I've heard a lot about "cattle rustlers" in the US recently, was very prevalent back in the civil war era. Unfortunately, it's still taking place today. You're a very fortunate farmer to get your livestock back, I hope it rid you of some stress but also helps you think of ways to protect your farm and Animals. Well wishes from Alaska.
Hi Akway, Thanks and welcome to the channel! I think as food becomes more expensive this will become more of a problem world wide! Either way - I have to reconsider my security!
Thanks! Yes, I've experienced something similar with my ex employers herd! They tried to steal 60 oxen but couldn't get away with a single one! The wilder temperament has it's uses in some instances.
Sorry Shane, glad you got your animals back after all your work to build up your herd. The herd is coming along nicely though. The little black calf is looking nice and healthy. I look forward to your future videos.
So sorry to hear that, I would suggest you get the cattle bells and move the cattle to a camp closer to home in the evenings until you get your security sorted. I know the pain of losing cattle.
Hope you all good please be careful guys……am sorry for that unfortunate issue I was working on my cows this week one cow stand on me a gave me foot fructure
We used to farm in the bushman nek area, kzn..every full moon the basutos would come down the mountains and take cattle and horse's and disappear back up the mountain ..we would try track them down on horse back..only about a 30percent recovery rate..well done!
It is a sad story and we as farmers are not getting any help from the police. Mine 15 were recovered, syndicate caught right handed but even today no one was arrested
Hey Tumelo, Welcome to the channel! Yes, it's a challenge and successful recovery happens very seldom! We are all affected - big farmers, small farmers, communal farmers and unfortunately the authorities aren't always very helpful
These type of events scare me, and Im really interested in cattle & sheep farming, but I have no agricultural land, what would be your best advice to enter the industry ? I have a full time job though, and just to add i love Bonsmara Cattle, Boran is my 2nd choice.
Hi Kgwadi, Your best bet would be to see if you can rent grazing/land at a reasonable price. Security will always be an issue and you would need to find the best measures for that area. Bonsmara and Boran are good breeds 👍
Thats one of the ups in farming i have just recovered mine but didn't recover one. It was so stressful to look for mi animals. I found them after 10 days.
Hey Itumeleng, It's a bad feeling! I have ordered some GPS collars that I'll be showcasing soon! Hopefully they will help dissuade the thieves! Glad you got yours back!
Im sorry to hear this, from experience its most probably some one very close to your operation, i have been hit 5 times where one of the times they took 20 animals. It helps using the African traditional way to get them back
Hi Thabo, I agree. Most times it's someone close to home. But I only have one man working for me - and I don't suspect him of being involved. I could be wrong - but I'm convinced he's not involved.
Here in kzn stock theft determines how you live and farm. There is a system available which i use where gps tracking collars with an electronic geofence alarm are fitted. Pricey but it works. Good luck.
Sorry l to hear this, glad all is okay and all the animals have been accounted for… could you kindly do a video of the steps you followed to report. Did SAPS come and investigate? What are the key learning points and what would you do differently, including checking on your herd and parameter on a daily?🙏🏾
Hi Thabang, Thanks man! Not much yo report on the SAP. I went in, opened a case and gave my statement. Haven't recieved a case number yet. They haven't come out to investigate either. Lets see what happens.... Going forward I think it's always best to check your animals first. I also think investing in GPS collars will be a wise choice. I'll be adding some aggressive male ostriches as well as livestock guard dogs. Later on I'll put in some solar powered cameras with a night vision function.
Stock theft! I'm glad you found them again Stock theft hit us 3 times in the past and never recovered any of those cattle stolen in 3 different occasions
Ay yay yay crime seems to be part of our daily lives in SA. Glad you got back what belongs to you. Is there any tracking tech available to track animals remotely?
Askies Shane glad you got them back, the last stress you need, especially since the attempts tend to multiply once you’re hit once. You must try some muthi to strengthen your kraal
Thanks and welcome to the channel! Yes, once they hit you they usually try again! I do believe that the ngunis gave them trouble thats why they left them between the neighbours cattle! Either way - I'll have to be more vigilant! I'm looking at buying some of those GPS collars. Hope that will help!
