Smart Cows? I'm Convinced!

We are branding today.  We had a big master plan to outsmart the cattle.  I think they may be smarter than us...Getting the whole herd in to the corral is the biggest challenge of the day.  We decided to feed them in the corral all week so they could come in at their leisure, thinking it is their idea.  They go back out to the pasture during the day.  Each morning they have all been standing in the corral waiting for us to feed them.

This morning...we were having coffee, I looked out and asked why are there no cattle in the corral?  My husband said he was wondering the same thing.  "One of them figured it out," he laughed, "when we were fixing the chute and alley yesterday they must have realized what is going on!"  Whatever the reason, there are no cattle in the corral.  They have come in every other day.  Of course not the day we want them too!  So, are cattle smart?  I think they might be.

Wish us luck!