zephyrhillsusan
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Caught Dexteritis in Dec. 2009. Member of this forum since Oct. 2013.
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Post by zephyrhillsusan on Mar 29, 2016 14:36:57 GMT -5
LOL, hoperefuge , some can go right under a tubular corral panel, too, can't they? I sure wish we'd gotten a video of Tundra shoot under that time we brought her & Sara up to you! That was pretty unbelievable!
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Post by kansasdexters on Mar 30, 2016 7:46:31 GMT -5
If they can get their head over the top of the fence or gate, then some in the herd can (and will) jump over it. In order to securely confine a bull or cow, the fence and gates (also corrals and alley ways) have to be higher than their head. The fence and gates also have to be close enough to the ground that they can't fit their head underneath. If they can fit their head under the fence or gates, especially with bulls, they have so much strength in their neck and shoulders that they can fold a gate (unless it's an extra strong "bull" tight type gate) and go under, or just pop under a loose fence wire. We've even got a few that can open gates with their noses, so we have to double chain all of our gates closed with carabiner clips or snap locks. We don't put any bulls directly across the fence or gate from open cows.
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Post by raeleigh26 on Mar 30, 2016 8:38:26 GMT -5
He actually had to get over 2 fences to get to her, then through 2 more to get next door. Good thing he's so gentle, I've had to pull him off of cows in season a few times. Does anyone else have issues with cows having additude when they're in heat? Maggie doesn't want to nurse and she's a bully (well she can be anyway) pushing everyone around when she's in. She's so touchy, like I can hear her thinking, "you're looking at me. Stop looking at me. You can't stand there, that's my dirt. In fact, this is my grass, my pen, my stall,my person get out!"
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zephyrhillsusan
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Caught Dexteritis in Dec. 2009. Member of this forum since Oct. 2013.
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Post by zephyrhillsusan on Mar 30, 2016 9:33:36 GMT -5
raeleigh26, I understand not wanting your cow bred, but please, NEVER interfere with a bull that's already with a cow in season. You really don't want to be in the middle between two animals driven by their sexual instincts. Even with the most gentle bull you could get hurt. No unwanted calf is worth that risk! Instead, I'd encourage you to try to find a different way to separate animals you don't want bred. You can track your cows' heat cycles and shut them up in a stall or small round pen when they're due to cycle. I have limited experience--one heifer of breeding age and three cows (repeated experience with them)--and none of them have ever behaved like your Maggie. I would think she'd be one you might want to track heats for and put her "in jail" when she's due to cycle. Several of my Jersey-owning friends have had cows seriously injured by other cows that were in season, so they routinely put them "in jail" for several days. It takes a bit more effort, but it sure beats what they have to go through treating a cow who was knocked down or slipped and fell.
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