agressive 450 lbs angus bul

[david schweickert jr]

I just purchased a bull yesterday and this thing has charged me. Its very aggressive. I usually get stears becuase i butcher them at 1200lbs. Oops i got a bull this time. help. Should i have the bull castrated? Would this help? Or what are my options?

 

[WORANCH]

Don't take a chance , just sell him . No need to get yourself or your family hurt ......

 

[Crowderfarms]

I just purchased a bull yesterday and this thing has charged me. Its very aggressive. I usually get stears becuase i butcher them at 1200lbs. Oops i got a bull this time. help. Should i have the bull castrated? Would this help? Or what are my options?

Put him in your Billfold. It is not worth getting hurt by a poor disspostioned Calf. Too many others out there that have a good built in temperment.

 

[shorty]

If he's only 450 you could castrate him , a big bander would work . I f he don't straighten himself out then you can still sell him.

 

[ctlbaron]

Band him or cut him. That will more than likely take care of the problem. It sounds like he didn't have much human contact with his previous owner. If you feed these cattle every day even the wild ones calm down. Remember he went through being moved and likely taken away from his familiar herd. Give him a few days he may straighten out. Be careful. If he don't you can sell him.

 

[Bez]

Well, how important is it to you that you keep this piece of schitzen animal?

Last week a neighbours daughter was placed in the hospital by a young bull - ran her down in the field before she could get to the truck. Animal was only 8 months old and showed NO previous signs of aggression.

17 year old girl in hospital - beat up but will live.

If you can catch it to cut it - cut him - banding takes too long - cut is faster - and if you have a place you can force it to live where there is no danger to you or to your family - you can take the chance.

No matter how wonderful this animal may be he will take a LONG time to settle down - and that is IF HE SETTLES down.

Options for you - shoot him and eat him - sell him - but not as a breeder - no discussion here as far as I am concerned - he is a piece of schitzen and needs to be treated as such.

I am surprized you would think you need to ask - but you now have my opinion.

DO NOT PASS THIS PROBLEM ON TO SOMEONE ELSE!!

If you sell him - mark him as aggressive. Buyer needs to know and seller has a moral obligation to speak up.

Up to you.

Bez

 

[preston39]

Sell 'em! :roll:

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Well, how important is it to you that you keep this piece of schitzen animal?

Last week a neighbours daughter was placed in the hospital by a young bull - ran her down in the field before she could get to the truck. Animal was only 8 months old and showed NO previous signs of aggression.

17 year old girl in hospital - beat up but will live.

If you can catch it to cut it - cut him - banding takes too long - cut is faster - and if you have a place you can force it to live where there is no danger to you or to your family - you can take the chance.

No matter how wonderful this animal may be he will take a LONG time to settle down - and that is IF HE SETTLES down.

Options for you - shoot him and eat him - sell him - but not as a breeder - no discussion here as far as I am concerned - he is a piece of schitzen and needs to be treated as such.

I am surprized you would think you need to ask - but you now have my opinion.

DO NOT PASS THIS PROBLEM ON TO SOMEONE ELSE!!

If you sell him - mark him as aggressive. Buyer needs to know and seller has a moral obligation to speak up.

Up to you.

Bez

Well put Bez

 

[jerry27150]

i would sell him also. even if you cut him , it won't change his disposition now & an agressive bull or steer will probably be tougher meat

 

[jerry27150]

most big feedlots only ride horses through the pens & don't worry about ones like him

 

[Cattle Rack Rancher]

I'd probably sell him. Life's too short to put up with crap like that. If you absolutely need to keep him, get him castrated. We usually do ours with a knife when they are about that size and somehow it seems after they've charged you, there's some satisfaction in that job. For awhile after that I would carry an aluminum baseball bat or a piece of pipe. I find these are hard enough and have good swingability. If he comes for you again, smoke him a few good ones in the head and it will probably break him of the habit. Good Luck.

 

[Farmhand]

Did you get to see his temperament when he was at "home"? Or did you buy at a sale? My experience has been that the ones that are crazy from new location and such, try to get away from you. These you can maybe settle down. The ones that are crazy from aggression, try to take you. These you can't calm down. IMO aggression also affects the taste of the meat. You get a better eating experience from a calmer animal. I would probably sell this critter. Please let it be known that it is aggressive though so it does not become someone else's problem. You'll sleep better knowing that someones little child isn't accidently hurt because you didn't tell "all" the story.

 

[Workinonit Farm]

As many others would do, I would sell him. I would tell the sale barn people that he is aggressive. It's not worth the risk keeping him around.

Katherine

 

[tapeworm]

Be a man and cut that calf!! That should change his attitude
But if you bought him to feed out and eat...you might not want to keep him...that disposition could make him a dc. Better to get rid of him now than to end up with a freezer full of that gummy junk