The Bovine Bugle

Juvenile deliquent heifers and steers commit vandalism

The plastic sheeting of the chicken coop was torn off by the young livestock.

The juvenile delinquents were at it again last night. The older group of heifers/steers ripped the plastic off one side of the older hens coop. I found the damage this morning while checking on the hens. I told Noah I had a project I needed some help with and would he get bundled up and come and help me.

With Noah's stapling technique, the coop was repaired in no time!

It wasn't really a big thing to repair, but with so much to do during this extended cold spell to keep everything in the barn and the house running smoothly it was just something I didn't need. We had the plastic sheet halfway on when Amy, one of the heifers, came over and started to try and chew on it. Noah quickly shooed her away. Once the new sheet was in place we turned the electric fence back on to hopefully keep the stock away avoid having to fix the coop again.

--Jonathan, Howmars Farm
Franklin, Vermont

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Posted by Blogger Chris at February 1, 2005 11:11 AM