The Great Cow Escpae

[lyceum]

Like the title says, our cows thought that the grass was greener on the other side. LOL Not once, but twice the cows broke through the fence and went onto the neighboring pasture. We got them back both times with the help of our trusty dogs. They are good for something. The first time I about got plowed over when they started following me. We gave them feed and they were right back over the second we went to do something else. Fence is now fixed and they are on our side of the fence.

Carisa

[agmantoo]

I certainly appreciate the situation you described. Last year I had a neighbor that decided to have a large garden adjacent ot my pasture. The garden was a near failure and I decided to attempt to lease the 3 acres successfully to prevent a catastrophy with my cattle accessing the area. I thought that I was ahead on the pending problem since the neighbor was no longer raising produce so I thought. A few days ago the neighbor came cruising up the farm lane to inform me that he had seen some cow pies near his "new" garden. Long story short, he now has 3 acres of watermelons just on the other side of the adjoining stream. Guess what, some of my younger stock decided to explore the area. Being in a near drought situation the energizer was not delivering the shock it is designed to provide. Needless to say, I have taken appropiate steps to prevent a law suit but I wish the neighbor would find another hobby.

[sammyd]

Last month I forgot to hook up the jumper wire and left the paddock the heifers were in unelectrified. One noticed that right away and took off.
I coaxed her back with our "red bucket full of grain" and got her in the paddock, but before I could grab the gate, the other one took off.
Of course I was by myself. Cows can sure sense when something isn't 100% and take advantage of it.

[Donna from Mo]

You think cows are bad? Try horses! Our horses stand guard at the gate 3/4 of the time, just waiting until somebody wants to drive through. I've chased them three times today. score: cows 2, me 1.

[Christiaan]

That's why I love my Highlanders, I'm always forgetting to electrify the fence and they stay inside it just good as gold. The calves enjoy jumping the cross fences when they're little, but have never forced a perimeter fence.

[JulieLou42]

Ginger gets out every once in a while when her fence isn't hot because of arching or a dead short that hasn't been tended...that she usually discovers within a week. She has been coming, after a few minutes of deciding, when I call her, especially if I rattle her grain can at her...she comes for that at any time.

[Right now, she's out there bellowing, and and was running earlier, then her milk was barely a gallon tonight, so I expect she's finally in heat again.]

[willow_girl]

I have a cow named Christine that I should have named Houdini ... 'nuff said!

When her calf was 3 days old, I found her across the road, standing in the neighbor's driveway. She had ducked under the fence. Couldn't help thinking ... "that acorn sure didn't fall far from the tree"! LOL

[lyceum]

And even funnier, everyone says that donkeys will lead everyone through a hole. Nope, not ours. They stayed put both times and have every time the cows leave. Useless donkeys can't even tell us when their cows are missing.

Oh, they did not just "walk" through the hole, oh no, these are talented cows, they jumped the fence since it was like 2-2.5 feet high. Talk about hilarious watching mom try to race back over there as they are jumping over again.

Carisa