"When do you know it is time for the cows to go to…

“Pasture bedtime” sounds like “past your bedtime,” and there are several jokes.

“Jill: What did the mama cow say to the baby cow? Bill: I dunno, What? Jill: It’s pasture bedtime” was printed in Boys’ Life in May 1995. “WHAT DID THE MOMMA COW SAY TO THE BABY COW? IT’S PASTURE BEDTIME” was printed in the South Bend (IN) Tribune on September 30, 1995. “#joke What did the mama cow say to the baby cow? .... It’s PASTURE bedtime” was posted on Twitter by jokes central on October 24, 2009.

“When do you know it is time for the cows to go to sleep? When it is pasture bedtime” was posted on Twitter by Scott Redding on May 25, 2009. “Ag Joke of the Week: Q.When do you know its time for the cows to go to sleep? A.When it’s pasture bedtime” was posted on Twitter by Delaware Farm Bureau on October 15, 2014. “When do you know it is time for the cows to go to sleep? When it is pasture bedtime” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on December 28, 2016.

“What time is it when you see cows sleeping in a field? Pasture bedtime” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on November 6, 2020. “What time is it when you see a herd of cows sleeping in a field???????? Wait for it??? Its good????? Pasture bedtime!!!!” was posted on Twitter by Mark king on November 9, 2020.

“What time is it when you see a cow laying in a field? Pasture bedtime” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on November 9, 2020. “What time is it when you see a cow laying in a field? Pasture bedtime” was posted on Twitter by The Dad Joke Man on August 12, 2022.

Google Books
May 1995, Boys’ Life, “Think & Grin,” pg. 66, col. 2:
Jill: What did the mama cow say to the baby cow?
Bill: I dunno, What?
Jill: It’s pasture bedtime. — Marguerite Samuels, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Newspapers.com
30 September 1995, South Bend (IN) Tribune, “Mighty Funny’s Mini Jokes,” The Mini Page, pg. 2, col. 2:
WHAT DID THE MOMMA COW SAY TO THE BABY COW?
IT’S PASTURE BEDTIME.

Google Groups: alt.books.m-lackey
Groaners from a friend
vj
Sep 20, 1996, 3:00:00 AM
(...)
Q. What did the mama cow say to the baby cow?
A. It’s pasture bedtime!!

Google Books
Awesome Jokes
By Charles Keller
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
1997
Pg. 10:
What did the mama cow say to the baby cow?
“It’s pasture bedtime.”

Google Groups: alt.humor.jewish
“Puns of the Weak” 3/30/01
Stan Kegel
Mar 31, 2001, 7:40:33 PM
(...)
What might you say to tell the cows and sheep it is time to sleep? It’s pasture bedtime (Lars Hanson)

Google Groups: alt.humor.puns
Puns of the Weak 11-15-04
Stan Kegel
Nov 15, 2004, 1:54:01 PM
(...)
What might you say to tell the cows and sheep it is time to sleep?
It’s pasture bedtime (Lars Hanson)

Twitter
Scott Redding
@Scott_Redding
Replying to @Jim_Jepps
@Jim_Jepps When do you know it is time for the cows to go to sleep? When it is pasture bedtime.
7:57 AM · May 25, 2009·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
Adrian Moo
@AdrianMoo
How do I know when it’s time for you to go to sleep? When it’s pasture bedtime!
8:46 AM · Sep 29, 2009·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
jokes central
@jokescentral
#joke What did the mama cow say to the baby cow? .... It’s PASTURE bedtime.
10:29 AM · Oct 24, 2009·Twitter Web Client

Twitter
CharlieMorris09
@CharlieMorris09
What did the mama cow say to the baby cow? .... It’s PASTURE bedtime.
10:38 AM · Oct 24, 2009·twitterfeed

Twitter
Keziah Drew
@kizziedrew
Q: When do you know it is time for the cows to go to sleep?
A: When it is pasture bedtime.
8:54 AM · Jun 11, 2011·Twitter Web Client

Reddit—3amjokes
Posted by u/KrypticKevin February 18, 2014
What did the mama cow say to the baby cow?
It’s pasture bedtime.

