41e9e - 2y
Had a short moment of panic this morning. When checking on the #livestock I couldn't find either of the 2 new calves. During all this I noticed both Lyra and Diana weren't worried looking for them. Drove all around the property and finally found Lyra's calf along the fence line hidden in some grass. I then kept looking for Diana's calf and started getting worried coyotes may have taken her. Finally found her when looking over the fence into the blackberry bramble. She must have crawled under the gap along the creek. Time to patch that up. Phew 😅 https://nostr.build/p/nb8147.jpg https://nostr.build/p/nb8145.jpg https://nostr.build/p/nb8146.jpg #grownostr #homestead
0d471 - 2y
When you aren't very big, but you have big property it can be nerve wracking to not find your livestock. Asked me how I know.
Definitely since they are just a few days old and we have coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, & bears (oh my) in the area. We used to feed everyone, water buffalo and cows, in their night time pasture of about an acre where they would be locked up. It was much easier to do a head count then. But this winter that night time pasture had soo much water running though it from all the rain we had, I just left them out in the temp fenced off grazing area. The calves are short enough to walk under the temp hotwire where they can get away from the rest of the herd. It was concerning this morning for sure.
I am still feeding hay but the calf that was born can get through the hot wire that the boys turn off and forgot to turn back on. Not a whole lot of places to hide, but a newborn calf can hide behind a small rock. Makes your heart skip a beat. Sounds like you need some Lgds.
I'm working on a electric fence monitor that ties into #HomeAssistant to let me know if the electric fence drops below a certain voltage. I have LGWBs. Livestock Guardian Water Buffalos, lol. We're only on 40 acres so it didn't take too long to scour the property. They were just so well camouflaged.
