Loose cattle this morning
So it happened… the property behind us has been logging that land. I was feeding hay and noticed Moo our steer wasn’t there. I look out and see him hundreds of yards away on that timber land. Moo wanted the leaves on the trees over there and busted a hole in the fence. So I had to bring him back (and fix the fence of course). At least he was the only one to escape.
Nothing like fetching loose cattle. Can’t say I’ve ever done it before and don’t want to do it again.
Lessons learned:
Cattle want food and will follow you for it
Cattle are large and will not do anything they don’t want to
Cattle can’t jump even though they try - so I guess you can say they do: but not well
Check the fence a bit more frequently
Spring Capture: Is this slightly oily film something to worry about?
I'm in the stage where I'm trying to wash out as much sediment as possible. The spring box sits on yellow clay, and I used that to naturally seal the gaps to limit chemical contamination.
The pond stones I'm using had so much clay mashed into them, I hope that the film is part of that oily consistency that comes from clay-heavy water...
but if someone sees something dangerous or concerning, please let me know!