Always run a Hereford bull with suckler Cows but a couple of years ago I changed to Angus the bull is lovely and quiet and fantastic calves and young stores are friendly they don’t run off when you go to the field but this year I cannot keep them in knee deep in grass but every morning they seem to go round the outside of the field and push out. I know my fences aren’t perfect, but I have never known Cattle do this before, not every day is this a breed thing .
Aberdeen Angus keep escaping
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serf
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- Location
- warwickshire
Strand of electric around perimeters
Dave6170
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- Location
- Watten, caithness
They soon find any weakness’s in our fencing here! Luckily they are quiet and easy to put back in.
Electric sorts them!
Electric sorts them!
- Location
- North Somerset.
Same here, one or two cows had learned that if they push hard enough at a hedge they will go through it and they remember where the weak parts were even when they have been repaired or blocked off. Electric fencing off the mains so energisers more difficult to find and rob are my salvation.
M-J-G
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It doesn't matter what breed you have an electric strand is a good investment, even if it's only to add years onto the longevity of a fence.
- Location
- Near Colchester
I have only had one escape since I put a hot strand around the lot - that was when someone disconnected the fence.
- Location
- South Shropshire
With reference to your thread title, Yes, it's what they do. The only breed I have consistently had trouble with escaping are Angus.
Unlike limmy cattle that make weaknesses in your good fences.
- Location
- Derbys/Bucks.
as said above...electric fencing is your friend.
In fact, it does make you wonder why any barbed wire is actually used at all.
How do they know it’s off?? I doubt they test it every day, maybe they’ve got a 6th sense for high voltage leccy?
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Sheep will know an electric fence is off within a few days.
Aberdeen Angus are sneaky devious barstewards, they'll only attempt to kick you when they know they'll connect, they'll only skitter on you when you stand behind them, they'll only chase people they know are sh*t scared, they'll only break out when they know they can...........usually when no-ones about..............sneaky & devious
.There is also a line within them that no matter how much bedding you give them they will always be clarted in sh*t
goodevans
Member
I agree, I think sheep can sense electric without touching it and as cattle are even more sensitive I presume they must too
dave6470
Member
- Location
- Coleraine Co.Londonderry NI
Neighbours lims dont break good fences they jump them ive had them in with mine and no sign how they got inUnlike limmy cattle that make weaknesses in your good fences.
Always said they can "smell" the electric current.
Realistically if anything other than an old clapped out cow wants over a stock fence….she’s going over
- Location
- Near Colchester
It is not that difficult to tell when a fence is on yourself - or at least it is with my mains fencers.
With the probe thing it can sense a current up to 3 inches away from the wire and anyone with a hairy back (so obviously not Mrs Pm) gets the hairs to stand up as you are ducking under it.
Presumably the animals know this too.
Got one ancient Hex cow here, something of a character and was long known as Houdini.... Weaning time was best accomplished with the calf taken off her at 9.30am and into Market Drayton within the hour, as that reduced her tendency to go looking for her calf...Realistically if anything other than an old clapped out cow wants over a stock fence….she’s going over
However, she decided last back end, she was not stopping in the paddock she had wandered into (legitimately) and wanted back to the herd. A good 4 strand barbed wire fence..... " I laugh at such a pathetic fence....."
Inevitably, cut a tit , but soon stopped bleeding.... Blackie retains her original nickname at 12 yrs old!
- Location
- JanDeGrootLand
More like minutes. Half hour max, then their through.
- Location
- North Yorkshire
They might know but if they’re properly trained to electric wire they won’t be out in that time scale. Hoggs on wire in winter would be alright for 24hours, wouldn’t risk 48 though.
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