Heifer breaking fences

RogR

Have a year and a half Hereford heifer, bucket fed, running with more of same and suckler cows. When the paddock gets bare she will jump or walk through or under two strands of electric fence wire, I'm trying to strip graze at the moment and she sometimes knocks the wire and takes some of the others with her causing chaos, I have a very powerful fence but she seems to just disregard it!!! I'm confused with it and tempted to house her and make steaks, any advice

Kovu

I've seen people put a chain on the end of a bulls nose so it gives him a right smack off the electric fence. Soon learn to avoid the fences. Wonder if you could try the same with the temp nose ring used at shows?

This yokemabob.

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Kovu wrote: »

I've seen people put a chain on the end of a bulls nose so it gives him a right smack off the electric fence. Soon learn to avoid the fences. Wonder if you could try the same with the temp nose ring used at shows?

This yokemabob.

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Put a snaffle (Kovu's pic) in her nose with 6" to 8" of chain attached to the ring. Don't put a length of chain as she could stand on it whilst grazing and hurt her nose. Just enough for her to get a good smack off the fence.
I used to have a cross bred Blonde heifer that could represent Ireland in the high jump and limbo at the same time.
Eventually gave up on her and brought her to the factory. Upon arrival to the lairage (AIBP Ballymun) she jumped out of every pen and thankfully in the right direction towards the chute.

RogR

Base price wrote: »

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Put a snaffle (Kovu's pic) in her nose with 6" to 8" of chain attached to the ring. Don't put a length of chain as she could stand on it whilst grazing and hurt her nose. Just enough for her to get a good smack off the fence.
I used to have a cross bred Blonde heifer that could represent Ireland in the high jump and limbo at the same time.
Eventually gave up on her and brought her to the factory. Upon arrival to the lairage (AIBP Ballymun) she jumped out of every pen and thankfully in the right direction towards the chute.

I'll try putting a cow chain on her neck as she is used of being byre tied, I wonder would it make any odds though when she also goes under the fence and walks straight through it

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RogR wrote: »

I'll try putting a cow chain on her neck as she is used of being byre tied, I wonder would it make any odds though when she also goes under the fence and walks straight through it

Neck chain is a different bit of kit to a nose chain. In order of senses - cattle smell first (most sensitive), see next and respond thereafter.
Try the nose chain and let us know how she gets on.

RogR

Will that hold her back thrive wise, similar to putting a chain on a young bull

jaymla627

RogR wrote: »

Have a year and a half Hereford heifer, bucket fed, running with more of same and suckler cows. When the paddock gets bare she will jump or walk through or under two strands of electric fence wire, I'm trying to strip graze at the moment and she sometimes knocks the wire and takes some of the others with her causing chaos, I have a very powerful fence but she seems to just disregard it!!! I'm confused with it and tempted to house her and make steaks, any advice

What kind of volts are in the fence, have yet to see cattle go through a fence the second time if you have 7-8 thousand volts running through it, any beast that does needs to be made into burgers not worth the hassle

orm0nd

appears your fencer isn't working as it should , as j627 says what voltage is present on the line

very easy to electrocute an animal if a nose chain wraps around the wire it has happened more than once with bulls

check your voltage & it needs to be at least 5 kv

whelan2

orm0nd wrote: »

appears your fencer isn't working as it should , as j627 says what voltage is present on the line

very easy to electrocute an animal if a nose chain wraps around the wire it has happened more than once with bulls

check your voltage & it needs to be at least 5 kv

have a cow here goes through to next paddock every day:mad: shock is 3 bars on tester and you can see her getting the shock as she goes through the fence, some one on here said to put a bull ring in her, must do it as she bugs the hell out of me

RogR

I'm getting 7000 volts on the tester, I feel the same about her, she is very stupid /stubborn by nature also

whelan2

RogR wrote: »

I'm getting 7000 volts on the tester, I feel the same about her, she is very stupid /stubborn by nature also

this fooker will stand at gap of next paddock waiting for me to let her out :mad: last year i used to have a stick to give her a wallop but she just missed my head with a 2 legged kick on the way by me one day

ganmo

whelan2 wrote: »

this fooker will stand at gap of next paddock waiting for me to let her out :mad: last year i used to have a stick to give her a wallop but she just missed my head with a 2 legged kick on the way by me one day

heads are too valuable to have her hanging around too long

Greengrass1

Had a heifer here who would jump wire into next paddock. Would burst into parlour and trample over any cow in her way. Last straw came when I had her seperate pit for ai. She jumped gate and dragged gate down on me and bust my head against a wall.
she made a few happy meals I hope. Pure out and out bitch

_Brian

RogR wrote: »

I'll try putting a cow chain on her neck as she is used of being byre tied, I wonder would it make any odds though when she also goes under the fence and walks straight through it

Wouldnt recommend putting neck chain on her, couldnt she end up hanging herself on a fence somewhere

Nose is the best job..

Genghis Cant

The odd one i saw over the years put the head down and go under an electric fence. Trimming the hair tight on her neck, mane area, often was enough to stop them.

RogR

I housed her this morning, will have burgers soon, according to my father's dates and records she is also standing and leaving the bull mate with her regularly when it's not possible she could be in heat

blue5000

Had a cow that used to do it too. She got a neck chain and a bolt with about 14'' of light L iron hanging out of it, sorted the problem.