Cows do the darnedest things...

I noticed this cow missing yesterday morning. She was due to calve so I figured she had a good hiding spot. This morning I still couldn't find her so I scoured the pasture looking for her and found her in the trench. So I called in the Calvary and got her out! I'm very thankful she didn't go into labor in the trench but still worried about the calf inside that is due any moment.

This is the fourth incident in our area related to an oil and gas pipeline being laid.

They ought to pay you for the nice job she did packing the dirt in under the pipe.  Glad you got her out.

Very interesting pictures and i agree , your lucky !

I'm glad your cow was ok! I hate seeing  pipeline companys leave open ditch though. There's no reason for it, especially when there's cows in the pasture.

wow!  let us know how the baby is when it gets here!

You should come up with some interesting names for the calf from this experience.  I would call it "Trench".

I gotta think that there's regulations against cattle having access to areas that are being constructed such as this, or vice-versa. Or was this a matter of them saying its safe to let your cows back in and not telling you about an open trench?

The only two good things that came of this experience is that the cow is alive and that it looks like you have had some rain?

Let us know when she calves.  You would think that the contractors would bury pipe as they go rather than leaving it exposed to livestock and possible damage to both pipe and livestock.  But hey they are just doing their jobs and not using common courtesy.  Sadly lacking in todays society.

They have to leave the trench open until they pressure test the pipe before burying.  Should be part of the damage payment if you have to keep livestock out of the pasture while the trench is open.

The foreman told us his crew was supposed to rope off the ends...but saying isn't doing. This pipeline runs at the very back of this pasture and they've had it open for awhile. They buried it right after we got the cow out...imagine that. We use this pasture as our maternity ward for mature cows and it's the only one with a little grass left.

We got 3.30" in rain which is as much as we've had all year.

10 days post the trench incident the cow had a healthy bull calf!

its so wonderful that everything worked out ok, nice cow & healthy calf

I live in an area of the SW were oil and gas drilling and all the related pipeline activity and this is NOT ACCEPTABLE.  If this pipeline is crossing your land, call the company and raise holy hell.  Let them know that the price of beef is hight these days, but they don't know how high it can be until they kill one of your cows.  These companies have a responsibility to protect the land and landowner's livestock.  DO NOT let them get away with this.  And yes, I am smoking mad because we have seen this on our property also.

SWMO said:

The only two good things that came of this experience is that the cow is alive and that it looks like you have had some rain?

Let us know when she calves.  You would think that the contractors would bury pipe as they go rather than leaving it exposed to livestock and possible damage to both pipe and livestock.  But hey they are just doing their jobs and not using common courtesy.  Sadly lacking in todays society.

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These people are not doing their jobs and they are not using common courtesy much less common sense.  They may have permission to cross your land, but they don't have permission to destroy your livestock and business.

Nice little Simbrah..glad their ok

Awww! How cute! At least there was a happy ending!  (thumbsup)

That is 1 good lookin cow. Glad you were able to get her out alive and well