A friend of mine raises hereford cattle. The problem he is having is his bull keeps charging through the fence when his neighbors cows are in heat. He has tried several different things to correct this. But it keeps happening. Does anyone have any advice? something that is inexpensive?
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warpaint
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A nose ring and chain often will deter them. Don't know if this will help with one running thru a fence, but helps with jumpers.
Although, sounds like this bull is used to going where he wants, when he wants, so may be better off shipping him.
Although, sounds like this bull is used to going where he wants, when he wants, so may be better off shipping him.
Herefordcross
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Juice 'im up. The hot wire will USUALLY (note the key word!!) settle the fence charging jumping down.
We did the nose ring this twice and both times the cows wouldn't stand.
We did the nose ring this twice and both times the cows wouldn't stand.
J
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I'd say put a hot wire on top and one about 10-12 feet from the fence and about chest high, not permanent just till he hopefully learns. At least the first one might slow him down?
(or possibly speed him up? :oops: )
(or possibly speed him up? :oops: )
randiliana
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A friend had a bull doing the same thing this spring. They hooked to electric fencers to the fence, then sat back to watch the show. He tried it several times and got a good jolt each time and he hasn't been out since.
p.s. they just hooked it to the existing barbed wire.
p.s. they just hooked it to the existing barbed wire.
Herefordcross
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UHHHHHHHH! Am I missing somehthing what kept the wire from grounding out on the existing barbed wire? Plastic posts?
randiliana
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Herefordcross":uiqmv5ag said:
Nope, just a typical 3 wire fence with wooden posts and staples. Electricity doesn't travel through wood, and by hooking up 2 fencers they were able to get a pretty darn good current. We have used just 1 fencer but with the bull just crashing fences they wanted to make sure and stop him.
Dusty Britches
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All electric fence manufacturers recommend you don't charge barb wire. If the animal gets hung up in it, the pulsating charge could cause physical shock and kill the animal. Horses are great ones for running into an e-fence when they get shocked.
Bullbuyer
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Seems to me that everyone really wants to put a lot of work in to keeping a Herf bull. Too many good bulls out there to work so hard to keep this one. He'd have to be something awful special to spend so much effort on him.
Haul him !
Haul him !
My bull used to go through the fence, so I just built a pen about 30 foot square out of one strand of elelctric wire. Put him some hay and water in it. Then, before I tied it off, I put some cubes in it and called him in to eat the cubes, tied off the fence, plugged it in. Kept him in it about 6 days while I put up an electric fence around the property.
When I let him out of the pen he would just walk up to the fence where the little gals were and just moan. That was three or four years ago, and he still just goes up to the fence and moans, but he will not touch it!!
When I let him out of the pen he would just walk up to the fence where the little gals were and just moan. That was three or four years ago, and he still just goes up to the fence and moans, but he will not touch it!!
Carlos D.
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Reminds me of the time my nieghbours bulls got together--both big charlois.any way when one was running by one of the guys threw a rope on him Of course he couldn.t hold him but the bull was full out when that rope got caught in a tree ---bull went a$$ over pickle dish from that time on that bull could be led around with a baler twine.
carl
carl
Herefordcross
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Electricity does travel through wood my friend at least in my part of the world. Maybe it's a moisture thing. Or maybe I have wasted a lot of money on insulators??
Herefordcross":2ei6at0d said:
It appears to be a moisture thing:
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/constru ... works.html
Herefordcross
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Yeah, I was thinking that a dry wooden hammered handle doesn't conduct but, let it get wet and it will. Maybe I can quit using insulators on my wooden posts and I'll just corral my cattle when it rains or when the snow starts to melt or the humidity gets real high.
randiliana
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Herefordcross":312pgm0n said:
Well, you are correct that wet wood will conduct electricity, however, I know a number of people that run electric fence on wooden posts with no insulators, and we have done it ourselves. Of course, we do not get as much rain as many other places do so that could make a big difference. It works here, it may not work everywhere else.
