When I headed out to do my evening rounds, I saw the renter’s cows near the barn, so I started over to take a look.
In the process, I startled a heifer that was grazing among my brother’s tractors and farm equipment!
From where I was, I couldn’t see where it had gotten through the fence, but then it showed me. While I was messaging the renter about it, the heifer just ducked under the chain across the gate, then under the electric fence wire at the same time, and pushed on through!
Then it came back again.
Then out again…
All while I was still messaging the owner!
I headed around to check their solar panel and battery set up, and everything looked undisturbed.
Just in case, I started closing up the gates to the inner yard, after messaging my family, too. It was the gate by the fire pit that was a problem, though. It’s been open for so long, the posts on the barbed wire gate were rotting and coming apart. I was able to get it out and trying to get it closed when my older daughter came over to let me know we had company. Human company, at the main gate! She took over fighting with the gate by the fire pit while I caught up with my other daughter and the renter. The heifer and gone through to our side again, and they saw go back under the chain again as they walked towards it.
While my daughter went to help her sister with the gate (they ended up having to get a bungee cord to fasten it upright), I walked with the owner to the solar panel and battery set up. She confirmed that everything was working fine. Yet the heifer had no problem going under that wire!
She said she would come back in the morning to check it again. They plan to rotate their cows to the other quarter soon. The gates to the road are kept closed, and we don’t have to worry about any cows getting into the inner yard, so I’m not too worried about it. If it can graze in places we can’t mow, I’m good with that! I’ll take a few more. 😄
When I headed out this morning to do my rounds, guess who I spotted again?
He ducked his way under the chain again as I walked by.
The owner did pop by to check on things this morning, too. I just saw her on the security cameras, though.
Meanwhile, I continued my rounds as usual, and was very happy to FINALLY see a blooming Cosmos!
There are still hardly any flower buds on all the plants, but I’m happy for the few we have. Better late than never!
The Re-Farmer
The Re-Farmer 