Bull activity

[Tomcolvin]

I’m putting up a cross fence Saturday in my big pasture and I notice the bull smelling the behind of a cow that I thought was bred and due to calve in March of this year. He tried to mount her and she moved out and then she tried to mount him. After that he just would stay close to where she was didn’t see any more action out of them after that. Is this a sign she’s not pregnant?

 

[Son of Butch]

It could be a sign of heat... if so she's not pregnant.
Maybe yes, maybe no... 42 days until April... guess you'll know by then.

 

[Caustic Burno]

I have seen the bull chase pregnant cows before. I always chalked it up to raging hormones of the cow exciting the bull. My bull was sticking like glue to one that recently calved.

 

[Tomcolvin]

Thanks, this is encouraging. I’ll just have to wait and see. Today I rode over the hill to where they where and he was down wind of all the cows grazing. The cow he was hanging with was furtherest from him.

 

[TCRanch]

I've had cows getting hunched a couple weeks before they calve. Does she look bred?

 

[Tomcolvin]

Yes, she is supposed to calve in March. She is beginning to bag some.

 

[Tomcolvin]

Today he was acting like he didn’t care about her but I can’t watch all the time.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

Sometimes you will get a false heat a month or two before calving.
Think they do that just to make you worry.
If you can get close, try to bump her, 8 month old calf should be easy to feel.

 

[TexasBred]

I've had a few over the years actually stand and take the bull 30-40 days prior to calving. Couldn't tell if she was smiling afterward or not. ;-)

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

I've had a few over the years actually stand and take the bull 30-40 days prior to calving. Couldn't tell if she was smiling afterward or not. ;-)

Was he?

 

[TexasBred]

I've had a few over the years actually stand and take the bull 30-40 days prior to calving. Couldn't tell if she was smiling afterward or not. ;-)

Was he?

Both suddenly had that friendly flora about them.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

I've had a few over the years actually stand and take the bull 30-40 days prior to calving. Couldn't tell if she was smiling afterward or not. ;-)

Was he?

Both suddenly had that friendly flora about them.

A love story in other words.

 

[TexasBred]

Was he?

Both suddenly had that friendly flora about them.

A love story in other words.

Yessir and both are now "proven". :lol: :lol: :lol2: :lol2:

 

[Coosh71]

Just had that happen a month ago. Nice red Angus bred cow bull was sniffing her up and down the fence line. Told my wife well guess 99 stuffed her calf bull will go thru the fence tonight. She calved 3 days ago.