On Wednesday evening while I was out feeding my horses and sheep I heard voices out by the driveway and as I look out the barn I see cows running up my driveway and people in hot pursuit... I am thinking UGH! The 2 cows ran around the house and into the back where it's more wooded. Spent a few min catching up with my neighbor who said the cows were from around the other side of the neighborhood, about 5 houses away. They spent the day tearing up her pasture, freaking out her horses and messing up her horse corrals that are single strand hot wire. Now it was the end of the day, she had help and thought she would walk the cows home with a lead rope. Found out nope.. those cows were not friendly, tame or agreeable. They ran down her driveway and into mine. I am the last house on a private road to her Right.
I thought someone was on their way to pick up the cows so was hoping to run them into my outdoor arena and close the gate until they showed up. We turned them around and they came around the house took one look at the people and went into my front pasture where I had left a man gate open. Closed the gate and then wanted the details on how they were going home. Turns out the owners are out of town like multiple states away in Arizona! Care takers were supposed to be feeding but there is some debate on how often other neighbors saw that happening. The managed to get the owner on the phone and she says she will be back on Sunday... that does not make me have warm fuzzy's that they have a plan on how to get them home. I went to their place and picked up hay to feed the vagrants. They don't look like experienced cow people so I am thinking it's going to be a 3 ring circus when they try to take them home. All I know is I am trying to be a good neighbor but at 5 am carrying hay to them in a very muddy, mole hill riddled pasture is making my poor ankle burn like mad and I am now thinking T-Bone when I look them in the eye.
I thought someone was on their way to pick up the cows so was hoping to run them into my outdoor arena and close the gate until they showed up. We turned them around and they came around the house took one look at the people and went into my front pasture where I had left a man gate open. Closed the gate and then wanted the details on how they were going home. Turns out the owners are out of town like multiple states away in Arizona! Care takers were supposed to be feeding but there is some debate on how often other neighbors saw that happening. The managed to get the owner on the phone and she says she will be back on Sunday... that does not make me have warm fuzzy's that they have a plan on how to get them home. I went to their place and picked up hay to feed the vagrants. They don't look like experienced cow people so I am thinking it's going to be a 3 ring circus when they try to take them home. All I know is I am trying to be a good neighbor but at 5 am carrying hay to them in a very muddy, mole hill riddled pasture is making my poor ankle burn like mad and I am now thinking T-Bone when I look them in the eye.
