Nesikep
Well-known member
Well, it never fails.. there's always a few dummy steer calves who think they know better than to follow the herd... I brought the cows to the north field today, which means they have to cross the creek, go around a cattleguard that's placed in a stupid manner (Highways division has no cow-smarts), and into the field.
All but 2 steers calves went without a hitch, they didn't even stop to eat the nice grass on the way, they knew what the destination was.
But the 2 idiots.. no... they were a half a minute behind, and I was working them to get them caught up... not a chance.. they could SEE the cows, instead they ran up the hillside.. I went back and closed the gate at the cattleguard so they couldn't sneak by.. they had found their way down the hill, and tried desperately to get by me, I got them turned around, and worked them back up the road.. No.. they decided that straight down to the creek was the right place to be.. and I mean it's STEEP.. at least a 60% grade (you can't climb it on all fours)... I gave up and went home.. sure enough in the middle of supper they found their way up.. the wrong side of the creek.. in our yard.
So around and around we go again, finally I get them penned up in the crowding pen, down the chute, latch the halter on one nice and tight with a good 30 feet of rope.. hitched him up to the lawn tractor and off we went.. he won't need any hoof trimming for a while I'll tell you that much!.. it's about a 1/4 mile to the other field, and skid marks from him the whole way.. he didn't find it easier to put one foot in front of the other and just follow, it was a dragging job the whole way.
Rinse, repeat.
Second dumbarse did do a little bit of walking..
At last they're all together again!
All but 2 steers calves went without a hitch, they didn't even stop to eat the nice grass on the way, they knew what the destination was.
But the 2 idiots.. no... they were a half a minute behind, and I was working them to get them caught up... not a chance.. they could SEE the cows, instead they ran up the hillside.. I went back and closed the gate at the cattleguard so they couldn't sneak by.. they had found their way down the hill, and tried desperately to get by me, I got them turned around, and worked them back up the road.. No.. they decided that straight down to the creek was the right place to be.. and I mean it's STEEP.. at least a 60% grade (you can't climb it on all fours)... I gave up and went home.. sure enough in the middle of supper they found their way up.. the wrong side of the creek.. in our yard.
So around and around we go again, finally I get them penned up in the crowding pen, down the chute, latch the halter on one nice and tight with a good 30 feet of rope.. hitched him up to the lawn tractor and off we went.. he won't need any hoof trimming for a while I'll tell you that much!.. it's about a 1/4 mile to the other field, and skid marks from him the whole way.. he didn't find it easier to put one foot in front of the other and just follow, it was a dragging job the whole way.
Rinse, repeat.
Second dumbarse did do a little bit of walking..
At last they're all together again!
