Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
Bull question
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 16135"><p>> Some good posts, comments, advice</p><p>> on this topic so far. With</p><p>> livestock getting out of your</p><p>> place (AWOL), especially bulls,</p><p>> there is more at risk than a</p><p>> neighbor's feelings. As such,</p><p>> there is the potential legal</p><p>> liability of the bull hitting a</p><p>> vehicle, damaging other's</p><p>> property, or even escaping into</p><p>> town to run amok and trashing out</p><p>> someone's landscaping. The</p><p>> purebred breeders I deal with all</p><p>> have pipe fences 5.5 to 6' high to</p><p>> contain their bulls in (others</p><p>> have less secure fencing; but,</p><p>> they have a neutral zone between</p><p>> theirs and another person's</p><p>> pasture) their private oasis, but</p><p>> even better, they have enough cows</p><p>> to keep the bulls satisfied. On</p><p>> our place with our registered</p><p>> cattle, we have two 50 x 75 ft</p><p>> pipe & sucker rod pens with</p><p>> loafing sheds that we use to put</p><p>> our bull in when he is servicing a</p><p>> particular female. Otherwise, we</p><p>> have a 6' high, 8 barbwire fence</p><p>> on our highway frontage; and, a 7</p><p>> barbwire 5.5' fence separating our</p><p>> sub-pastures, with 14' alleyways</p><p>> between. This way, one of our</p><p>> current 3 bulls cannot get close</p><p>> enough to a heifer or cow to</p><p>> really do some serious sniffing.</p><p>> Now...IF one of our bulls got out,</p><p>> and got back safely without doing</p><p>> any damage, he would be confined</p><p>> to one of our secure areas: if he</p><p>> got out again, he would go to the</p><p>> sale barn (wouldn't even want to</p><p>> collect semen from him due to his</p><p>> attitude). He would not otherwise</p><p>> be given a second (or 3rd) chance</p><p>> to get out.</p><p></p><p>Here is wah t my grandpa did a long time ago when the neigbors cows kept creshing fences and eating his garden.....He chased them out onto the highway (not much traffic then) a nice county road would suffice.... and then called the police that there were cattle on the road....They were never out agian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 16135"] > Some good posts, comments, advice > on this topic so far. With > livestock getting out of your > place (AWOL), especially bulls, > there is more at risk than a > neighbor's feelings. As such, > there is the potential legal > liability of the bull hitting a > vehicle, damaging other's > property, or even escaping into > town to run amok and trashing out > someone's landscaping. The > purebred breeders I deal with all > have pipe fences 5.5 to 6' high to > contain their bulls in (others > have less secure fencing; but, > they have a neutral zone between > theirs and another person's > pasture) their private oasis, but > even better, they have enough cows > to keep the bulls satisfied. On > our place with our registered > cattle, we have two 50 x 75 ft > pipe & sucker rod pens with > loafing sheds that we use to put > our bull in when he is servicing a > particular female. Otherwise, we > have a 6' high, 8 barbwire fence > on our highway frontage; and, a 7 > barbwire 5.5' fence separating our > sub-pastures, with 14' alleyways > between. This way, one of our > current 3 bulls cannot get close > enough to a heifer or cow to > really do some serious sniffing. > Now...IF one of our bulls got out, > and got back safely without doing > any damage, he would be confined > to one of our secure areas: if he > got out again, he would go to the > sale barn (wouldn't even want to > collect semen from him due to his > attitude). He would not otherwise > be given a second (or 3rd) chance > to get out. Here is wah t my grandpa did a long time ago when the neigbors cows kept creshing fences and eating his garden.....He chased them out onto the highway (not much traffic then) a nice county road would suffice.... and then called the police that there were cattle on the road....They were never out agian [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
Bull question
Top