cattle in the farm

Cattle in a field.

Unless you have already talked to the person reading it about a farm you visited, "the" farm is too specific.
I think I'd say "on" for a farm, though I have now said "on a farm" and "in a farm" about five times each and now both sound wrong.

BarbaraPACattle in a field.Unless you have already talked to the person reading it about a farm you visited, "the" farm is too specific. I think I'd say "on" for a farm, though I have now said "on a farm" and "in a farm" about five times each and now both sound wrong.

Thank you Barbara. Is it also correct to say ... "cattles

No, "cattle" is already plural.
It is definitely wrong to say "cattles."

Cows in a field is OK though.

BarbaraPACattle in a field.Unless you have already talked to the person reading it about a farm you visited, "the" farm is too specific. I think I'd say "on" for a farm, though I have now said "on a farm" and "in a farm" about five times each and now both sound wrong.

Thank you Barbara.
A: If there are just a few female cows in a field. Can I say .... "cat

No, they can be cows or heifers or bulls or ... whatever.

(There are no "male cows" - cows are all female.)

A few head of cattle.
Some cattle.

BarbaraPANo, they can be cows or heifers or bulls or ... whatever.(There are no "male cows" - cows are all female.)A few head of cattle.Some cattle.

Barbara I understood this from your explanations.
A: I can call them "cattle" if they are all cows.
B: I can call them again "cattle" if they are all bulls.
C: Again I can call them "cattle" if they a

I can call them "cattle" if they are "cows and bulls" together in a field. Right?

Yes, you can.

The animals in the picture in the original post are bulls.

BarbaraPAI think I'd say "on" for a farm, though I have now said "on a farm" and "in a farm" about five times each and now both sound wrong.

I would definitely say "on a farm".

GPYI would definitely say "on a farm".

I didn't know there was any other way to say it.

CJ