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I agree with wild cattle. Any means nesscary. I have had the next door bull in several times and buckets dont work but dogs do. what ever it takes.

I have seen bird shot used with a 410. my neighbors bulls keep breaking the fence. we got him out and he shot him in the rear with bird shot. I have not seen him in a while. I could see using a bb gun but i would be worried about using a 12 guage.

sounds small to me. my younger angus bull is just over 2 and comes in at 1500lbs easy.

thanks for all of the advice. i have a herd of 40 cows and 2 bulls. What I like about the bull in question was his growth rate compared to my other calfs. He is younger but has grown much faster and is more muscled. I dont have any related cows to him except one cow. For my little operation...

i understand the feedlot concern however in FL most of the cattleman I know rarely feed unless they are short on grass or trading in cattle. I want a bull that grows out good on grass. I dont want one I need to feed 20lbs of feed to get him up to size. A good bull for me is one that can improve...

few questions on feeding him. i rarely feed any of my cows or steer calfs. they cow well with minerials and grass. why would i need to feed him feed every day? I am in FL so I have grass most of the year. i dont want a bull that requires feed to stay sound. I have black angus bulls on my herd...

i have always been told its better to buy a bull than raise one. i have a bull calf i would like to watch to see how he grows since as a 2 month old he looks promising. am i wasting my time?

Make money off my small herd is my goal. Everything I do is to make money in the cattle business. I enjoy it so I am less frustrated when I dont.

I am a CPA. Cash is far better than accrual for several reasons. Sort of going through the technical stuff you paid for what you make and spend. Keep it simple. Use cash accounting.

I always carry a stick and bring one dog. My cows know what a dog means and they dont like getting near them. They can move fast when you least expect it. I have been charged a few times and my dog saw it before I did and the bull left quick. As said be careful as they are big enough to hurt no...

if you go 50/50 get a board of directors. maybe your accountant, lawyer and another. this will help with dead locks. it does not cost anything unless you need to meet and sure is worth it when you have an impass in a 50/50 pship.

I am a CPA and do a lot of this for a living. My best piece of advice is someone needs to be in control. 50/50 pships dont work well. Lots of options here but plan for what may happen when you set it up.

nice looking hiefers. i have 2 cows that were nuts when i bought them in the pen. however they are great in the pasture and raise awesome calves. stay full bodies all winter and have large bags. one is tough when i round them up on the dogs but she is to good to sell. good calves and shape. i...

good point. good bulls look awesome on 25 lbs of grain a day. they look good on grass and working. poor bulls cannot be feed out to look awesome. to me being new to the cattle world a good bull looks good on feed and on grass. i dont like the bulls that melt away on grass working.

if you can put one of those show bulls out on a herd and they dont melt you have a good one. the bulls you see are feed nearly 25lbs of grain a day to keep up there size. a good bull to me is one that holds up on a herd.

dont do with it without getting a nurse cow first. otherwise u loose from the beginning.

what gets me the most about the cattle business is the price (in the store) of beef has gone up a ton. any other business would charge more since the cost have risen significantly. i do it for a hobby but i appreicate the hard work that goes into it and its feeding the world. as land goes to...

not sure how it is else where in the country but i see a lot of thin cows coming off large swampy ranches in s. fl. i have bought a few first calf heifers where the calf was left on to long and the cow had worms. pulled down real bad but they recover on good grass and some wormer. as mentioned...

dont take the comments here to hard. this is a great place to learn and keep from making more mistakes. i think i know where you purchased those since i am in your area. i have purchased a few thins ones from the same place and had luck getting weight put on them. as mentioned you need to get...

i have bought some small calves knowing they might have issues. my luck has been mixed. i still buy thin cows once and a while but its not for the faint of heart.