We finished the
fencing. The next step was to put the
cattle in a trailer and back the trailer as far across the bridge as we
could. Open the trailer and pray the
cattle continue across the bridge into the new pasture without spooking. Sounds so simple. Except the Dexter Cattle had not been easy to
get in the trailer when we bought them so the day before we moved them we gave
them ½ the hay we had been normally feeding them. As the sun came up Darling Husband took the
solar charger off of their electric fence and set it up at the new
pasture. Then I grabbed a flake of hay
and walked through the pasture and into the trailer. Our cattle may be small but imagine walking
with 6; 200 to 800 lb hungry dogs chasing you.
All the cattle followed me into the trailer without any problems. Well one problem; I had given Stick Boy my
phone to take pictures then wanted Darling Husband to take pictures of me and
the cattle in the trailer but DH just told me to get out of the trailer. He didn't like his wife and 6 cattle in a 3
horse trailer – I thought it would make a great picture – He doesn't understand
my need for pictures of our craziness.
Darling husband
backed up the trailer to the bridge with the idea being he would back part way
across except as he was backing up we realized he made the bridge 6 inches to
narrow. AAK. So we open the doors and hope the cattle will
see the fresh food and come out easily and happily - and they did.
Onyx our Lowline Angus had to be the first to come out.
Happy cows enjoying the new pasture.
These pictures make the pasture look bigger than it is.
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