Very sorry to be watching so late but was running errands with my niece before she goes back to Veterinary University and got caught in a snowstorm and everything went downhill. Sounds like you had a worse day.
Eish, that's a real ball ache. Hopefully you & your neighbors can patrol & work together on security. Stock theft is a clear & present threat to agriculture in this country. A friend of mine lost 10 pregnant heifers last year, in one shot. Worst part was the guys cut off the animals hocks, meaning when they were found, they had to be put down. 😢 All of them were within 2 weeks of dropping their calves. Absolute disaster. The guys who took the animals were Zimbabwean Nationals & were not traced.
Hey man! So so sorry to hear that your heifers were stolen! I hope you Catch the bastards. Maybe put the cattle in a Kraal! Solar CCTV as well. Get security ie trained guard dogs as well! Ohh glad to hear you got the animals back. One, word of advise though. You described one neighbour farmer as “black farmer” . That maybe interpreted wrongly! Sid from Aussie (originally from Southern Africa) love your show though.
I am guilty in that my branding hasn't been done yet..... But branding isn't a huge deterrant. If they don't slaughter your animals they are loaded and moved to a different province.
Hi Bryan, Thanks. However the thieves often steal stock, move them a few kilometers and then slaughter them. By the time you get there all you find is the heads, internal organs and feet. So branding and tattoos help - but aren't a huge deterrant. Farmers have resolved to cameras, GPS collars, security guards and in some cases - armed guards to protect their livestock.
Hi Karabo, I already have a herdsman on the farm. Problem is that he sometimes sleeps over in town. This was one of those nights! The sooner I can get a house up with a kraal - the better!!!
That's what I was thinking as well... This thing of stock theft is very bad in our country. Sorry Shane...having an armed security at night is important lately because these criminals are heavily armed most of the times
Hi Dirkie, I am comfortable that the herdsman had nothing to do with it. I know it's often an inside job giving out crucial information to outsiders. My late father survived a farm attack where this was the case. But I don't suspect him at all. He worked 7 years for the previous owner without a single loss and I take better care of him. Possible - but I doubt it.
It's the trials of the whole country where you expect the best after the worse weather conditions - maybe Shane consider a kraal system. At least they are all accounted for, yes they will come please take care...
Sjoe dit is skokkend. So jammer om dit te hoor, Shane. Ek weet hoe baie jy doen om jou vee van diefstaal te beskerm. Ek hou duim vas dat hulle gou gevind kan word!! Nou eers klaargekyk, so bly dat hulle klaar weer terug by die huis is. Kan n mens nie dalk een of ander soort groot hond kry wat met die beeste loop nie?
Hi Janco, Dankie man! Ek oorweeg om vir my Anatool honde te kry. My swaer gebruik hulle met sy skape met groot sukses! Gaan ook van daai GPS halsbande kry wat jou bel as daar te veel beweging is!
Hi Tzabo, I know!!! I have been holding off branding them because I first want to get the ngunis inspected and cleared for stud..... But I'll have to resolve that quickly!
So why is it significant that the other farmer is a black guy and the others are called neighbors? We are really not interested in his color he could just be your neighbor. See small things you South Africans take lightly some people don’t because of your history. Love your channel just call them neighbors as you did the other, where I come from farmer come in all sorts, I am not gonna say he is Indian, white, black because he is a farmer.
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Sorry to hear that Shane. I am glad you got your animals back.
Thanks Thokoza!
You are very fortunate to have recovered all of them, God bless and keep up the great work!
Hi Michael,
Thanks and welcome to the channel!
What a tale! That will be on that the grandkids will want to hear again and again and again!
Hey Jake, it's how things are over here! Youre animals are looking good despite the conditions! 🍻
I've heard a lot about "cattle rustlers" in the US recently, was very prevalent back in the civil war era. Unfortunately, it's still taking place today. You're a very fortunate farmer to get your livestock back, I hope it rid you of some stress but also helps you think of ways to protect your farm and Animals. Well wishes from Alaska.
Hi Akway,
Thanks and welcome to the channel!
I think as food becomes more expensive this will become more of a problem world wide! Either way - I have to reconsider my security!
