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Post by Blessings Farms on Sept 11, 2015 10:10:07 GMT
We placed three water hydrants through the pasture for placing water trough and ease
of filling them. We have never used them for that purpose so they just set there.
Well I am starting to believe these Dexters have wrenchs hide in there horns some
where. Last night after finding two out of three on agian when they had bolts with
reg. nuts on them I installed bolts with lock nuts on them now I will need a wrench too.
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Post by otf on Sept 11, 2015 11:38:33 GMT
Maybe they were thirsty? Or maybe they're related to these cows? (Apologies if you've seen this already):
Gale
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Post by lakeportfarms on Sept 11, 2015 12:08:27 GMT
When I was a real newbie to cattle and installing the hydrants, I sort of chuckled at how they had holes for locks on them. How many people lock their hydrants after all??? I didn't have the last laugh, however, the Dexters did a few weeks later when I found flooded pastures and the hydrants going full bore. I have been using a hitch pin on ours, and it has been working well since then
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Post by otf on Sept 11, 2015 13:45:15 GMT
Mine have never figured out how to turn things on, but the bull does like to come into the pen and use it as a scratching post (which is why he doesn't get to come into the pen).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2015 17:10:11 GMT
the ones that mine have access to are tied down now. I have also used the y splinters with the little shut offs for each side and to my supersize they even turned that on. Most of my gates are padlocked or secured with d rings.
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Post by genebo on Sept 11, 2015 21:40:36 GMT
I used a latch pin, too. One with a wire bail that keeps it in place. I tied it to the spigot with a piece of plastic baling twine. Bambi would hook her horn in the twine and pull hard enough to spring the wire and pull the pin. Then she would turn the water on for a cool drink.
She never turned it off when she was through, though.
I learned to reach around the faucet and insert the latch pin from behind. It's in a corner so she can't get it open with her horn any more.
Yet.
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Post by wvdexters on Sept 11, 2015 23:16:38 GMT
Too many "funny" stories. Ours are all fenced off, out of reach. It's a bit inconvenient though when I'm in a hurry and have to unchain the gates.
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Post by gladhour on Sept 12, 2015 2:45:11 GMT
I don't have a hydrant story, but I do have a tank story. One of my Dexter cows and her unweaned but pretty-old calf were "high-centered" on the rim of a water tank where the water level was a bit too low so they had put their front feet in. I knew the calf would be likely to spook and go all the way in if I went too close, but I knew the cow knew me. I picked up a rock and placed it into the tank so the cow could put her front feet on it and back herself out, which she did. The interesting thing is what happened next. She sidled toward her calf and placed her horned head under his brisket and lifted/tossed him backward and out! It was an obvious "thinking" maneuver, seemed to me!
Here's another video, Gale...keep watching past the gate-opening segment. (Hope I got the right one). Oops...must have to paste in "reply" instead of "quick reply." I'll try again.
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Post by gladhour on Sept 12, 2015 2:48:06 GMT
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Post by Blessings Farms on Sept 12, 2015 7:33:58 GMT
Great video gladhour. Ihave had gate and sliding barn door happen.
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Post by otf on Sept 12, 2015 12:24:06 GMT
Glad I watched that, glad hour! Thank you!
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