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rustyfish@lemmy.world on 03 Feb 16:39 next collapse

These are everywhere on Shetland. I laughed at it like “Haha! Look at these stupid sheep! Can’t cross that small part?”

Then I walked across one myself. I was humbled and reminded that I’m not that much more intelligent than a sheep.

neidu3@sh.itjust.works on 03 Feb 18:31 collapse

We have them everywhere rural, even across regional highways, here in Norway. Hell, there’s even one across the road to my local airport.

It’s an effective way of keeping cattle and sheep in an area even if said area is intersected by a road.

Hule@lemmy.world on 03 Feb 19:53 collapse

Can you tell me the name for it?

Dhs92@programming.dev on 03 Feb 20:04 next collapse

We call them cattle guards here in Oregon

Hule@lemmy.world on 03 Feb 23:01 collapse

Found it, thank you!

Cattle grid (Wikipedia)

Ignot@lemmy.world on 03 Feb 20:28 next collapse

We call them Canadian passes

sik0fewl@lemmy.ca on 03 Feb 20:40 collapse

In Canada we call them Texas gates.

TexasDrunk@lemmy.world on 03 Feb 21:29 next collapse

I really like that. In Texas we call them cattle guards.

cows_are_underrated@feddit.org on 03 Feb 22:01 collapse

In Geany Texas Gates are something completely different.

<img alt="" src="https://feddit.org/pictrs/image/0cbb89b3-c7a1-4aaa-8ca0-40fd72cc10e7.jpeg">

This is, what we call a Texas Gate

neidu3@sh.itjust.works on 03 Feb 20:46 next collapse

Ferist in Norwegian, at least. Translates roughly to “Cattle grid/rack”

hitmyspot@aussie.zone on 03 Feb 21:45 next collapse

Cattle grid in ireland

JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world on 03 Feb 22:31 collapse

Same in Australia

Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world on 05 Feb 15:49 collapse

In NL we call it a wildrooster, which roughly translates to “wild animal grate,” but more literally could be interpreted as “venison toaster.”

Also, its name then focuses on being for wild animals instead of cattle.

NINJA EDIT: Looks like veerooster is an accepted other name, which specifically translates to cattle grid. I guess which one you use depends on whether you’re trying to control sheep or cows vs. boars or deer.

Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world on 03 Feb 16:57 next collapse

I love the autism that came up with this

lnxtx@feddit.nl on 03 Feb 17:06 next collapse

If it’s stupid and it works, it’s not stupid.

cows_are_underrated@feddit.org on 03 Feb 22:01 next collapse

Guess I’m fucked now

Contramuffin@lemmy.world on 03 Feb 22:39 next collapse

Oh, that’s what those were for? Never knew

threshold_dweller@lemmy.today on 03 Feb 22:59 collapse

Iirc, cattle won’t step on it because they could break a foot. Might as well be lava to them.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_grid

i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 05 Feb 04:20 collapse

This sucks to walk over… Guys, I think I’m a cow.