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<blockquote data-quote="GoWyo" data-source="post: 1792975" data-attributes="member: 38220"><p>If you have a big enough lot the new young bull can get away and not get smashed into a corner, he should be fine. Bulls aren't like horses where they will mercilessly chase something and run it down. The young bull should have more speed and endurance to not get mashed. The main thing is there has to be room for the newcomer to evade. Or put him in a pen next to the older bulls for a couple days and let them get the beller out before turning them all together. </p><p></p><p>In smaller pastures, I like to have an odd number of bulls up to at least 3 (so 1 bull or 3 bulls). That way if 2 are busy squaring off, the third one can get the cow. With just two bulls, especially the same age, seems they are both at the hot cow and neither one can get a jump in without risking getting his stifle blown out or his hooter broke from a dirty side shot by the other bull. I have used an older bull in with a younger bull before and they seemed to get along fine and the younger bull made the older bull hustle a lot more. </p><p></p><p>On big multi-sire pastures, I know of several strategies, including turning the yearlings out first for the initial 21-day cycle and gathering them and putting in the older bulls or putting in the older bulls for the first cycle then kicking out the yearlings so they can go find whatever they find to clean up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoWyo, post: 1792975, member: 38220"] If you have a big enough lot the new young bull can get away and not get smashed into a corner, he should be fine. Bulls aren't like horses where they will mercilessly chase something and run it down. The young bull should have more speed and endurance to not get mashed. The main thing is there has to be room for the newcomer to evade. Or put him in a pen next to the older bulls for a couple days and let them get the beller out before turning them all together. In smaller pastures, I like to have an odd number of bulls up to at least 3 (so 1 bull or 3 bulls). That way if 2 are busy squaring off, the third one can get the cow. With just two bulls, especially the same age, seems they are both at the hot cow and neither one can get a jump in without risking getting his stifle blown out or his hooter broke from a dirty side shot by the other bull. I have used an older bull in with a younger bull before and they seemed to get along fine and the younger bull made the older bull hustle a lot more. On big multi-sire pastures, I know of several strategies, including turning the yearlings out first for the initial 21-day cycle and gathering them and putting in the older bulls or putting in the older bulls for the first cycle then kicking out the yearlings so they can go find whatever they find to clean up. [/QUOTE]
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