Christmas Bonus

[Jogeephus]

Sometime back a neighbor called and said I had a cow out. I went to the field he told me about expecting to find one of my neighbor's leggy organci dairy cows but instead I fould a 1000+ lb butterball fat heifer in the field grazing cotton stubble. I drove in to take a closer look and concluded that this was too fat and pampered looking to be one of my animals. Just too pretty if you know what I mean and the eartag looked too new. Anyhow, I called everyone I knew and every feed dealer in the area and inquired if anyone was missing a fed heifer. No one knew anything. Anyhow, she kept trying to get into my fences but just couldn't find a way in so rather than let her get on the highway and hurt someone I just cut the fence and lured her in with a bucket. She promptly joined my herd and gave a wink to the bulls. Its been a few months now and no one has come forward claiming a lost heifer and she has made herself right at home. The sherriff's office called last week and asked if anyone ever claimed it but barring one fella taking a look and deciding it wasn't one of his I haven't heard a word from anyone so they said they were going to take down the notice and for all they cared the heifer is now mine. Bonus. Of course, this might also indicate that I'm losing my mind if the calf was in fact one of mine from the beginning. :???: If so, this would mean she is a high jumper since none of the fences were touched. But this stands to reason with the Imbalancer breed I run. Also, it stands to reason that I'm losing my mind, memory and a few other things I forget. Curious times these are. :???: Nonetheless, I'll keep her.

 

[Anonymous]

Well you know youre sposed to at least look at the herd once a month. And not just from across the road while you brew something, grind something, or smoke something :clap:

 

[dun]

Senility is a wonderful thing!

 

[Jogeephus]

:lol2: :hide: The truth hurts. Not saying this is the case but it would be pretty bad to not recognize your own calves cause they apparently look too good. :lol2: Maybe I need to borrow Hoss's sign.

 

[backhoeboogie]

Anyhow, she kept trying to get into my fences but just couldn't find a way in so rather than let her get on the highway and hurt someone I just cut the fence and lured her in with a bucket.

Jogeeeee, If I were you I'd go back and edit that post. That part in quotes above needs to go. Judge Judy might be reading along :D :D

We get feral cows on the river from time to time. Floods take out fences and we usually get all the cows back home. Sometimes the wild ones aint gonna reason with anyone. Some old widow gives up on those stragglers. They wind up roaming the river. Calves get born. None look like that one you describe.

 

[Anonymous]

:lol2: :hide: The truth hurts. Maybe I need to borrow Hoss's sign.

Or upgrade your cheaters :hide: :banana:

 

[CottageFarm]

Look at it this way Jo, theoretically you could double the size of your herd every few months :D

 

[john250]

Your management has to be why this good thing has happened. Time to start the "Good Things Just Fall From the Sky" if you buy my 6 DVD set of lectures about management.

 

[Jogeephus]

Your management has to be why this good thing has happened. Time to start the "Good Things Just Fall From the Sky" if you buy my 6 DVD set of lectures about management.

Yeah, I can see it now. Just after passing the offering plate at my Sunday and Wednesday spiritual tent revival and snake handling meeting I can peddle my DVD set on "Benign Neglect in Cattle Production, Multiplying Loaves ain't just for Water Walkers".

Backhoe, I was concerned about that too. Didn't want someone to ride by and question where I got such a good looking calf and accuse me of cattle rustling. That's why I let the sheriff's office know before I cut the fence.

I tell you what's amazing. Only one fella came by to see if it was one of his and no one else has come forward till I've posted this thread. Now I got pm's from people all over the country saying they are pretty sure its their calf and I should bag feed it till the drought is over and they can come pick it up. One is even promising me a cashiers check for $40,000 and suggests that I just deduct whatever it costs to keep the calf and send him the change. Now that is a trusting soul.

But seriously, it is amazing no one has come forward to claim the animal rightful owner or not cause there is enough descriptive information given out on it that anyone could just about lay claim to it. Must be some fairly honest people around here if you think about it.

 

[regolith]

The tag must be much the same age as the heifer... and she doesn't sound like an old girl.
So is it the same sort of tag you use in your herd?

Those cows of mine coming back from lease with their new tags last spring, no two farms had put in the same type.
Being tagged rules out feral. And I'm sure there's some magic number at which it isn't possible to recognise them all.

 

[Jogeephus]

I can't say the tag is not a color I have used in the past but it is a pre-printed tag which I do not use or I should say rarely use. If I'm going to go to the trouble of tagging them I code it so I'll know who the dam is however I have been known to stick a tag back in to replace a lost tag but this tag looked to new to be anything I've tagged of late. Its stranger than fiction. On one hand, I accept the fact that I'm getting old and would be an excellent prospect for alzheimer's research but on the other I could just about swear its not one of my calves. In a way, I'd be relieved if someone came and claimed the thing. Right or wrong, at least I'd feel better about my mental state. ;-)

 

[Beefy]

ive been looking all over for that heifer.

 

[Jogeephus]

ive been looking all over for that heifer.

So has a fella from Arkansas and a guy from Florida. Is this a joint venture? :lol2:

 

[Beefy]

naw i'm just thru the woods a little piece.. mine was real fat...

 

[hillsdown]

Anyway that heifer could have been yours in the first place Jo . Taken/stolen ,re tagged, fattened and she finally escaped to make it back home ? ;-)

 

[regolith]

Anyway that heifer could have been yours in the first place Jo . Taken/stolen ,re tagged, fattened and she finally escaped to make it back home ?

:nod:
I reckon hillsdown's right.

Don't worry, we'll tell you when you're senile... every five minutes if need be. Not yet.

 

[Jogeephus]

Anyway that heifer could have been yours in the first place Jo . Taken/stolen ,re tagged, fattened and she finally escaped to make it back home ?

:nod:
I reckon hillsdown's right.

Don't worry, we'll tell you when you're senile... every five minutes if need be. Not yet.

Sortof one of those Lassie Come Home stories. I like it. :clap: Makes perfect sense. And Rego, its good to know I can count on you when the lines of reality begin to get blurred. :nod: :lol2:

 

[melking]

Maybe the cow belongs to Chevy?