Twitter
Delaware Farm Bureau
@DEFarmBureau
Ag Joke of the Week:
Q.When do you know its time for the cows to go to sleep?
A.When it’s pasture bedtime
10:10 AM · Oct 15, 2014·Facebook

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/legalyblind April 28, 2015
What did the mama cow say to the baby cow?
Its pasture bedtime

Twitter
John Junyszek
@Unyshek
Terrible Joke Tuesday!
What did the cow tell its calf when it was time to sleep?
It’s pasture bedtime
3:12 PM · Sep 27, 2016·TweetDeck

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/NotALanister December 28, 2016
When do you know it is time for the cows to go to sleep?
When it is pasture bedtime.

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/inlinetothethrone June 6, 2017
When do cows go to sleep?
When it’s pasture bedtime.

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/SSBoe September 25, 2017
What did the mama cow say to her calf?
It’s pasture bedtime.

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/droppingbasses April 6, 2018
What did the momma cow say to her baby cows?
It’s pasture bedtime

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/[deleted] June 11, 2018
what did the mom cow say to the baby cow?
its pasture bedtime!

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Joe_Ferro_890823 October 10, 2018
What did the farmer say to the cows at night?
Its pasture bedtime

Twitter
Puns AndOneliners
@punsandoneliner
How do you know when it is time for cows to go to sleep? When it’s pasture bedtime.
http://markhaggan.com/randomness/cow-jokes/ #Cow #CowJokes #Joke #Humour http://markhaggan.com/randomness/cow-jokes/
1:00 AM · Dec 6, 2018·Facebook

Reddit—Cleanjokes
Posted by u/nthensome October 24, 2019
What did the momma cow say to the baby cow?
It’s pasture bedtime

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/HollacaustFiesta November 6, 2020
What time is it when you see cows sleeping in a field?
Pasture bedtime

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/PrincessCuteButt November 9, 2020
What time is it when you see a cow laying in a field?
Pasture bedtime

Twitter
Dad
@ImYourDad___
What time is it when you see a cow laying in a field?
Pasture bedtime
11:28 AM · Nov 9, 2020·IFTTT

Twitter
Mark king
@Markkin11718307
Replying to @RealJanaFox
What time is it when you see a herd of cows sleeping in a field???????? Wait for it??? Its good????? Pasture bedtime!!!!
5:41 PM · Nov 9, 2020·Twitter Web App

Twitter
Alan Elwell
@elwell_alan
What time is it when you see a cow lying in a field?
Pasture bedtime 🤔
5:03 AM · Nov 10, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Dad Jokes
@Dadsaysjokes
I told my daughter, “Go to bed, the cows are sleeping in the field.” She said, “What’s that got to do with anything?”
I said “That means it’s pasture bedtime.”
2:44 PM · Nov 15, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/BigBadMerman December 10, 2020
I told my daughter to go to bed because the cows are sleeping. She asked what’s that go to do with anything..
I said it’s because it’s pasture bedtime.

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/cotswoldboy December 15, 2020
I said to my daughter, ”It’s time for bed, the cows are asleep in the field”. She asked ”what’s that got to do with anything’?
I said “It’s pasture bedtime”.

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/honolulu_oahu_mod March 26, 2021
I told my daughter, “Go to bed, the cows are sleeping in the field.” Puzzled, she asked, “What’s that got to do with anything?” I chuckled, “Well, that means…”
“It’s pasture bedtime!”

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/808gecko808 August 7, 2021
I told my daughter, “Go to bed, the cows are sleeping in the field.” Puzzled, she asked, “What’s that got to do with anything?” I chuckled, “Well, that means…”
“It’s pasture bedtime!”

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/808gecko808 December 6, 2021
I told my daughter, “Go to bed, the cows are sleeping in the field.” Puzzled, she asked, “What’s that got to do with anything?” I chuckled, “Well, that means…”
“It’s pasture bedtime!”

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/808gecko808 March 2, 2021
I told my daughter, “Go to bed, the cows are sleeping in the field.” Puzzled, she asked, “What’s that got to do with anything?” I chuckled, “Well, that means…”
“It’s pasture bedtime!”

Twitter
The Dad Joke Man
@DadJokeMan
What time is it when you see a cow laying in a field?
Pasture bedtime.
#dadjoke
2:25 PM · Aug 12, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

“When do you know it is time for the cows to go to sleep?”/“When it is pasture bedtime.”