Re: Those four terrible words

Posted by K Effective on January 28, 2016 at 19:14:22 from (162.235.236.141):

In Reply to: Those four terrible words posted by K Effective on January 27, 2016 at 19:48:19:

I'm glad to provide a chuckle to some of you for a change, or to dredge up some "good times" memories.

As mentioned, every other gate on the farm has opposing hinges, they studied long enough to find the only one that did not. That would not have been the worst thing, to have them back out in pasture, but once that one went right through the fence into the grapes...talk about hard to chase.

I feed ground corn/beans in the converted milk parlor, and with every other bovine we have had here in the last 40 years, they will all come in to eat once I fill the troughs. Two years ago, we had one, lone "scardy cow" who refused grain, even if fed alone. She would slip in the three-sided shelter that I feed hay from the loft above and eat hay, or would stay in the pasture while the others ate grain. She was by far the smallest of the animals at slaughter time, so we kept the whole thing for ourselves, rather than a larger half. If that is grass-fed beef, I never want any part of it! The butcher actually called and asked what I had done, the carcass looked like venison from the U.P.- NO fat at all. Worst tasting crap I ever ate, we could not wait to get rid of it. Even tasted bad in a casserole.

This year I have at lest three that act just like that- refuse to come into the grain feeding area, and will sprint at highest speed whenever I show up, just running like they cannot run any faster.

The worst part is our loading plan is from the grain room- they enter and exit from the North end usually, then on loading day, close the North end door behind them, and back the truck up to the door on the South end and load them out. With these idiots, I'll never get them all in. Then the chasing begins, and no one likes that!

My initial plan for now is to load the easy ones out, then hope the smaller remainder will stick together and enter the grain area if hungry enough. That has usually worked up till now. If not, I will build a temporary facility inside the feedlot with other gates and the tractors, that has been successful on one or two occasions. Last possible idea is another local butcher will slaughter on-farm, I may have to resort to dropping one or more from a distance. As much trouble as these have been, I would actually probably enjoy that too much!

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