Westphal suggests getting cattle accustomed to a 4-wheeler before you try to use it to herd them. Ease around the outskirts of the herd. Keep the pressure off. It helps to use a bale of hay on the front and back to bait them and get them comfortable with it. He drives through his cattle a lot during calving season and they are also accustomed to being moved from pasture to pasture when a person drives out to open a gate.
Westphal recently bought a Rhino side by side so his 2 preschool grandsons can go with him to move cattle. With the Rhino I can also close the doors and pop up the windshield to keep the rain — or this year keep out the dust! Start a dialogue, stay on topic and be civil.
If you don't follow the rules , your comment may be deleted. User Legend: Moderator Trusted User. Ranchers do what they can to keep horses safe, but smart predators have a knack for getting past gates and fences when no one is looking. There are several things you can do to keep your horses safe from coyotes and other night time predators.
Most predators like to stalk herd animals from the cover of dense brush, so keeping a clear field of at least 20 or 30 yards all around meadows and paddocks tends to discourage stalk-and-pounce types of predators from getting too close. Another thing you can do is keep in touch with your neighbors and nearby ranchers.
No matter how careful you are to keep predators away, one of them will inevitably find your property. Physical barriers around your property and herd can be crucial in deterring attacks at night.
Determined predators will get past this, however, so at night your horses should be kept in either a secure barn or stables with tubular steel bars and chicken wire to keep out predators of all sizes.
A horse just tolerates you because you feed her. Camels love you. On a recent visit to the camel lot — get it, Camelot? One thing you notice right away: Adult camels are big — about 7 feet tall at the hump and more than 1, pounds. Despite their size, their greeting was akin to being happily sniffed by a giant golden retriever. When the Williams decided to buy their first camel 12 years ago, they looked on the internet under exotic animal listings.
Jeral Williams said the man was selling all his animals so he could do some traveling. Bactrian camels originated from Mongolia and northern China. Their names are Humphrey, 17, Dude, 7, Biscuit, 9, and Clyde, 3.
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