Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Cow on and over a fence

Yesterday it snowed.  In the afternoon while I was outside shoveling the snow I saw one cow in the hayfield.  In the hayfield?!  How?  The hayfield is fenced galore, and after building the fence I never had a cow in the hayfield.  And why now?  Everything is under snow.  No reason to go into the hayfield.

I found part of the fence was no longer straight upright.  Two metal t-posts were bent and one t-post was leaning a lot as it appeared to have been broken at ground level.  The fence was holding that t-post partially upright.  It appears the cow - for whatever reason - tried to jump over the fence.  It must have landed on the fence and bent it and the t-posts before getting over the fence.  The other cows decided not to follow what this cow did and they stayed in the middle pasture.

I opened a gate and got the cow back into the middle pasture to be with the other cows.  I bent the leaning t-posts to stand upright.  Today I pounded another metal t-post next to the broken t-post.  I reattached the fencing and fixed several broken strands of barb wire.  I think the fence is back to being good and should keep the cattle out of the hayfield.

The photo is after I straightened the bent t-posts and before I put another t-post next to the broken t-post, which is the middle t-post.

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