last move guys this paddock to this paddock they go to the processor in two days so i
want to see if we can't get the trailer in here and get some feet in and then something and just
get them used to going in the trailer how about right here jonah we clear a path right here we
can pull in here with the tractor and then it looks like we'll be able to pull out that way
we came out to milk this morning and one of the problems we're having we're separating
the calves at night but when we come out for some reason the calves want to pressure
the fence they busted through yesterday and that's because we turned the fence off or so i thought
so today i had lily turn the fence off so i could get the bulls over the bromance and then
had her turn it right back on and the calf still busted through all right the calf came
through didn't matter that the fence was on what is the deal the calf is getting the milk
we finally got them separated i don't think we lost a lot of milk the electric fence is only a
psychological barrier and if they get a habit of going through it especially if it's on it's hard
to break but while we got everybody contained we thought oh wait we haven't castrated everybody
so let's do that cash trading will help well might calm him down but it will it'll mainly keep him
from bringing his mom or sister just bad timing for breathing i keep saying this the feistiest
calf i've ever seen and then flossie keeps having more while he's a bit relaxed let's put uh let's
get the collar on him this morning just keeps getting crazier rebecca just informed us the
pigs are out they're way over here at the sheep the boys are setting up a corral we're thinking
pole barn can we hurt them down in the pole barn since we're going to the market anyway on
wednesday john and josiah have set up a pignet funnel they're actually closer to this if we
could get them in there we're gonna have a much more controlled situation on wednesday when we
take them to the processor all right boys we got everything set up they think the pigs are gonna
go in there they haven't been in a trailer since they came i don't know if they'll come
this is what i was afraid of they're not just gonna go in there
they're not trained to food like that two physical gates a door a lane oh dude i was
thinking about it no five physical barriers now if we can just get them into here again
well the the pigs have just learned to just bust right through the net okay
we're going to turn it on
of course they can go fast through it no no
turn it off we're putting that back up they don't care he's learning to bust through
it he best throws it fast doesn't matter if it's on the psychological barrier is broken
two of them got out this time jonah says let's just hurt him down to the pole barn that's the
one that keeps busting through the fence so maybe that's not a terrible idea for whatever
reason they don't like to cross this road should we go set up the funnel that's what might have
to do you guys we might just have to set up nets and just walk them all the way over there
i'm not sure how what we're gonna do they're not gonna go in this trailer my best idea then
is a lot a wide lane down to the pole barn
where we might have some physical restraints let's put this one back where it goes and it'll be one
of our barriers down there by the pole barn we got our gate back we got two temporary gates
we had just the right amount of gates are we going to get this done by supper 30 minutes
away all right i mean are we gonna get this done we have to get this done that's a smart way to
get your fence to stand up on the road pig pig pig pig pig maybe they'll follow i got a bucket
come on they might like that
they like this cow manure wallowing in it look at they done this is better this is better a big wide
berth here i know keep them off that fence because it's loose
okay we're going to hold up right here maybe the fifth one will come maybe not
yeah it's laying down up there i don't know if i'll be able to get these guys across the street
i give up it's dinner time those pigs are scared to death of the road i get it it's a different
texture it's foreign to them they're comfortable in the field so let's get some cattle panels
and let's set up a physical barrier in the field that's what we're gonna have to do after dinner
we ate supper i was exhausted i guess rebecca was feeling pretty good because she took the
kids and got pig panels we are to try that physical barrier in the field how was it
let's have this story end happily with pigs secure at the pole barn before dark
hey look they were chilling they know something's up they're not dumb they're not dumb i'm doing
this tonight because i think they're tired from running earlier what we're gonna do
is slowly enclose them they don't even know it
okay so far so good they're just calm i think we're gonna be able to surround him pretty easy
pretty excited about this you have no idea how excited i am just hours ago i was thinking what
in the world are we gonna do now i had to add it to our resume capturing forest
for old pastured pigs and a physical holding learn it from me guys get you some pig panel
some t-posts and zip ties and just meet them where they're at
oh we got us a little shoot we purposely curved it to come in we got a little it's circular
according to temple grandin animals like circular not square jonas says we invented
the straight line there's no straight lines in nature watch your walk just right on
this one who gave you all the problems there we go give him a little more pressure this is nice
oh [ __ ] that thing is challenging
last move we got here in the trailer got a gate up over there we've got this the
post up here we just got to get them to come down and should we get the ramp i don't think so
they'll want to come down eventually here they come look at that there we go nice two of them
are in the pole barn let's make this a nice smooth happy ending i think that's the crazy
all right happy ending five more to get over here tomorrow