Moo-ving day for the heifers started out quite smoothly....as most cow events do. Plan A: finds Mr. Heifer Moverman honking and pulling them toward the gate, they bucked and ran, moo'd and snorted behind him, following wonderfully...they'd never been out of "the" gate and were not going thank you very much, the playful feed pickup chase was over! Plan B worked and with huge accolades to Mrs. Heifer Moverman who splendidly drove, honked and "sooked" the cattle with the other feed pickup.
Plan B: Finds Mr. Heifer Moverman and his two darling children pushing on horseback, well the darlings were on horseback, their Daddy was pretending to have a horse....if you squint, you can see him whippin' his horse and holding the reins out so it'll go!
It took a couple stops (or maybe 48) to take pictures and to visit quickly with Mark (our neighbor) to ask if he'd block the intersection as we plugged along. The girls were in their new home within an hour of Plan A. God Bless wheat pasture, good fences, good neighbors, good husbands and good children and wonderful pretend horses.
Looks like fun. I wish I was there.
ReplyDeleteWe move our cows from one pasture to another, but we've never had to drive them down a road. If they're in the road, they're "out!" I love working with cows. I truly do. Glad things went well for you. Family working together is a blessing. I love it! Have a GREAT evening! Beautiful here. Hope it is there as well :).
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