Friday, February 3, 2012

How high can cows jump ?

Our fields got invaded again last night, this time the silly moo brought a few friends along and broke a couple of our internal ( tape) fences.

Thing is the cow fields have barbed wire fences ( on their side not ours) and we have a huge hawthorn hedge on one side and railings on the other. I can't find where they broke through unless they could jump over.

Farmer John couldn't find the place either, expecting to have them back to visit again tonight at this rate !
How high can cows jump ?
I watched a cow that perpetually got out, clear a 4 ft fence, jumped just like she was a well trained hunter jumper. Even her udder cleared just fine lol.



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Theres a pic I have on my profile for you, I thought it rocked.
Reply:Young bovines can jump considerable heights if they really want to. My neighbour had young cattle in the field beside her garden the fences are 3'9". One of the stupid beasts cleared the fence into the garden, decided it didn't like the moss covering the lawn, hopped over a 2' rail, then cleared a 3'6" brush (quite wide) barrier of brush back into the field the other side of the driveway.



They are agile when young and their greed encourages them.
Reply:super high about as high as those jumping horses!
Reply:Cows usually don't jump very high, but if they get a running start and have some opportunity to "get air" like over a stone wall that they can climb you'd be amazed at the fences they can clear. They may have very well cleared it if it wasn't exactly shoulder height and if they're only 1/2 grown their not too heavy yet. If you cannot find a hole in the fence (I'm assuming it is wire and yours is tape...if I read right) the fence may have just given to their pressure and stretched then bounced back ie. they crawled through it; not broke through it, the hedges may not have broken, just ruffled. sometimes our herfords do it. Try making the fence real visible, since the cows will spook and run at the stupidest things, use surveying tape to mark the boundary and see if it helps.
Reply:they can jump over a 4 foot fence i watched a holstien cow clear the fence and she had no problem clearing it they will walk thru or go over any thing they want tell farmer john that he needs to pay for the damage that his live stock is doing to your crops farmer john might try a strand or two of electric fence on his side of where the are coming thru
Reply:I know a farmer whose cattle can jump over the top of slurry tankers. It depends on how wild of things they are. His are stone mad!
Reply:Over the moon according to the story.
Reply:This website suggests that cows certainly can jump - and quite high too.



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I'm not surprised, as I have seen an eland (an antelope nearly as big as a cow) make enormous leaps.
Reply:Yes they could jump a fence.

see the song 'the cow jumped over the moon' wouldnt say that unless cows are jumpers when they want to be.
Reply:Over the Moon - apparently.
Reply:Actually cows can jump...and bull jump even better. I've seen a bull clear a 5ft fence...but I have heard of them jumping higher ones to get to the girls on the other side. Does the owner have pasture for the cows...if they are going over or through fencing...it's usually because of lack of pasture.
Reply:Oh yeah they can jump! now you have to figure out what their motivation is... Is one of the cows that is NOT invading your horse space perhaps bullying LOL! the others and a few smart ones have decided to join the equine herd? It might be worth staying up all night in watching to puzzle this one out. You'd think there's have to be SOME motivation for these ladies to leave their own herd...



I once had (a LONG time ago) a magazine article showing a man jumping his brown cow over a small jumping course, under 3 feet. He had a halter on only. LOL!



Good luck with your problem. Maybe the lead cow wants to be ridden too! ;-))))
Reply:they dont jump, they f**ckin fly !!!!!
Reply:A few months ago there was a story in Horse and Hound about a Farmer who takes his Bull hunting!

They are capable of jumping more the five feet high and a good spread. They can easily jump a big hawthorn hedge but are you sure someone isn't letting them through?

Good luck, this must be very frustrating for you all
Reply:in horse and hound mag there was a section about this man in the 70's and he had a bull which he took hunting!!!

he made it tack and there was a picture in there

he had a statement which made me chuckle

'he goes a good gallop and jumps a good 3 ft'

haha

so i dunno but that on did 3 foot! lol
Reply:Hey STRIPEY CAT! There was a person who used to join us in The Old Berkley hunt on a cow. A cow has been know to jump at least 4 feet BUT they don't run n jump, they do it from a standstill.
Reply:We used to have a Brown Swiss, and she could jump whatever she put her mind to. She was so bad, we ended up putting a tire around her neck to keep her from jumping.