Sorry Shane, for the stress that was caused, Glad that you got them back.
Thanks and welcome to the channel!
I'm glad you managed to recover all your animals...maybe farming with Brahman isn't a bad idea after all.
Thanks! Yes, I've experienced something similar with my ex employers herd! They tried to steal 60 oxen but couldn't get away with a single one! The wilder temperament has it's uses in some instances.
Sorry for the stress. It is our unfortunate state of affairs in our country. Grateful that you were able to recover all your heifers... 🙌🙌🙌
Hey Frans,
Thanks man! That will teach me for not getting my collars sooner!
Sorry to hear that you had to endure all the stress from this attempt at theft.
But very happy that you were able to recover all your animals
Hey Finbarr,
Thanks man! It is what it is - part of living in this country! Just happy I got them back!
I am sorry to hear that, but glad you were able to recover your cattle! Just subscribed to the channel!
Hi Lito,
Thanks and welcome to the channel!
Sorry Shane, glad you got your animals back after all your work to build up your herd. The herd is coming along nicely though. The little black calf is looking nice and healthy. I look forward to your future videos.
Thanks! It was a stressful time, but it's good to have the herd back intact!
So sorry to hear that, I would suggest you get the cattle bells and move the cattle to a camp closer to home in the evenings until you get your security sorted. I know the pain of losing cattle.
Thanks. I'm actually looking after them myself at night. Been doing so ever since.
1:52 ' We had been liberated of four hefeirs '😆😆😅, Glad you got them back.
🤣🤣🤣 Thanks man!
Im glad if you got them back, also, if you find the guilty ones, you never found them. 👌
🤣🤣🤣 lets not go there!
Own staff involved?
No - I don't think so. Not this time.
I'm so happy you received them back brother
Thanks Manako!
Hope you all good please be careful guys……am sorry for that unfortunate issue I was working on my cows this week one cow stand on me a gave me foot fructure
Thanks for your concern! I'll be more careful with the heifers now - they're wild!
@@shanecotty3275 they better wild than to be taken by criminals with ease
We used to farm in the bushman nek area, kzn..every full moon the basutos would come down the mountains and take cattle and horse's and disappear back up the mountain ..we would try track them down on horse back..only about a 30percent recovery rate..well done!
Hi Asalteelife,
Thanks and welcome to the channel!
It's sad how much if a problem this is becoming all over the country!
It is a sad story and we as farmers are not getting any help from the police. Mine 15 were recovered, syndicate caught right handed but even today no one was arrested
Hey Tumelo,
Welcome to the channel!
Yes, it's a challenge and successful recovery happens very seldom! We are all affected - big farmers, small farmers, communal farmers and unfortunately the authorities aren't always very helpful
Good to hear you got them back
Thanks!
These type of events scare me, and Im really interested in cattle & sheep farming, but I have no agricultural land, what would be your best advice to enter the industry ?
I have a full time job though, and just to add i love Bonsmara Cattle, Boran is my 2nd choice.
Hi Kgwadi,
Your best bet would be to see if you can rent grazing/land at a reasonable price. Security will always be an issue and you would need to find the best measures for that area. Bonsmara and Boran are good breeds 👍
Very sad. Glad u got the heifers back. Very disheartening.
Thanks Ignetius,
It's a sad reality but we came out ahead!
Great that you got them back👍
Thanks 👍
Thats one of the ups in farming i have just recovered mine but didn't recover one. It was so stressful to look for mi animals. I found them after 10 days.
Hey Itumeleng,
It's a bad feeling! I have ordered some GPS collars that I'll be showcasing soon! Hopefully they will help dissuade the thieves!
Glad you got yours back!
Im sorry to hear this, from experience its most probably some one very close to your operation, i have been hit 5 times where one of the times they took 20 animals. It helps using the African traditional way to get them back
Hi Thabo,
I agree. Most times it's someone close to home.
But I only have one man working for me - and I don't suspect him of being involved. I could be wrong - but I'm convinced he's not involved.
Here in kzn stock theft determines how you live and farm. There is a system available which i use where gps tracking collars with an electronic geofence alarm are fitted. Pricey but it works. Good luck.
