- Aug 11, 2012
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Hello all,
I am a husband tryi g to support my wife with her passion for chickens. My oppertunities are that she asks me or sometimes just talks to me about issues she is having with her many birds. I am sorry if I offend anyone by calling them birds but its hard for me to keep up with the chickens, geese, goose, drakes, fowel or all the other BIRDS she calls them. Again I am pretty novise in this area.
My question is, we are currently renting a large piece of property. On our rently property, my wife has built a very spacious area for her flock. On the land next to ours, our landlords also raise farm animals. Up until a week ago they just had horses, donkeys and a ram. Life was good and everyone got along GREAT. A week ago our landlord introduced 2 cows. Thats what the trouble started. The cows seem to jump the 4 ft fence to the pasture my wife sectioned off and have decided to invade her birds run. I think it's a run. It's the area all the birds hang out in during the day.
We have talked about different ways to keep the cows out of her birds area. I am looking for a low cost way to deter the cows before I just decide to cut a hole in the pastures fence and let the cows roam ponto the Morris's property, at which point Mr. Morris will catch them and take them to slaughter. I understand tat it's just COWS being COWS. I would prefer that all the animals just get along and share their areas.
Does anyone have any low cost effective ways to deter cows from approaching the fence. Any ideas or help would help. I'm just trying to be a supportive city boy, trying to help my wife with her passion and love for "birds".
Thanks
I am a husband tryi g to support my wife with her passion for chickens. My oppertunities are that she asks me or sometimes just talks to me about issues she is having with her many birds. I am sorry if I offend anyone by calling them birds but its hard for me to keep up with the chickens, geese, goose, drakes, fowel or all the other BIRDS she calls them. Again I am pretty novise in this area.
My question is, we are currently renting a large piece of property. On our rently property, my wife has built a very spacious area for her flock. On the land next to ours, our landlords also raise farm animals. Up until a week ago they just had horses, donkeys and a ram. Life was good and everyone got along GREAT. A week ago our landlord introduced 2 cows. Thats what the trouble started. The cows seem to jump the 4 ft fence to the pasture my wife sectioned off and have decided to invade her birds run. I think it's a run. It's the area all the birds hang out in during the day.
We have talked about different ways to keep the cows out of her birds area. I am looking for a low cost way to deter the cows before I just decide to cut a hole in the pastures fence and let the cows roam ponto the Morris's property, at which point Mr. Morris will catch them and take them to slaughter. I understand tat it's just COWS being COWS. I would prefer that all the animals just get along and share their areas.
Does anyone have any low cost effective ways to deter cows from approaching the fence. Any ideas or help would help. I'm just trying to be a supportive city boy, trying to help my wife with her passion and love for "birds".
Thanks
from Ohio. So glad you to have you aboard. 
