Cattle Move

The cattle were moved from the back of the farm to their winter paddock next to the house.  It worked pretty much as planned without any issue.  The plan was to setup string fencing that kept them from moving out across each of the sections of the pasture.  Once they were in the top part of the pasture the gate was closed on them and they were allowed to wait for a while.  Next George went down with a large round bale on the skidloader to entice them up to the paddock.  The bale was dropped and the cows moved in.  With the gate closed behind them they were safely in their winter home.  That left the calves at the back of the farm.  The way the string fences are setup, the calves are able to slip under the strings and move to where ever they want inside of the pasture or enclosed field.  Since they have been ranging out during the day it allowed us to move the cows without having them together.  We wanted to separate the cows because we needed to wean the calves.  George had the idea that if we moved the cows the calves will run to the cows, which is what they did.  Now the cows and calves are divided by panel and we're waiting for everyone to calm down.  It usually takes a few days for the bawling to stop!