Hi Mark,
Yup, I'll be getting the collars. Been meaning to do it for a while now but I became complacent 🤦♂️. This was a wake-up call!
Sorry Shane , Happy you got your cows back..
Thanks! 🍻
I'm glad you got them back 🙏🙏
Thanks and welcome to the channel!!!
Sorry l to hear this, glad all is okay and all the animals have been accounted for… could you kindly do a video of the steps you followed to report. Did SAPS come and investigate?
What are the key learning points and what would you do differently, including checking on your herd and parameter on a daily?🙏🏾
Hi Thabang,
Thanks man!
Not much yo report on the SAP. I went in, opened a case and gave my statement. Haven't recieved a case number yet. They haven't come out to investigate either. Lets see what happens....
Going forward I think it's always best to check your animals first. I also think investing in GPS collars will be a wise choice. I'll be adding some aggressive male ostriches as well as livestock guard dogs.
Later on I'll put in some solar powered cameras with a night vision function.
Stock theft!
I'm glad you found them again
Stock theft hit us 3 times in the past and never recovered any of those cattle stolen in 3 different occasions
Hi Mandla,
It's the bane of any SA farmer's existence! Especially because the authorities aren't too reliable.
Very bad Shane, 15 of my pregnant boergoats were stolen last year, never recovered. It's very frustrating
Hey Vincent,
It's a real problem & frustation! Unfortunately the authorities aren't always helpful in these instances!
We also having problem with stock theft in our area , Bothaville free state.
I hear you man - it's a big problem around here too!
WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.
Thanks man - you too!
I think its time to setup those wires,if their handles at untimely hours you will get an immediate alert on your phone
Hi Jack,
I'm busy working on some efficient solutions starting with GPS tracking collars!
I stopped using names and switched over to tag numbers when the animals got to just under 100 that side. 😂😂we ran out of names.
Hey Koketso,
Welcome to the channel!
Names are never a good thing as you get too attached to the animals!
I'll be tagging them in the next week or so!
Ay yay yay crime seems to be part of our daily lives in SA. Glad you got back what belongs to you. Is there any tracking tech available to track animals remotely?
Hi Bandile,
Thanks man! Yes, I'm looking at getting the GPS collars! Expensive - but cheaper than a theft!
Glad you got them
Thanks!
Eeee eeash sorry man.am happy you find them all
Hey Ayanda,
They all back 👍
Askies Shane glad you got them back, the last stress you need, especially since the attempts tend to multiply once you’re hit once.
You must try some muthi to strengthen your kraal
Thanks and welcome to the channel! Yes, once they hit you they usually try again! I do believe that the ngunis gave them trouble thats why they left them between the neighbours cattle! Either way - I'll have to be more vigilant! I'm looking at buying some of those GPS collars. Hope that will help!
Very sorry to be watching so late but was running errands with my niece before she goes back to Veterinary University and got caught in a snowstorm and everything went downhill. Sounds like you had a worse day.
Hey John,
At least it ended well!
Theft is the biggest threat to livestock farming. Its a sad thing
It's a HUGE threat and no-one is spared!
Eish, that's a real ball ache. Hopefully you & your neighbors can patrol & work together on security. Stock theft is a clear & present threat to agriculture in this country. A friend of mine lost 10 pregnant heifers last year, in one shot. Worst part was the guys cut off the animals hocks, meaning when they were found, they had to be put down. 😢 All of them were within 2 weeks of dropping their calves. Absolute disaster. The guys who took the animals were Zimbabwean Nationals & were not traced.
Hi Mondli,
That hurts! Losing heavy pregnant animals! It's seldom that the criminals are caught & prosecuted successfully!
That's the sad part when it comes to livestock. Sorry Shane
Hey Sihle,
That's such a nice trait of the African culture! People say sorry when they did nothing wrong! I appreciate it!
Hey man! So so sorry to hear that your heifers were stolen! I hope you Catch the bastards. Maybe put the cattle in a Kraal! Solar CCTV as well. Get security ie trained guard dogs as well!
