# Keeping cattle near wasp nest?

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/keeping-cattle-near-wasp-nest/29621
**Category:** The Bunker
**Created:** [February 27, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/keeping-cattle-near-wasp-nest/29621 "2025-02-27T16:13:14Z")
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### Author: ![Lomax](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/lomax/32/10294_2.png) [@Lomax](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Lomax)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/keeping-cattle-near-wasp-nest/29621/1 "2025-02-27T16:13:14Z")

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So I’ve managed to find one single cow that hadn’t yet turned, and after much effort and considerable risk it is now ruminating in a small fenced off pasture with a shed at my base, providing a very valuable supply of milk. I’ve ensured it has a healthy supply of straw, cattle fodder and salt licks, so it should be reasonably comfortable - the only thing that worries me is that I have a wasp nest 4-5 overmap tiles to the north-west of my base, and I get the occasional buzzer in my back yard, where the cow now lives.

 ![cow_base](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/4/475a8fa67c7c6052aa84e73aa8d27ead7884d49a.png)  
 ![wasp_map](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/2X/8/860dbec7dc75fed6f3b29eb481edae9baadd0c3d.png)

I don’t really mind having the wasp nest there; they rarely bother me and have proven to be an extremely effective defence against wandering hordes - more than once I’ve woken up to find dozens of zombie corpses littering my yard and the surrounding area, having slept soundly through it all. BUT. I do worry that my cow might be injured or even killed by a wasp if one gets too close. Do I need to worry about this and if so what would you suggest I should do?