For the last number of weeks a neighbours cows have been going between 3 properties and jumping 2 fences on to ours. We have rung them a number of times to politely say hey your cows are on our property can you come and get them please?

Then last week they were supposed to take them to the market but 4 got left behind. Those 4 have been in our property all week and we thought they were going today.

Just before I got a knock on the door saying we see they are in your property can we leave them there for another 3 weeks so they can go to the special market day?

I didn't outrightly say no but I said well we are hard feeding our horse twice a day which is costing us money then the moment there is a bit of spring grass other animals are eating it. I should have said why don't you fix up your fences? These cows come from 2 properties away.

They got annoyed. Am I being mean? Would another 3 weeks hurt? I just feel they don't care a hoot, they don't live on their land and expect the people who live here to care for their animals.