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Cattle on land away from home, how far is too far?
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<blockquote data-quote="Running Arrow Bill" data-source="post: 451495" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>We live at our cattle and horse facility. Both get checked 2X a day. Cows about ready to calve are put in a 50x75' calving pen with water & shed. Feed them specially. We have secure fencing too. Horses are fed 2X a day.</p><p></p><p>Our longest "walk" to check on an animal is about 5 minutes. A 30 second drive down an alleyway. Closest pen with animals is about 100' from house. </p><p></p><p>On the other hand, any "separate place" to stash cattle should probably be not more than 5 miles from your base of operation. However, a number of ranchers around here drive miles from one pasture to another, esp. in winter, hauling 1 round bale several times a week. Not for me...lol.</p><p></p><p>Our loafing sheds are easily seen from our alleyways. In bad weather cattle usually hang around the sheds so we can do a quick count and inspection while driving down an alley. Also, they usually come closer to the fence when they see our truck.</p><p></p><p>3 Vets work with us too: 30, 32, 45 miles away. Neighbors frequently drive down highway in front of us. Local Sheriff's office is also watchful for stuff. We get a call if anything suspicious going on; and, we have 2 alarm systems for alleyways. Hay and medications are stockpiled. If our power goes off (periodically happens) and Elec Co doesn't get back on within an hour (they usually do), we can haul water from town 3 miles away from the city's coin-operated (2'" hose) dispenser.</p><p></p><p>In sum, as a registered producer, the only cattle I'd put in a pasture miles away would be "cross-bred sale barn" animals, not seedstock...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running Arrow Bill, post: 451495, member: 9"] We live at our cattle and horse facility. Both get checked 2X a day. Cows about ready to calve are put in a 50x75' calving pen with water & shed. Feed them specially. We have secure fencing too. Horses are fed 2X a day. Our longest "walk" to check on an animal is about 5 minutes. A 30 second drive down an alleyway. Closest pen with animals is about 100' from house. On the other hand, any "separate place" to stash cattle should probably be not more than 5 miles from your base of operation. However, a number of ranchers around here drive miles from one pasture to another, esp. in winter, hauling 1 round bale several times a week. Not for me...lol. Our loafing sheds are easily seen from our alleyways. In bad weather cattle usually hang around the sheds so we can do a quick count and inspection while driving down an alley. Also, they usually come closer to the fence when they see our truck. 3 Vets work with us too: 30, 32, 45 miles away. Neighbors frequently drive down highway in front of us. Local Sheriff's office is also watchful for stuff. We get a call if anything suspicious going on; and, we have 2 alarm systems for alleyways. Hay and medications are stockpiled. If our power goes off (periodically happens) and Elec Co doesn't get back on within an hour (they usually do), we can haul water from town 3 miles away from the city's coin-operated (2'" hose) dispenser. In sum, as a registered producer, the only cattle I'd put in a pasture miles away would be "cross-bred sale barn" animals, not seedstock... [/QUOTE]
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