Because we have cattle on the farm, there is a risk we take every single day that some cows might be out. Well this risk happened every day for 2 days straight, and I happened to be home for one of those days.
Logan went out to go do chores in the morning and after feeding, let all of the new cattle he had bought a few days earlier, out on cornstalks. Within about 20 minutes, all of these new cattle had broken through the hotwire and were scattered all over the farm. Logan calls me and says to get some warm clothes on, come outside, and hop on a four wheeler to help him.
I do as I am told and help him get the cattle back in. Logan fixes the fence, comes inside and tells me that we need to go to Aberdeen. He tells me that he is nervous to leave because he is afraid the cattle will get out again. Well we go to Aberdeen to get gates and what not. Logan gets a text from his hired man saying that all of the cattle are out again. We hurry home, get the cattle back in, fix the fence and wait. 10 minutes later, they are out again. This happens over and over and over until Logan feeds them, they get full, and lay down.
This happened for 2 days, but each time one would break the hotwire and get out, it would get moved back into the lots. This seemed to solve the problem, and there are no longer any cattle getting out! THANK GOODNESS!!
Here I am freezing my toosh off and being a farm girl!
Farm Girl Tip #116: If you are home and you have cattle, be prepared to bundle up and put the cattle back in because they will probably all get out!
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