inyati13
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Jo, your thread on the cow that cut her belly to the guts brought this to mind. I constantly pay attention to: Safe Place For Cows. Since I started preparing my farm for cattle, I maintain a vigil for places and objects that are unsafe. I have removed miles of old wire. When I renovated pasture, I would spend evenings walking the open ground picking up debris. I found broken bush hog blades, old steel posts, plow shares, wedges, old axes, old tools, etc. I deal with every sharp or projecting object I see. It is a vigil I constantly pursue.
I wonder if anyone else worries about making their place "Cow Friendly". I see pictures on here of cattle in barns or buildings with objects that pose a safety risk and old machinery setting around that has sharp projecting edges. Cows are good at getting around these areas without harm but you never know when another cow may push one into a bad spot and cause a wound like the one Jo had to deal with.
I wonder if anyone else worries about making their place "Cow Friendly". I see pictures on here of cattle in barns or buildings with objects that pose a safety risk and old machinery setting around that has sharp projecting edges. Cows are good at getting around these areas without harm but you never know when another cow may push one into a bad spot and cause a wound like the one Jo had to deal with.
I don't know if you have heard my story about the man who would not get his cows off my farm. He drinks Budweiser. He lives directly across the road from my farm. I frequently find empty Budweiser cans in my pasture that borders the county road between my pasture and his house. Isn't that pretty good evidence? I make a point to run that fence line to pick up trash. The problem with doing anything is twofold; First, I don't want to reignite a war; and Second, I cannot prove he is the one who does it. I never see him throw anything but he sees me picking it up. It could be anyone. Plenty of people here drink Budweiser and they still think it is masculine to throw their garbage out the window of their pick-up. It has occured to me that it might be someone who knows of our conflict and drives by and deliberately throws Budweiser beer cans on my land with the hope that the old wound can be reopened. In fact, this guys brother (drinks Budweiser) whom I get along with quite well thought the whole conflict was one of the most entertaining events in the county. :lol: BTW, after one has had good beer, how does one drink that "horse pizz"?
