More aggravation

[Ky hills]

This is not near at the level of the loss of cowboy rams loss.
It’s in regards to our injured bull.
The owner of the bull that came into our pasture and fought with our bull that resulted in a stifle injury, initially said that he would take care of it with his insurance.
Since then he has changed his tune and says he’s not going through insurance.
And is pressuring us to sell the bull. We have a withdrawal period on ivermectin wormer of 48 days to which isn’t up yet, and besides the more time to heal somewhat and gain back weight the better, as far as how the bull will sell.
Today he is back on that the insurance is going to come after us and the folks that owned the land where he had the cows and bull, because the fence was faulty.
He himself said the fence was good and walked away from it the day we found the bull.
The whole thing is a big mess.
My thoughts are his insurance probably doesn’t cover somebody else’s property as in where he had the cattle and maybe they have told him that other people are responsible for maintaining the fence.
We have not had any issues with the fence on that section for many years.

 

[coachg]

Sounds like a big headache . Hope you can work it out . Currently have 2 of my neighbors stocker heifers in with my heifers and bull . He wants to run them back through our mutual fence . I can’t find a hole where they came through and don’t want to make one ! They are wild and I’ve been trying to get them in the hall of my barn . Not working.

 

[Ky hills]

Sounds like a big headache . Hope you can work it out . Currently have 2 of my neighbors stocker heifers in with my heifers and bull . He wants to run them back through our mutual fence . I can't find a hole where they came through and don't want to make one ! They are wild and I've been trying to get them in the hall of my barn . Not working.

That kind of situation is a mess too, we’ve had similar things.

 

[coachg]

That kind of situation is a mess too, we've had similar things.

Yes sir , I’ve had to be real slow to do something. My heifers have been out a time or 2 on his place . The only catch is I always get them back in that day or the next . This is over 2 weeks now .

 

[Ky hills]

Yes sir , I've had to be real slow to do something. My heifers have been out a time or 2 on his place . The only catch is I always get them back in that day or the next . This is over 2 weeks now .

That’s the thing, I understand these things happen and I try not to get uptight over it, cause I know it could be ours too.
Like you, we try to get ours out as soon as possible usually the day we find them out or the next. Problem we have is that if it somebody else’s we have to be the ones to get them back in the right place too, with no help from the owners in most situations.
I hate having to cut fence, but sometimes it’s the best option. It’s sure not easy to work with wild cattle. They tend to just make it harder to even deal with your own too.

 

[Warren Allison]

Yes sir , I've had to be real slow to do something. My heifers have been out a time or 2 on his place . The only catch is I always get them back in that day or the next . This is over 2 weeks now .

Do you have a pen or corral or anyway to catch cattle in that pasture? If you do, get them up, let yours out and leave his in it. Then call him and tell him he needs to bring his trailer over, that they gonna get mighty hungry and thirsty in that pen!

If you don't, then tell him you have a guy from Ga that will come catch them and load them on his trailer for $300 per head. Tell him when I get them loaded, that he can pay the $600 and I will unload them at his place. If not, I will just carry them with me...probably to the Calhoun sale. Tell him not this Monday, but the next, I am coming. This may motivate him to come get them himself. What kind and how big are they?

 

[coachg]

Small pasture , no pen . My heifers are dog gentle . If I can get them in the hall of the barn I'm going to open the front gate and run the two out ! Country road , no traffic Thanks for the offer Warren ! Two heifers are 435-450 . Black and unknown breeding. He has 80 he said . -2

 

[BFE]

Take the top 3 wires of fence loose for 4-5 posts and pull them down and wire them to the bottom 1 or two wires. It will make an area they can step over and all you have to do is clip it back up when done. Work them slowly so they see the low spot.

 

[ChrisB2]

Mine will continually ran back and forth along the fence oblivious to the opening I've made, then finally run through the fence 20 feet away from the opening.