Ohh glad to hear you got the animals back. One, word of advise though. You described one neighbour farmer as “black farmer” . That maybe interpreted wrongly!
Sid from Aussie (originally from Southern Africa) love your show though.
Hi Sidwell,
Thanks man! No offence was intended and I'll be more aware in the future!
Are you branding your young heifers. I would brand my cattle early and I tattoo my calf at birth.
I am guilty in that my branding hasn't been done yet.....
But branding isn't a huge deterrant. If they don't slaughter your animals they are loaded and moved to a different province.
So sorry 😢
Thanks Kgotso - fortunately I got them back!
Brand early (7 to 9 month)and and tattoo your calf at birth
Hi Bryan,
Thanks. However the thieves often steal stock, move them a few kilometers and then slaughter them. By the time you get there all you find is the heads, internal organs and feet. So branding and tattoos help - but aren't a huge deterrant. Farmers have resolved to cameras, GPS collars, security guards and in some cases - armed guards to protect their livestock.
Im so Sorry Mann 😞
Thanks! Fortunately I got them back!
Build a house even if it's one room, hire a trusted herdman and buy guard dogs(boerboel cane corso or Rottweilers)
Hi Karabo,
I already have a herdsman on the farm. Problem is that he sometimes sleeps over in town. This was one of those nights!
The sooner I can get a house up with a kraal - the better!!!
That's what I was thinking as well...
This thing of stock theft is very bad in our country.
Sorry Shane...having an armed security at night is important lately because these criminals are heavily armed most of the times
@@shanecotty3275It could be the herdsman that gave the info. Then made sure not to be there.
@@shanecotty3275please have the most dangerous dogs that will sleep in the field aswell.
Hi Dirkie,
I am comfortable that the herdsman had nothing to do with it. I know it's often an inside job giving out crucial information to outsiders. My late father survived a farm attack where this was the case.
But I don't suspect him at all. He worked 7 years for the previous owner without a single loss and I take better care of him.
Possible - but I doubt it.
It's the trials of the whole country where you expect the best after the worse weather conditions - maybe Shane consider a kraal system. At least they are all accounted for, yes they will come please take care...
Hi Maruben,
I would love to kraal them - once I'm on the farm permanently! I don't want to make it easier for the buggers to find them!
Sjoe dit is skokkend. So jammer om dit te hoor, Shane. Ek weet hoe baie jy doen om jou vee van diefstaal te beskerm. Ek hou duim vas dat hulle gou gevind kan word!!
Nou eers klaargekyk, so bly dat hulle klaar weer terug by die huis is. Kan n mens nie dalk een of ander soort groot hond kry wat met die beeste loop nie?
Hi Janco,
Dankie man! Ek oorweeg om vir my Anatool honde te kry. My swaer gebruik hulle met sy skape met groot sukses! Gaan ook van daai GPS halsbande kry wat jou bel as daar te veel beweging is!
@ Lekker Shane! Dit klink my na 'n baie slim plan. Ek sal graag ‘n paar advertensies kyk as dit help betaal vir honde wat jou kudde veilig hou 🤣
🤣🤣🤣 Dankie Janco! Maar jy gaan dae aaneen moet kyk om 'n verskil te maak! UA-cam betaal nie baie in SA nie!
@@shanecotty3275 Uitdaging aanvaar! 🤣🤣
Homemade drones ain't a bad idea
Thanks and welcome to the channel! I'll look into that!
😢sorry Shane
Hey Sandile,
Thanks man! Fortunately I got them back!
Make sure your animals are clearly marked. They might look to sell at the co-op
Auction house
Hi Tzabo,
I know!!! I have been holding off branding them because I first want to get the ngunis inspected and cleared for stud..... But I'll have to resolve that quickly!
So why is it significant that the other farmer is a black guy and the others are called neighbors? We are really not interested in his color he could just be your neighbor. See small things you South Africans take lightly some people don’t because of your history. Love your channel just call them neighbors as you did the other, where I come from farmer come in all sorts, I am not gonna say he is Indian, white, black because he is a farmer.
Hi Mpilines,
Thanks and noted. No offence was intended and I'll be more aware of my comments in the future.