One REALLY Dumb Critter!!

donjr · Apr 22, 2012

Well, she's not scaring the herd anymore, but the animal has got to be the dumbest thing to ever come around here. We have three pastures used for water below the barn, and nine pastures accessed thru the barn for grass. This fool will not set foot on the concrete by the barn to get to the good grass with the rest of the herd! Dawn has been trying for three days to get "Fiona" up on the feeding pad with abucket of sweet feed and into the barn to go up to the grass pastures, and she absolutely refuses to do more than get about five feet on to the concrete. Anybody got any other bright ideas?

Anonymous-0 · Apr 22, 2012

A ONE WAY TRIP TO THE FREEZER. WORKS EVERYTIME.

Anonymous-0 · Apr 22, 2012

Day or two without feed and water, she'd prolly sweep that concrete for a peanut butter & jelly sammich and glass of milk.........

What kinda dog is that???

Errin OH · Apr 22, 2012

May not be an option but when moving from one place to another I just leave it open. In good time they will figure it out,

If I ever tried to move them they would just about jump through the fences before they would pass thru an open gate. Of course if I open the gate thinking they are far enough away for me to get thru and close it, they be out that gate before I was back on the tractor. Stupid aminals.....

JDB · Apr 22, 2012

Long as your bringing her feed, she has no reason to cross. When she gets hungry enough she'll go

rrlund · Apr 22, 2012

Ignore her. She'll go with the herd when she's hungry and lonely enough. They're a herd animal. She won't stay alone forever.

JRSutton · Apr 22, 2012

put the bucket of feed 3 feet in on the concrete the first time and leave her alone.

Next time put it in 5 feet and leave her alone.

Then 8 feet, 10 feet. I'm sure after just a few times she'll get used to it enough not to have to do it too many more times.

just another old geezer · Apr 22, 2012

cover the concrete with straw, grass or dirt.

Tx Jim · Apr 22, 2012

What breed is she,Scottish Highlander?

WJD · Apr 22, 2012

I think your cow has already been commented on enough.

I did like your dog. Had one likr it until last summer and the extended heat and age took his life.

Good luck.

4020deereboy · Apr 22, 2012

I'd be glad to her off yer hands

blunosr · Apr 22, 2012

That's a great looking critter!

AS soon as you said she won't go onto the concrete, the first thing I thought of was, how are her hooves? Maybe she has a foot injury that makes the concrete painful?

Just my 2 cents...

Troy

donb2 · Apr 22, 2012

Her feet hurt!

John A. · Apr 22, 2012

Take Said critter to Far end of pasture , Get your old feed pickup, get said critter in a dead run with pickup honking and hollaring, headed toward gate!
when this rolling Wreck gets to the gate the said critter will either go through the gate or said pickup with push said critter through the gate into the next pasture, or pen. Hope this helps
Later,
John A.
PS. What is said critter? A Yak?
Later!

fixerupper · Apr 22, 2012

I tried that once, and ended up having to replace the grille in my 79 Dodge. Jim

Formerly PaMike · Apr 22, 2012

I second this one. COver with hay. I fenced my creek off and put in concrete ramps down to the creek. My cattle were never on concrete and they wouldnt go onto it to get to the water. After 2 hot summer days of no water they still wouldnt go onto it. I covered the concrete with hay, and they all went down no problem...

donjr · Apr 22, 2012

That's my thoughts. But it's a Scottish Highland heifer. Registered, too. Been raised with a bunch of horses. But if she breeds to an Angus bull, waddya call the calf?

donjr · Apr 22, 2012

Mike (WA) · Apr 22, 2012

Lets see- mom is a Scottish Highlander, dad is named Angus. Guess you'd have to name him McTavish, or Glenfiddish, or some such.

Rusty wheel · Apr 22, 2012

Cover the concrete with straw .

greygoat · Apr 23, 2012

What happened to that poor dogs TAIL ?

Tx Jim · Apr 23, 2012

(quoted from post at 21:07:00 04/22/12) That's my thoughts. But it's a Scottish Highland heifer. Registered, too. Been raised with a bunch of horses. But if she breeds to an Angus bull, waddya call the calf?

Hamburger & Sirloin

donjr · Apr 23, 2012

Long story short, he had a problem. He used to chase his tail. One day, he got to chasing it, and was going around in a circle nigh on the speed of sound. He was going soooo fast, he couldn't see where he was going and ran into a tree. The tree was turned into toothpicks, and Jake came to such a quick, unexpected stop sooo fast, that his tail flew up his butt and stuck in his throat. We have been afraid to pull it out because it was so near his tonsils.

JML755 · Apr 23, 2012

dog's tail? sounds like you get tired of answering that question, huh? :lol:

And that critter ain't so dumb, she's got you guys bringing her food and sweet feed to boot.

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