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<blockquote data-quote="wbvs58" data-source="post: 1803867" data-attributes="member: 16453"><p>They are well trained to come to feed when I call them. They also know the sound of my UTV which is fairly noisy and associate it with feed. The heifers I keep each year are weaned early autumn and put up the back in another scrubby paddock but I don't put them there until they are addicted to the white feed bucket and will follow the UTV anywhere, They get a small feed each morning to keep them going forward and for a roll call to make sure they are all there so when they join the cow herd they know the routine with the UTV.</p><p>Yes there are plenty of waterholes, all old dredge holes from tin mining and this is part of the problem as the creek/gully that runs along the length of the property prevents access with the UTV to the most likely areas except for one track across a levy bank that has two big trees across it blocking the way.</p><p>Anyhow good news. The feed I left there was untouched but I managed to walk across this gully today and found them a fair bit over at the back of a clearing. Once I ascertained that they were all there ( my math was out, there were 10 not 9) I called them, I had a small bucket in my hand and they followed me back to the UTV and the blue feed drum where they cleaned up the feed then we packed up and they followed me back home, got some more feed once they got through my gate and then I led them down the track to a young oats crop where I let them in for a bit to get them away from that dodgy fence.</p><p></p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wbvs58, post: 1803867, member: 16453"] They are well trained to come to feed when I call them. They also know the sound of my UTV which is fairly noisy and associate it with feed. The heifers I keep each year are weaned early autumn and put up the back in another scrubby paddock but I don't put them there until they are addicted to the white feed bucket and will follow the UTV anywhere, They get a small feed each morning to keep them going forward and for a roll call to make sure they are all there so when they join the cow herd they know the routine with the UTV. Yes there are plenty of waterholes, all old dredge holes from tin mining and this is part of the problem as the creek/gully that runs along the length of the property prevents access with the UTV to the most likely areas except for one track across a levy bank that has two big trees across it blocking the way. Anyhow good news. The feed I left there was untouched but I managed to walk across this gully today and found them a fair bit over at the back of a clearing. Once I ascertained that they were all there ( my math was out, there were 10 not 9) I called them, I had a small bucket in my hand and they followed me back to the UTV and the blue feed drum where they cleaned up the feed then we packed up and they followed me back home, got some more feed once they got through my gate and then I led them down the track to a young oats crop where I let them in for a bit to get them away from that dodgy fence. Ken [/QUOTE]
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