C HOLLAND
Well-known member
I had a scare Tuesday afternoon when the vet came over to look at my bull to see what was causing him to drag his right rear hoof. (the vet told me I was seeing things)
I was trying to get him out of the holding area he has been in for about 6 weeks and moved to the working pen to let the vet look at him or catch him in the chute if needed.
Well I did my normal routine of putting him a little feed out to keep him out of the way until I can open the gates and get him in the working area, after I had him busy eating and the gates all lined up I took some feed to the working corral and walked by him (15ft away) and he was still head down and eating.
Well the next thing I know he's is blowing snot down the back of my neck and I was climbing the panels as he was kicking up dirt and snorting at me like a wild nut.
Well the good news is he will be going to the sale barn in a few weeks and the vet thinks he may be just fine, well he was fine that day anyway.
I am glad of the wakeup call too because my wife will go into the pen where he is to move the feed trough at times even though I tell her to let him do without.
Remember a COW can never be trusted, especially a BULL, no matter how gentle he has been in the past.
I was trying to get him out of the holding area he has been in for about 6 weeks and moved to the working pen to let the vet look at him or catch him in the chute if needed.
Well I did my normal routine of putting him a little feed out to keep him out of the way until I can open the gates and get him in the working area, after I had him busy eating and the gates all lined up I took some feed to the working corral and walked by him (15ft away) and he was still head down and eating.
Well the next thing I know he's is blowing snot down the back of my neck and I was climbing the panels as he was kicking up dirt and snorting at me like a wild nut.
Well the good news is he will be going to the sale barn in a few weeks and the vet thinks he may be just fine, well he was fine that day anyway.
I am glad of the wakeup call too because my wife will go into the pen where he is to move the feed trough at times even though I tell her to let him do without.
Remember a COW can never be trusted, especially a BULL, no matter how gentle he has been in the past.