Thursday, July 31, 2025

Cattle into yard again

After letting the cattle into the yard to eat the grass this Spring I thought that this would be the only time.  Nope.  After my lawnmower broke down I still haven't gotten a new lawnmower.  The grass is growing due to the irrigation, even in the part of the yard I had cut.  So I thought I would let the cattle into the yard again.  That meant cattle proofing the yard again.  I did that this morning. Some things I improved.  A few things I skipped.  Mid-afternoon I let the cattle into the yard.

The cattle loved the fresh grass.  And the irrigation made the grass grow thick.  Not long or stringy.  Kind of perfect for the cattle to eat.  They behaved well.  For the most part.  The part I skipped turned out to be a pain.  I didn't put corral panels around the bushes in front of the house.   After catching up on my sleep this afternoon I discovered the cattle pushed against and rubbed on a few of the bushes breaking some branches.  I then put up one corral panel and bungie corded it to one of the bushes.

The cattle should have the yard eaten by the end of tomorrow.  Then off to their next location

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