and have asked doctors to look into the case immediately," Mihir Satpathy, a district veterinary officer, said by phone. "This strange behavior is possible in some exceptional cases," Satpathy said. Hundreds of villagers flocked to Chandpur on Wednesday to catch a glimpse of Lal, enjoying his bundle of green grass for a change. "The local vets said the cow was probably suffering from a disease but others said Lal was a tiger in his previous birth," Ajit added. I've seen how skinny the cows are in India.....no wonder he ate them!!! LOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? [ QUOTE ] Local television pictures showed the cow grabbing and eating a chicken in seconds and a vet confirmed the case. [/ QUOTE ] Any pics Andrea? Have seen our cows chase dogs and birds before, dont think they would be capable of catching and eating a bird though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coles Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? thats crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? Hey, you know me.....if there were pics.....I'd have shown them!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeWalker Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? Well I'll throw another curveball your way....there is documented cases in North Dakota of whitetail deer eating nesting birds in the wild......I'll see if I can find the documents WITH PICS....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? that is crazy. Pics would be awesome to bad there isnt any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? I know that in New Zealand, red stag eat a particular bird that nests on the ground. I saw it on Nat'l Geographic or some show like that. Had to do with getting protein in their diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? [ QUOTE ] Well I'll throw another curveball your way....there is documented cases in North Dakota of whitetail deer eating nesting birds in the wild......I'll see if I can find the documents WITH PICS....LOL [/ QUOTE ] Have heard that before Clay. Some cows eat everything with the afterbirth after they calve, some dont. The placenta and afterbirth are kind of meaty I guess. Still surprising to me in a way that a cow can catch the birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? [ QUOTE ] "but others said Lal was a tiger in his previous birth," [/ QUOTE ] Yeah ...OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exturkinator Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? That needs to be on one of those Chick-Fil-A commercials - one of those that has a cow holding up a sign that says "Eet mor Chikun" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] "but others said Lal was a tiger in his previous birth," [/ QUOTE ] Yeah ...OK [/ QUOTE ] Kind of what I though. I wonder how long it will take before instinct takes over and it eats itself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDAWG Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? Never have seen that, I've seen hogs eat birds before though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwa Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QDMAworks4me Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? Sounds a little crazy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? [ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] BWAAAAAHAAAAAHAAAHAAHAAA!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Loves_To_Hunt458 Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] BWAAAAAHAAAAAHAAAHAAHAAA!!!!!! [/ QUOTE ] I don't think they're kidding on that sign.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? Now that is crazy. Wouldnt see how they could catch them to eat em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? i dont know.... god made herbivores and carnivores, and the two don't really mix, with the exeption of humans. i think i'll wait for the punc line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddpipkin Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? [ QUOTE ] pictures showed the cow grabbing and eating a chicken in seconds [/ QUOTE ] HAD to be newly hatched biddies to happen that fast. [ QUOTE ] ....dont think they would be capable of catching and eating a bird though [/ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Still surprising to me in a way that a cow can catch the birds. [/ QUOTE ] Read the post. The calf and the chickens were in the same shed, at night, and the chickens (just hatched biddies) were sleeping!! [ QUOTE ] ....god made herbivores and carnivores, and the two don't really mix, with the exeption of humans. [/ QUOTE ] The Name of the Creator should be capitalized, always. Ever wonder how "beargrass" in the Rockies got it's name? Surely, that's not ALL bears eat, though. Right? Ever seen a racoon in a sweet corn patch? That same racoon will catch and eat frogs, fish, salamanders, crawfish, birds, eggs, etc., etc. Coyotes are pretty rough on my neighbor's goats, and another's calves. On my place, the electric fence kept them out of the pasture, but sometimes they were rough on my watermelons. It is unusual, but I do not doubt that, occasionally, a cow would eat meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Re: Cow that eats chickens??? That is crazy... The day these cows here start eating meat. I guess I'm going to have to serveing catsup with there meal... That's just down right insane... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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