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1. 

   Just plain Steve said, about 18 hours ago

   Good thing the cows have been in training!

   Morning all!

2. 

   Skyhawk_maintainer said, about 18 hours ago

   By definition, is the train now hamburger helper?

3. 

   Llewellenbruce said, about 18 hours ago

   At least he train wa’nt in front of them.

4. 

   Carmy said, about 18 hours ago

   The Cows are really hoofing it now!

   Morning Marg, Steve, et al!

5. 

   johnnydoc5 said, about 18 hours ago

   Or at least check the track departing times.

6. 

   Margueritem said, about 18 hours ago

   Run cows, run!!!

7. 

   Margueritem said, about 18 hours ago

   HI, CARMY, STEVE, and the rest of the bunch!

8. 

   Margueritem said, about 18 hours ago

   YOU, TOO, JFRI!

9. 

   Dry said, about 18 hours ago

   How did they get in front of the train? Yesterday they were heading towards the train, or did they turn and run?
   Morning Marg, Carmy, and et al!

10. 

    Dry said, about 18 hours ago

    And Johnny! Good morning!

11. 

    Bargrove said, about 17 hours ago

    Hmmmm A steam train with no pistons or connecting
    rods You need to do a little research, Steve S.

12. 

    ♠Lonewolf♠ said, about 17 hours ago

    Experimental Cartoon Model Mr. Bargrove!

    Keep up the advanced technology Steve!

13. 

    JFri said, about 17 hours ago

    HI, MARG, CARMY, et al!!!

14. 

    comYics said, about 16 hours ago

    Look at them cows go.

15. 

    Johanan Rakkav said, about 15 hours ago

    Another one for the cartoon physics pile, yessirreebob.

    Mornin’, Fellow Beef & Poultry Lovers! Keep up the good wit! :))

16. 

    Dr. Electro said, about 11 hours ago

    Okay, now it’s time to have a cow! Just don’t get snagged on the cow catcher!

    Good Morning, fellow animal crack-ups.

17. 

    grazer said, about 10 hours ago

    For those who don’t know…..

    cowcatcher–The metal grille or frame projecting from the front of a locomotive and serving to clear the track of cattle and other obstructions.
    ………………………………..
    My dad was a small town depot agent for the SooLine when I was growing up in North Dakota. We lived upstairs in the depot and I got a few special perks as a kid….like getting to sit in the engineers seat, working the levers and and tooting the whistle in a big steam locomotive from our town to the next on the eastbounder….and then back home again on the westbounder. I seem to remember seeing two cows pulling a chicken down the tracks in a covered wagon one time.

18. 

    Aryalover said, about 10 hours ago

    Right on Bargrove!
    First no harness & draft gear on the wagon.
    Then it was there.
    Now no main & side rods (etc.) on the locomotive.
    This strip needs a technical advisor.
    Or are we picking too many nits, Mr. Skelton?
    It’s still a great strip and I love it.

19. 

    DigitalFrog said, about 10 hours ago

    Come on cows! It’s time for chuck wagon or chuck roasts!

20. 

    Doctor Toon said, about 9 hours ago

    As long as we’re picking nits, the cows appear to be flying.
    Are they related to reindeer?
    Is Chicken related to Santa Clause?
    Can I have my present now?

21. 

    cleokaya said, about 9 hours ago

    MapQuest probably got them in this mess in the first place.

22. 

    bctco said, about 9 hours ago

    A steam engine? With no drive gear, the smoke coming out of god-knows-what (it sure isn’t the smokestack), but to be fair, equipped with a cowcatcher. The real question is, what is this, 1950? No railroad in North America (outside of shortline tourist operations) has used steam since 1959. Since the rest of this cartoon is infused with realism - who hasn’t seen an everyday sight as common as two talking cows pulling a covered wagon driven by a talking chicken? - I find this faux pas to be inexcusable. I mean, really, now.

23. 

    ed-in-toledo said, about 8 hours ago

    It looks like it’s a gear drive locomotive - possibly a Wilamette (used mostly by the West coast logging industry).

    Check out Geared Steam Locomotive Works here:
    http://www.gearedsteam.com

24. 

    ottod said, about 8 hours ago

    If you guys don’t stop picking those nits, they’re never gonna heal.

25. 

    ponygirl said, about 8 hours ago

    Lighten Up, it’s a cartoon just enjoy it. A artist can do what ever they want that is why it is called art.

    I love reading the funny little comments, but this nit picking
    is for the birds (oops I mean chickens).

26. 

    Joe Allen Doty said, about 7 hours ago

    The whole covered wagon outfit, that includes 2 Cows and a Chicken, too, seems to have lift-off and they will be flying like Santa Claus with the sleigh and the reindeer.

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    Joe Allen Doty said, about 7 hours ago

    Yesterday, one Cow said she heard a train. Since she did not see one, it had to be coming up behind the wagon.

    Why would someone want “nits” to heal. A “nit” is the egg or the young form of a louse or other parasitic insect.

    Literal “nit-picking” is removing the eggs and immature body and head lice from the body. When done right, it doesn’t hurt to remove them.

28. 

    Just plain Steve said, about 7 hours ago

    I dunno, did you ever ask a nit if it hurt?

29. 

    sskelton said, about 6 hours ago

    I love reading all the comments here. Thanks everyone!I

    I tend to usually put too much detail into this strip, so it is always interesting to read posts suggesting I am leaving things out. Still, I do want it to be somewhat accurate, although that is a sliding scale since this strip occurs entirely in a fantasy context. It might also be worth noting that I am always up against a deadline, usually working on this after my full time job and freelance illustration obligations. Wish it could get syndicated!

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    Doctor Toon said, about 6 hours ago

    Steve I can’t speak for everyone, but when I pick nits it’s all in fun.
    Fun is the reason I read 2 Cows and a Chicken.
    It’s the 2nd stop I make when I come to GoComics and I’m never disappointed.
    As far as the details go, I love your art, don’t change a thing no matter how picked your nits get.

31. 

    DigitalFrog said, about 5 hours ago

    I agree with Doctor Toon great artwork, hilarious story line, I hope you get your syndication!

32. 

    ed-in-toledo said, about 4 hours ago

    Yes, what Doctor Toon said! Thanks and keep up the great work Steve!

33. 

    Joe Allen Doty said, about 2 hours ago

    Isn’t there a computer program which internet comic illustrators use where a cartoonist could create a 3-D type view of something so that he wouldn’t have to redraw it when seen from a different angle?

    They seem to use those types of programs on “This Old House Hour” and various HDTV network room and house makeover shows.

    I used to belong to a Message Bulletin Board forum on America Online and was cyber friends with a man who was a cartoonist for gay publications. I have 2 of his cartoon books. I saw his website where he used computers to help do 3-D illustrations of buildings and one could look at a building from different elevations by rotating the image and even looking up at it or down on it.

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    Joe Allen Doty said, about 2 hours ago

    I do think the story line is funny. But, since I am not only a professionally trained artist, I am a student of geography, Western History and have a lot of experience living and working on farms.

    I have never driven a yoke of oxen; but, I have driven a team of working farm horses many times. I have hitched up horses to a wagon and to farm machinery, too.

35. 

    Rhadamanthus said, about 1 hour ago

    It’s no use for them to run, the train has a “Cowcatcher”

36. 

    opus74 said, 27 minutes ago

    Keep up the good work Steve.
    Nits & all !!