Stopping weaned calves jumping fences

[Formatted]

Earlier in the year, I bought a batch of weaned calves out of a shed, I put them in a field with access to a shed and within 3 hours I had the police on the phone saying they were running down the road! I put a quiet heifer in with them and it's not been an issue. Next year we've got some extra ground, but there is no shed and I plan on buying another 30 of them. I'm a bit worried that they might jump the fences again and I won't have a spare heifer to put in with them.

Any suggestions?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Buy an old quiet cull cow

 

[ISCO]

We had some jumping out this spring. They only settled when we put a couple of geld cows and calves in with them. Not been out since, touching wood.

 

[Chae1]

Keep them inside for a few days after you've weaned them.

 

[Formatted]

The old cow will be a very fat old cow if it gets a daily dose of nuts?

 

[Highland Mule]

Keep them inside for a few days after you've weaned them.

This, and start them off outside in a field with good fences - possibly the one next to your shed? Give them a week to get used to you before you take any big risks.

 

[serf]

Put a stretch of electric fence in the shed to train them to it before weaning , and have a hot wire around fields where poss , only thing that we found they respected after years without electric fences .

 

[Northeastfarmer]

The old cow will be a very fat old cow if it gets a daily dose of nuts?

Buy a skinny one then