Could the cows be getting out of their pen, cruising around then getting into your field from another way besides the dividing fence? I would walk the outside of your fence, looking for smashed grass and cow pies. Also, look at each side. Is the grass greener on your side or theirs?

Have fun with your new critters!



Mulereiner, what kind of shows do you go to??? That is a great picture!
Reply:cattle can jump very high. i am in rodeo and have seen 1400 pound bulls jump a 6 foot stock gate clean and some have gotten over 7 foot pipe fences.a good video to watch is the one where the bullfighting bull jumped into the audience(i think it is still on youtube)this will give you a good idea about cattle and jumping.
Reply:Usually they try to jump the fence and take down the top wire, but they can do a couple of feet or more easy.



If you have all those barriers in place I'd say there's a gap somewhere they're walking through, and coming down the road... follow the poop trail!! Sounds funny but it's true, where the manure line is that's where they came from.. LOL I've had to do that to take them home to the right dairy farm a couple of times.. :)
Reply:Goldie (a Big Herford with many calves and grandcalves) will jump my Uncles 5 foot gate in a flash just to go graze around the neighborhood and gossip over the fence with the brahma crosses in the next pasture over. She's tame as can be and he just goes out and rides her home but any time that picket comes untied she's going to make a break for it. They certainly could jump it and learn by watching another if they've got some guts and a little gumption. I really don't know what the farmer can do except maybe switch them to a pasture out of sight of yours, I'm assuming it's not going to be practical for him to tie them on picket lines although he might only need to stop the ringleader. Either way good luck and try to keep your sense of humor.
Reply:Those who say cows can't jump obviously know NOTHING about cows, and have no business answer questions they know NOTHING about. Just my opinion... :D :D



I don't see why your those cows are trying to cross your fense, though. We have extremely low barbed wire fences, in places less than 3 ft. On the other side would be scrumptious alfalfa, or corn. They never crossed over, though. Maybe our cows are just well behaved, atleast until shot time comes around. Then they jump 5 foot fences. Good luck solving the 'Moo' mystery
Reply:haha that's hilarious! You should camp out back there and try to take pictures of a bunch of cows jumping like 3 feet that would be so funny!
Reply:yes, cows do jump and they can pretty high!! Me friends grandpa owns a cattle ranch and we have seen cows jump the fences many times...also, has no one ever seen the commercial of the guy on a lawn mower and it shows a bull jumping a fence chasing him?. yes they can jump!
Reply:Welol having been in rodeos, worked my cousins dairy farms and see n cows in pasture running from cattle dogs I know they can actually jup fences fpretty easily. I have seen bulls at practice sessions in rodeos (thank God no seats were occupied) throw the cowboy off and then jump the arena fence into the stands, those panels are atleast 5 foot high! At my cousin's dairy farm cows that have never been put into the milking stoicks have gotten panicy and jumped their way out of those once again atleast 5 ft high though much harder for them to do as it is from a stand still. and well the fences all ranged in height but yupp I've seen 'em jump! Pretty cool actually. My cousins and I used to break their cows to ride for fun and we would try on ocassion to get one to jump a log but usually "under saddle" they were pretty lazy and laid back! lol Now they did have one cow that ripped her udder off after trying to jump a particularly high section of fence , found her with one leg caught in the barbed wire and he udder barely hanging on, needless to say she had to be put down and thta ruined us on trying to get the cows to jump b/c well being a Dairy Farm losing an udder meant losing profit. If they are coming back tonight stay out there and see if you can't video tape it!!! I know I'd love to see how they are getting through or over and I'm sure everyone else would too! lol



Ok MULE I have got to apparently ditch showing horses and just show Mules b/c you find some of the craziest pics I have ever seen, my little pony poodles , jumping cows and pirate saddles..... wowow Mule Shows must have awesome vendors at them!!!
Reply:Not very high considering how big they are
Reply:Well, cows usually don't jump but if they do, they do not very high. It depends on why they are jumping. I know one thing, they do not just jump for the heck of it. If they do, it is usually because they are being hurt or harassed by a human like if they are being branded. Hope I helped.

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