Aaaaarrrrggghhhhhhh

[coomber]

I've just been down to water and potter around my veggy patch and the Bl@@dy cows have have eaten nearly all of my jostaberry plants
The bushes were about 4 foot high with LOADS of fruit, now I have 4 stumps - I could cry.
Think I might ask the farmer for a discount on my beef - seeing as i'm feeding her cows

[Geo]

I know how you feel the birds stripped 3 of my 7...

Gosgog bushes..

I have netted the remaining bushes...

Geo..

[Hilary B]

I've just been down to water and potter around my veggy patch and the Bl@@dy cows have have eaten nearly all of my jostaberry plants
The bushes were about 4 foot high with LOADS of fruit, now I have 4 stumps - I could cry.
Think I might ask the farmer for a discount on my beef - seeing as i'm feeding her cows

How were cows able to get at the plants? It is the responsibility of the owner of livestock to keep them where they are supposed to be (and failure is grounds for seeking cash compensation), but if there is something tempting in reach across the fence... that is merely unfortunate.

[Alison Adams]

Coomber, I sympathise. We have cows and sheep next to us and the sheep take anything low growing by nibbling through wire fence, the cows lean over a surprisingly long way and pull the tops off. It takes quite a bit of growing space out of use. It is great having farm animals next to our garden, this though is the trade off.

[SlugLobber]

How were cows able to get at the plants? It is the responsibility of the owner of livestock to keep them where they are supposed to be

Tis true, but if the cows were still in their field and simply reaching over...

Must be infuriating, though. What's the fence situation like? Were they leaning on it to reach them?

[coomber]

It is my fault really the cows are just reaching over the fence and having a munch on my plants I should have made the fence higher (which I will be doing ASAP!!)
I too love living in the country next door to sheep cows etc but being a townie it never occurred to me the cows have necks like giraffes

[SlugLobber]

Oh that's nothing to what pony's do to get good stuff, Coomber. My Exmoor pony was once seen standing on two legs to reach some Sweet Chestnut leaves. The next day, he decided that was too hard and CLIMBED the fence with his front legs. His legs slipped over and he was stuck on his fat belly (apparently quite happy, still munching the sweet chestnut). However, the fence wasn't designed to support 300Kg of pony and gave way, whereupon he slithered down the bank onto the lane and went on a jolly. Luckily the field neighbours had seen him and I got back later to find him in a different paddock, most confused, lol!

My OH's Dad is always outwitted by his own geese, who steal his plums. One goose climbs the twisted trunk and shakes the branches, whilst the others wait at the bottom for fruits to rain down from heaven. They take it in turns, so they all get their fill. Brilliant.

[coomber]

Oh that's nothing to what pony's do to get good stuff, Coomber. My Exmoor pony was once seen standing on two legs to reach some Sweet Chestnut leaves. The next day, he decided that was too hard and CLIMBED the fence with his front legs. His legs slipped over and he was stuck on his fat belly (apparently quite happy, still munching the sweet chestnut). However, the fence wasn't designed to support 300Kg of pony and gave way, whereupon he slithered down the bank onto the lane and went on a jolly. Luckily the field neighbours had seen him and I got back later to find him in a different paddock, most confused, lol!

My OH's Dad is always outwitted by his own geese, who steal his plums. One goose climbs the twisted trunk and shakes the branches, whilst the others wait at the bottom for fruits to rain down from heaven. They take it in turns, so they all get their fill. Brilliant.

LOL, love it