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Though I will provide somewhat of a "band-aid" solution to the problem, the thing you should know is that this is a sign of poor pasture management. Cows that have enough pasture to graze within the confines of the fence-line will not bother trying to stretch wires or break boards to get at the grass on the other side. If your pastures are grazed to the point where they look like Golf greens, you have a big pasture management problem that needs attending to.
Now, the management problem could be either because you have too many animals on your land, or you have no management system in place to allow pastures to rest. However, if you already have a some sort of rotational grazing/management-intensive grazing system in place, the problem may be just in this "sacrifice pasture" you have, and I may be jumping the gun in giving the questioner heck on something he or she is doing right in the first place!
So, what you can do depends on what kind of fence you have. If you got iron panelled fence, I wouldn't worry about it. Iron Fencing is strong enough that it won't give away as easily as a 2" x 6" board or wire. If you got board fence, high tensile or barbed wire fencing you may want to do one of two or three things:
1) Run an electric fence that is nose-level with your cattle. Use the electric fence on a problem section of your board or barbed wire fence. With the barbed wire fence, make sure the wire isn't contacting the wire because this could short out the hot-wire and defeat the electric fence's purpose. With the board fence you could nail electric wire insulators to each post. If necessary, put another wire a couple feet off the ground. With the high-tensile fence, it can be electrified so either you have some wires shorting out on something that is not making it more electrified than it should be. Connection with wire from another fence, tall grass, a tree branch, or lack of grounding from your grounding rod are the possibilities of weaker voltage.
2) (This will work also for high-tensile, barbed and board fencing) Run an extra wire or board below the ones that are large enough for a cow's head and neck to squeeze through. Going either along the problem spot or spots may help alleviate the problem.
3) If you are really desperate, or you have an old dilapidated fence that needs replacing, re-wire or re-board the fence so that the wires or boards are closer together preventing the cow to stick her head through. But I wouldn't recommend this since this is much more work than necessary, much more than simply running an electric fence or stringing up extra wire.
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How can I effectively trim grass around an aluminum fence?
To effectively trim grass around an aluminum fence, use a string trimmer or edger to carefully cut the grass along the edge of the fence. Be mindful of the fence to avoid causing damage, and consider using a protective guard on the trimmer to prevent any accidental contact with the fence. Regular maintenance and attention to detail will help keep the area looking neat and tidy.
My dogs was eating a snake now are very nasea's and keep on eating grass what can i do?
Grass to Dogs is like Pepto-Bismol to humans. It helps settle an uipset stomach.
How can I prevent birds from digging in the soil and eating seeds?
Make a wire and mesh fence to keep them out of your garden.
Deer Fence?
form_title=Deer Fence form_header=Get a deer fence installed to keep deer from invading your property and eating your garden. Do you want to install a deer fence around your garden?*= () Yes () No Have you been having trouble with deer invading and eating your garden?*= () Yes () No When would you like the job completed?*= _Enter Date[50]
Where can you found payback in Pokemon soul silver?
You can find it on route 35. Its on the other side of the fence, which is on the right hand side of the route. After you are on the other side of the fence, you just keep going south through the grass until you see the bird keeper. The payback TM is a little past the bird keeper.
How do you keep neighbor's dogs from messing on the lawn?
I don't know why you would want to keep them off the grass except after poisons are put on the lawn to save the grass. Where would they walk if you had no sidewalk to get to the street? and why would you worry about grass in general? Animals love to roll in the green grass and relax as humans do. just watch out for pestisides.
How do you get rid of a raccoon that is eating your fish?
You could put a fence around your pond, just high enough so that you can get in but the raccoon can not . Or you do it the other way, which is to keep your fish out of the pond until the raccoon goes away.
How are wolves important to the environment?
They help keep a good number of grass eating animals like deer and rabbit.
What deer guard fence?
A deer fence is a fence too high for a deer to jump over. Such a fence may be used to keep deer on a country estate. Or, on a farm breeding deer for the venison meat market. Or, to keep the deer out of private property. Trees grown as a timber crop may be fenced into stop deer eating the saplings, or to gnaw the bark off mature trees during winter weather .
Liquid Fence?
form_title= Liquid Fence form_header= Keep unwanted pests out with a liquid fence. What is the square footage of your yard?*= _ [50] What pests do you want to keep out?*= _ [50] What is your budget for a liquid fence?*= _ [50]
How can you keep a dog in the yard without using a chain?
If you have a fence, seal all the openings with bricks or other heavy objects. If you don't have a fence, then you have something to work on for the weekend.
How do you keep your dog from eating pond plants?
With great difficulty! The only way I was able to keep one of my dogs from eating daylillies (for which she spent a night in the emergency hospital) was to fence them off with chicken wire that was too high for her to jump. If a dog takes a liking to something, you have to find a way to remove it from them or they will keep going after it.
