Drawback to good grass

[dun]

Neighbors cows break out, they come to our pastures, same with horses, sheep and goats. I don;t much object to the amount of grass they eat, although 35 head of the neighbors cows did make short work of my back hay field. What I find irritating is the damage they do to fences.

 

[aaroninga]

35 Head....!
Sounds like they migrated to greener pastures

 

[Bright Raven]

That is discouraging. Sounds like you and the neighbor will be getting together for a fencing job.

 

[callmefence]

Sounds like you got good grass and a sorry fence

 

[dun]

Sounds like you got good grass and a sorry fence

These all come from different directions. The horses went through 3 very hot hot wire fences, the last bunch knocked down pretty decent field fence with 2 strands of barb on the top.

 

[Caustic Burno]

A fence is nothing more than a suggestion to a cow that wants over to the other side.
As my old uncle used to say son you know how to keep your cows home?
Feed them.

 

[Bright Raven]

A fence is nothing more than a suggestion to a cow that wants over to the other side.
As my old uncle used to say son you know how to keep your cows home?
Feed them.

I observed that last week when a tree took out the line fence on the back of the farm. My cows were laying a hundred yards away and never had any inclination to wonder off. But a thin heifer likely living as a recluse for 8 months decided to join my herd. Either for food, companionship or both.

 

[M-5]

A fence is nothing more than a suggestion to a cow that wants over to the other side.
As my old uncle used to say son you know how to keep your cows home?
Feed them.

I observed that last week when a tree took out the line fence on the back of the farm. My cows were laying a hundred yards away and never had any inclination to wonder off. But a thin heifer likely living as a recluse for 8 months decided to join my herd. Either for food, companionship or both.

she probably had been hanging around for a while just waiting and late at night when the moon is full and your girls and her standing back by the fence they told her to stay close and one day soon she could come over because this feller that we own will help you out.

 

[skyhightree1]

Dun that sucks.. you may need some guard rail fencing for them.

 

[Bright Raven]

A fence is nothing more than a suggestion to a cow that wants over to the other side.
As my old uncle used to say son you know how to keep your cows home?
Feed them.

I observed that last week when a tree took out the line fence on the back of the farm. My cows were laying a hundred yards away and never had any inclination to wonder off. But a thin heifer likely living as a recluse for 8 months decided to join my herd. Either for food, companionship or both.

she probably had been hanging around for a while just waiting and late at night when the moon is full and your girls and her standing back by the fence they told her to stay close and one day soon she could come over because this feller that we own will help you out.

Owned by my cows. That is so true.

 

[callmefence]

Sounds like you got good grass and a sorry fence

These all come from different directions. The horses went through 3 very hot hot wire fences, the last bunch knocked down pretty decent field fence with 2 strands of barb on the top.

You get any pics

 

[Rafter S]

I had a neighbor (I assume, couldn't prove it) take up 30' of wire and neatly fold it back to let two horses into my place a couple years ago. I had grass I'd been saving for when I weaned heifers, and he had those horses on 4 acres, so you can imagine how much grass they had.

 

[skyhightree1]

I had a neighbor (I assume, couldn't prove it) take up 30' of wire and neatly fold it back to let two horses into my place a couple years ago. I had grass I'd been saving for when I weaned heifers, and he had those horses on 4 acres, so you can imagine how much grass they had.

Get some cattle feed with bovatec in it and leave a nice big ol trough full call it a party favor for them stopping by

 

[Bright Raven]

I had a neighbor (I assume, couldn't prove it) take up 30' of wire and neatly fold it back to let two horses into my place a couple years ago. I had grass I'd been saving for when I weaned heifers, and he had those horses on 4 acres, so you can imagine how much grass they had.

Get some cattle feed with bovatec in it and leave a nice big ol trough full call it a party favor for them stopping by

I would not advise that in areas occupied by Redneck hillbillies. Does not matter if you are right. The war you start might be the war you die in.

 

[Craig Miller]

I had a neighbor (I assume, couldn't prove it) take up 30' of wire and neatly fold it back to let two horses into my place a couple years ago. I had grass I'd been saving for when I weaned heifers, and he had those horses on 4 acres, so you can imagine how much grass they had.

Get some cattle feed with bovatec in it and leave a nice big ol trough full call it a party favor for them stopping by

I would not advise that in areas occupied by Redneck hillbillies. Does not matter if you are right. The war you start might be the war you die in.

Yeah maybe just open the gate that leads out of your pature and make sure they go through it.

 

[Bright Raven]

There is a profound reason things stay as civil as they are out here among us hillbillies. It is because no one goes too far. A hillbilly has more pride than Carver has Little Liver pills. You kill a man's dog or horse and the matter will 9 times out of 10 be settled when someone is on the ground.

 

[callmefence]

You kill a rednecks dog and he'll apologize for his dog being in your pasture. And offer to pay you for your trouble.

 

[skyhightree1]

I had a neighbor (I assume, couldn't prove it) take up 30' of wire and neatly fold it back to let two horses into my place a couple years ago. I had grass I'd been saving for when I weaned heifers, and he had those horses on 4 acres, so you can imagine how much grass they had.

Get some cattle feed with bovatec in it and leave a nice big ol trough full call it a party favor for them stopping by

I would not advise that in areas occupied by Redneck hillbillies. Does not matter if you are right. The war you start might be the war you die in.

Hey if your raising cattle and that's their feed on your land and there horses " get " into that's their problem.

 

[Bright Raven]

You kill a rednecks dog and he'll apologize for his dog being in your pasture. And offer to pay you for your trouble.

That is very TRUE. I have seen both sides of that coin. It depends on the circumstances.

 

[Bright Raven]

Get some cattle feed with bovatec in it and leave a nice big ol trough full call it a party favor for them stopping by

I would not advise that in areas occupied by Redneck hillbillies. Does not matter if you are right. The war you start might be the war you die in.

Hey if your raising cattle and that's their feed on your land and there horses " get " into that's their problem.

I understand Sky. But that kind of response is very risky. You can be DEAD right.