May 30, 2007

Ugh!!! Cows!!!

Calves to be exact.  Right now I think they're about the dumbest creatures on the planet.  We've raised Holstein calves for meat before, but these two we have now make me crazy.  They don't get the electric fence concept.  They know that something hurts when they cross that wire, but don't seem to understand it's the wire itself.  I think we'll end up putting up barbed wire just for these two.  So...let's put the calf halters on them and tie them out so they can trim the yard.  That works for about 15 minutes and then the calf halter is on the ground and the calf has gone back INTO the pasture.  How????  Okay so after reading this you're probably asking just who the dumb one really is?  I've been asking that for the last two weeks.  Pray for me.


 

1 comment:

j706nancyr said...

That happens to us all the time! LOL When we have calves to raise for meat(usually at least two) one is ALWAYS a houdini!!!! We even pulled a piece of the fence back so he could get into the other pasture without tearing up the fence anymore than he already has, and he goes through ANOTHER fence!!! Arrrggghhhh! LOL We currently have no calves and it seems so peaceful not having to check constantly if one is out!

May 30, 2007

Ugh!!! Cows!!!

Calves to be exact.  Right now I think they're about the dumbest creatures on the planet.  We've raised Holstein calves for meat before, but these two we have now make me crazy.  They don't get the electric fence concept.  They know that something hurts when they cross that wire, but don't seem to understand it's the wire itself.  I think we'll end up putting up barbed wire just for these two.  So...let's put the calf halters on them and tie them out so they can trim the yard.  That works for about 15 minutes and then the calf halter is on the ground and the calf has gone back INTO the pasture.  How????  Okay so after reading this you're probably asking just who the dumb one really is?  I've been asking that for the last two weeks.  Pray for me.


 

1 comment:

j706nancyr said...

That happens to us all the time! LOL When we have calves to raise for meat(usually at least two) one is ALWAYS a houdini!!!! We even pulled a piece of the fence back so he could get into the other pasture without tearing up the fence anymore than he already has, and he goes through ANOTHER fence!!! Arrrggghhhh! LOL We currently have no calves and it seems so peaceful not having to check constantly if one is out!