2006-08-25 07:07:35 · 22 answers · asked by ianduff2288 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
mainly yes, they do this to keep a spot dry for them in the grass... smart heffers huh?
2006-08-25 07:11:18 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not true, except in the sense that it is always going to rain.....eventually.
The reason given to me as a child was that they lie down to keep their dinner dry.
Often you will see a field, and some of the cows are lying down, and others aren't. This means that some have eaten enough, and they are resting and chewing the cud. The others haven't quite finished eating yet.
2006-08-25 07:22:19 · answer #2 · answered by hi_patia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most of the herd will lie down,but there are always a few "mavericks" that wwill remain standing unless the rain gets very heavy.by huddling on the ground,legs pulled under,the cows expose less of their surface area to the rain,affording some degree of protection in inclement weather.
2006-08-25 07:15:20 · answer #3 · answered by Lyn K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i find that more accurate than the weather man on the news. if half the cows are laying down i give it a 50% chance of rain.
2006-08-25 07:14:14 · answer #4 · answered by native 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds like the one I heard; "The fish are bitting because the cows are eating." Is that true?
2006-08-26 05:34:49 · answer #5 · answered by Purple Passion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,cows lie down all the time.I think their feet hurt from carrying all that B.S
2006-08-28 21:58:15 · answer #6 · answered by eva b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't rain when cows lie down. they sense the rain coming and lie down dont't know why though
2006-08-25 07:21:50 · answer #7 · answered by srsuper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No-I have asked farmers this andthey say cows lay down because they're tired or resting. It's an "old wives" tale.
2006-08-25 10:06:46 · answer #8 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They lie down so the rain can wash their utters, standing, the rain don't hit their utters
2006-08-25 12:34:17 · answer #9 · answered by Boogerman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To get a dry patch! but no cows can not tell the future and are not meteorologists either.
2006-08-29 04:47:27 · answer #10 · answered by what? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This must be a wives tale ...Myself have never heard of it.... and i have raised cattle all my life.. .... No they do not just lie down when it rains...... for the most part they are affraid of storms... and bunch together for shelter....
2006-08-25 07:21:21 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