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<blockquote data-quote="ConstitutionCowboy" data-source="post: 3144920" data-attributes="member: 745"><p>We're trying to prevent the animals from starving. There is only 33 acres for the 33 animals. That's far short of their needs. We see the writing on the wall.</p><p></p><p>At the middle of January, there were 62 full round bales of hay on the property. At that time there were only about a dozen cattle there. Since then the number of cows has risen to 26, and 7 horses were added to the herd. By about three weeks ago, all the hay had been consumed, and the pictures I posted show the condition of the pasture as of August 13th. (With the recent rain, the pasture is now mostly mud.)</p><p></p><p>On July 24th, the animals were out of water and had likely been out for at least 2 days. They were all gathered up against the fence, bawling, next to where the wife was watering our trees. We tried to give them some water in a bucket but there was pandemonium as they pushed each other out of the way to get to the water. The bucket was obviously and exercise in futility.</p><p></p><p>We contacted our neighbor who is adjacent to the pasture. He has access to the property, contacted the owner, and was given permission to run the generator that powers the well pump. Our neighbor said the animals were consuming the water as fast as the pump would deliver, and it was some time before he was able to fill the first tub. There are 7 tubs about 5 or 6 feet in diameter and all were empty - which shows how long it had been since the owner last gave the animals water.</p><p></p><p>At any rate, 33 acres is no where near enough pasture for 26 cows and 7 horses. Best guess is they will need more than a hundred bales of hay to make it through the winter.</p><p></p><p>We filed an official complain with the sheriff's office today to get the situation on record.</p><p></p><p>We haven't seen the owner come by in over a week. He has hired someone with a lawn care company to come by and run the pump. The last time water was pumped was Friday, the 10th of August.</p><p></p><p>Did I mention there is no shelter either? Not even a shrub to provide shade in the summer - just the shadows of the fence posts.</p><p></p><p>Woody</p><p></p><p>EDIT: There are 9 tubs, not 7.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ConstitutionCowboy, post: 3144920, member: 745"] We're trying to prevent the animals from starving. There is only 33 acres for the 33 animals. That's far short of their needs. We see the writing on the wall. At the middle of January, there were 62 full round bales of hay on the property. At that time there were only about a dozen cattle there. Since then the number of cows has risen to 26, and 7 horses were added to the herd. By about three weeks ago, all the hay had been consumed, and the pictures I posted show the condition of the pasture as of August 13th. (With the recent rain, the pasture is now mostly mud.) On July 24th, the animals were out of water and had likely been out for at least 2 days. They were all gathered up against the fence, bawling, next to where the wife was watering our trees. We tried to give them some water in a bucket but there was pandemonium as they pushed each other out of the way to get to the water. The bucket was obviously and exercise in futility. We contacted our neighbor who is adjacent to the pasture. He has access to the property, contacted the owner, and was given permission to run the generator that powers the well pump. Our neighbor said the animals were consuming the water as fast as the pump would deliver, and it was some time before he was able to fill the first tub. There are 7 tubs about 5 or 6 feet in diameter and all were empty - which shows how long it had been since the owner last gave the animals water. At any rate, 33 acres is no where near enough pasture for 26 cows and 7 horses. Best guess is they will need more than a hundred bales of hay to make it through the winter. We filed an official complain with the sheriff's office today to get the situation on record. We haven't seen the owner come by in over a week. He has hired someone with a lawn care company to come by and run the pump. The last time water was pumped was Friday, the 10th of August. Did I mention there is no shelter either? Not even a shrub to provide shade in the summer - just the shadows of the fence posts. Woody EDIT: There are 9 tubs, not 7. [/QUOTE]
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