Didn't need the help

[mdmdogs3]

caught about 100 cows last night - plan was to sort and then wean calves this afternoon. :cboy:
problem with this plan - we didn't tell everyone. (we were going to do this next week but the cows were cooperative early)
My brother came home from work - saw the gate shut - opened it and let them out to the pasture :roll:

don't ya just love it when someone helps! :roll: :drink: :drink: :drink: :roll:
oh well, maybe those mama's won't guess what was up and we can do it easily tomorrow :lol2: :? :lol2:

 

[*Cowgirl*]

I HATE it when that happens

 

[GMN]

Good luck with that, I think you'll need it. ;-)

GMN

 

[msscamp]

My brother came home from work - saw the gate shut - opened it and let them out to the pasture :roll:

Sounds to me like someone needs to have a heart-to-heart conversation with your brother about opening gates without finding out what is going on first. No - I don't love help with these kinds of situations, and he would have been out there sorting calves off cows by himself (even in the dark, with a flashlight and a sore butt), trust me on this!

 

[backhoeboogie]

Sounds to me like someone needs to have a heart-to-heart conversation with your brother about opening gates without finding out what is going on first.

That was one of those unwritten rules you learned as a child. If you go through a shut gate, close it behind you. Leave it as you found it. Seems I have had encounters this year over and over with those who didn't learn that rule.

 

[msscamp]

Sounds to me like someone needs to have a heart-to-heart conversation with your brother about opening gates without finding out what is going on first.

That was one of those unwritten rules you learned as a child. If you go through a shut gate, close it behind you. Leave it as you found it. Seems I have had encounters this year over and over with those who didn't learn that rule.

Yep, I would have to agree. I've found, speaking from personal experience here, that the quickest way to enforce that rule is to send the offending party out to rectify the situation.

 

[Caustic Burno]

This has always been a simple rule if the gate is open leave it open if its closed, shut it. They are that way for a reason.

 

[mdmdogs3]

the original plan was to open the gate and let them out to the pasture - but when they were all there trapped, I took advantage of the cows and their foolishness and shut them up - thus moving up the planned weaning -
told everyone but my brother (who by the way is way past the butt warming age (42) )
so in his defense - he was doing what he last knew to be right (had earlier been asked to open the gate if I hadn't already done it) although he could have and should have wondered why the entire herd was locked in this small pen
could have called a cell phone before opening the gate

and as an update - the cows are gate shy now - if they hadn't seen me coming could have easily shut the gate and trapped them all again but as soon as they saw the truck they took off like I was gonna steal their babies or something ;-)
now we get to round up the cows the old fashioned way :cboy: anybody up for a round up tomorrow :?:

 

[msscamp]

anybody up for a round up tomorrow :?:

I believe I'll have to pass, you're a bit of a distance from me. ;-) :lol: :lol: Have fun!

PS You're never too old for a butt warming if it's warranted!