Just a quick story for you folks. ;-) Remember how I asked if there was any chance my nurse cow (who wasn't cycling) might actually be bred? Well, she came into heat Friday - which answered that question - and had quite the little adventure. LOL.
Her calves drank that evening before she escaped by wading through the canal by my neighbor's house. He chased her back where she belonged half-a-dozen times but she kept trying. She finally ended up sneaking out and heading down the road without anyone seeing her. When I found her she was down by the neighboring dairy (same place I got her from) with the whole herd standing by the fence.
I called my neighbor and asked if I could turn her out with his herd for the night, he could milk her in the morning and I'd pick her up after she was done with her little fling.
He said sure so I opened the gates and let her in.
Next morning she showed up - by herself - near the field where I've been keeping her and her calves. My other neighbor opened the gate and put her back. So far she's been staying where she belongs, and when I have a few extra minutes I'll string some wire across the canal so I don't have to worry about her escaping again.
My neighbor with the dairy said he isn't even entirely certain how she got out and returned home to my place. He thinks maybe she snuck out when the milkman drove through the gate, since he said she was acting like she wanted to leave in the morning after they were done milking.
I'm just hopeful that she "took" and we won't have to go through this again.
Her calves drank that evening before she escaped by wading through the canal by my neighbor's house. He chased her back where she belonged half-a-dozen times but she kept trying. She finally ended up sneaking out and heading down the road without anyone seeing her. When I found her she was down by the neighboring dairy (same place I got her from) with the whole herd standing by the fence.
I called my neighbor and asked if I could turn her out with his herd for the night, he could milk her in the morning and I'd pick her up after she was done with her little fling.
He said sure so I opened the gates and let her in. Next morning she showed up - by herself - near the field where I've been keeping her and her calves. My other neighbor opened the gate and put her back. So far she's been staying where she belongs, and when I have a few extra minutes I'll string some wire across the canal so I don't have to worry about her escaping again.
My neighbor with the dairy said he isn't even entirely certain how she got out and returned home to my place. He thinks maybe she snuck out when the milkman drove through the gate, since he said she was acting like she wanted to leave in the morning after they were done milking.
I'm just hopeful that she "took" and we won't have to go through this again.
:lol: You couldn't pass that opportunity up could you!!!!!!! 
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