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debcat
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 Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 2:41 pm Post subject: cow question |
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would a strand of electric tape across the top of the fence stop the ******* things jumping the fence 
they and the owner are driving me round the bend |
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Issy
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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Depends on the size/breed of the cow and the height of the fence  . If I was you I would put a single strand of white tape a couple of inches above the fence and put the energiser on it's highest setting. some bright spark (cow) is bound to touch it with its nose and the others will get the message. It works with mine  . |
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debcat
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thanks Issy
they are great big aberdeen angus 
5 heifers and a cow with a calf
it's 2 of the heifers I'm having hassle from
the fence is normal height and the things just clear it
will get the best energiser I can tomorrow and put it on top of the posts |
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Issy
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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| That should work for you but it is a pitty you are having to do it as it is your neighbours responsibilty to keep them contained. Aberdeen angus's arn't much fun when they start to throw their weight around. |
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Spana
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| Issy wrote: | | That should work for you but it is a pitty you are having to do it as it is your neighbours responsibilty to keep them contained. Aberdeen angus's arn't much fun when they start to throw their weight around. |
Too right. I suppose you have told the neighbour what is happening. Are they short of grass, is there a reason you can see why they are jumping over the fence.
We use electric fencing around and across fields without trouble so it probably would help, but really its your nieghbours problem.
What a bl***y pain for you  |
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debcat
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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He knows  We don't get on at all.
reckons it's my fault, now I know my fence isn't the greatest in the world but it keeps my horses in
reckon he met his match yesterday though
they got through mine into the bungalow at the back of me, Belag has a really bad temper He spent yesterday morning repairing my back fence that doesn't even border his field 
I wouldn't mind so much if I didn't get the blame |
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CP
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Why are you getting the blame? Surely they realise they're not your cows! B****y neighbours!  |
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milkmaid
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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nonie says do you want to borrow north he could do with the work not really ,but the feild down the end of the road has been eletric fenced 18 cm from the top of the fence ,after what happened last year
suz |
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Spana
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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OH has just said load them into a cattle trailer and if he has a nice garden let them out onto it
Serious tho, how does the six day rule apply in this situation or doesn't it up there. |
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debcat
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| Chicken Palace wrote: | | Why are you getting the blame? Surely they realise they're not your cows! B****y neighbours! |
he doesn't live there just uses the croft, thinks he rules the village as he's the one with all the money
we've never got on, it's got to the stage now that if he has another go I'm going to let loose - I have a foul temper but it does'nt go very often |
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milkmaid
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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6 day rule ,it's still 14 here jan
hang on what rule
suz |
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debcat
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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never thought of that Jan 
wonder what he'd do if I mentioned they'd be stuck here for 6 days
mind you they don't bother with rules and regs up here as long as they have the proper tags when they go to market
will get OH to mention it |
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debcat
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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P.S. according to HIM the fence is mine so I have to pay to repair it
found out last night that every other croft he has (loads of them) he has gone halves with the neighbours
He just seems to have this thing about me, cos other people tell me he's nice  and can't understand why I call him all the things I do |
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milkmaid
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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thought it was still 14
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Spana
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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| In theory once the cattle have been on your land you cant move or sell anything for 6 days. If you give them back to him, he cant move anything off his farm either. |
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