Big Bruce says hello
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Me and the other half took our kids and some of their friends camping in Mid-wales last month - just big field next to a stream, portaloo and water bowser, very basic stuff. The field next to us had a herd of year old cattle which were really friendly and placid and would stand by the fence to be fed clumps of long grass.
They also managed to find their way into the stream, and back up the bank overnight, so when we awoke we had a load of cattle lounging around by the tent. Besides one who was a bit feisty, the rest of them followed me and the kids back to their own field without any fuss.
Bit smelly and clumsy, but harmless enough,, and I suppose like any large animal they are fine as long as they don't feel startled or threatened.
They also managed to find their way into the stream, and back up the bank overnight, so when we awoke we had a load of cattle lounging around by the tent. Besides one who was a bit feisty, the rest of them followed me and the kids back to their own field without any fuss.
Bit smelly and clumsy, but harmless enough,, and I suppose like any large animal they are fine as long as they don't feel startled or threatened.
WolfAir said:
Wow.. absolutely gorgeous. I love how relaxing it is just watching livestock. I would love to keep some but dont have the land...
What is the legislation of keeping say, goats, in the garden.. with shelter built in a shed?
You would probably be ok to keep a pair of Pygmy goats, a shed would be ideal for shelter.What is the legislation of keeping say, goats, in the garden.. with shelter built in a shed?
You need a CPH number to keep livestock. They are free to obtain.
I have some baby Pygmy goats a set of twins.
I'll take a pic of my neighbours goats later this evening.
S11Steve said:
Me and the other half took our kids and some of their friends camping in Mid-wales last month - just big field next to a stream, portaloo and water bowser, very basic stuff. The field next to us had a herd of year old cattle which were really friendly and placid and would stand by the fence to be fed clumps of long grass.
They also managed to find their way into the stream, and back up the bank overnight, so when we awoke we had a load of cattle lounging around by the tent. Besides one who was a bit feisty, the rest of them followed me and the kids back to their own field without any fuss.
Bit smelly and clumsy, but harmless enough,, and I suppose like any large animal they are fine as long as they don't feel startled or threatened.
They are lovely animals, I've been bottle feeding a calf this morning as mum is very unwell.They also managed to find their way into the stream, and back up the bank overnight, so when we awoke we had a load of cattle lounging around by the tent. Besides one who was a bit feisty, the rest of them followed me and the kids back to their own field without any fuss.
Bit smelly and clumsy, but harmless enough,, and I suppose like any large animal they are fine as long as they don't feel startled or threatened.
Also had one escape during the night and this one is not friendly in anyway.
Horns are removed on 99% of non-polled calves shortly after birth or in the first year. Reason being horns are an exceptional defence method which can do serious damage to humans and other cattle, bulls especially. Ironically, some bulls that go into AI semen collection have their horns left on as the various centres are excellently equipped to deal with ton plus aggression.
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