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<blockquote data-quote="pdfangus" data-source="post: 1313939" data-attributes="member: 6543"><p>Will tell a short tale about one of the Charolais bulls dad had.</p><p>he had cattle in two places. one was the place where I had my horses and he had about twenty cows there...the man who owned the place was like a second father to me and he loved all animals....thought they should all be pets....The mans name was Blackburn.</p><p>Dad brought a young Charolais bull there that was not much past weaning. </p><p>Blackburn soon made a pet of him and named him Charley Brown. This was at a time when I was doing college and army and then back to college and then my first cattle job was out of state....I don't remember exactly where in the schedule all this was. </p><p></p><p>anyhow on a visit home after a couple of years had elapsed. I walked out in the field with Blackburn and looked at the stock and visited with him...Charlie had gotten to be a big bull and had some pretty big horns. </p><p></p><p>I can not say what it was...but I had a feeling...the bull did not exhibit any aggression and Blackburn petted him and rubbed him...but I think it was the look in the bulls eye. </p><p></p><p>later that night I talked to my dad about rotating bulls using the rational the charlie would soon have daughters in the herd...Dad wanted to wait another year before buying another bull. I pressed him and he got mad at me...Finally I said "Dad, I am afraid that bull is going to hurt Blackburn." Dad looked at me and said Blackburn loves that bull and the bull is gentle as a kitten...</p><p></p><p>I told Dad that I could not explain it but I asked him to humor me and move that bull up the country to the other place. We did not discuss it again. About two months later Dad called me....He never called me...</p><p></p><p>His first words were to ask me how I knew? I responded "Knew What?" </p><p>He said,"That Charlie was going to get mean"</p><p>He told me that he had moved the bull the week after I asked him to and that Blackburn was still upset with him...</p><p>The bull had settled in with his new herd and everything was going fine and Dad was still looking for a replacement.</p><p>About six weeks later dad took the tractor (thank goodness) and rode out into the big pasture to see the herd....</p><p>Charlie Brown charged the tractor. For the next two months no one could go into the pasture. Dad took to going out in the pasture with the loader as he was afraid that Charlie might turn over the tractor. Apparently he did lift the front end off the ground a couple of times..... until they finally got Charlie and a few cows to go into the catch pen for feed and managed to get him caught so they could ship him. </p><p></p><p>The replacement at Blackburn's was a very attractive Devon bull...Still don't know where Dad found him....</p><p>he was never the pet that Charlie Brown was but he never got rank either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdfangus, post: 1313939, member: 6543"] Will tell a short tale about one of the Charolais bulls dad had. he had cattle in two places. one was the place where I had my horses and he had about twenty cows there...the man who owned the place was like a second father to me and he loved all animals....thought they should all be pets....The mans name was Blackburn. Dad brought a young Charolais bull there that was not much past weaning. Blackburn soon made a pet of him and named him Charley Brown. This was at a time when I was doing college and army and then back to college and then my first cattle job was out of state....I don't remember exactly where in the schedule all this was. anyhow on a visit home after a couple of years had elapsed. I walked out in the field with Blackburn and looked at the stock and visited with him...Charlie had gotten to be a big bull and had some pretty big horns. I can not say what it was...but I had a feeling...the bull did not exhibit any aggression and Blackburn petted him and rubbed him...but I think it was the look in the bulls eye. later that night I talked to my dad about rotating bulls using the rational the charlie would soon have daughters in the herd...Dad wanted to wait another year before buying another bull. I pressed him and he got mad at me...Finally I said "Dad, I am afraid that bull is going to hurt Blackburn." Dad looked at me and said Blackburn loves that bull and the bull is gentle as a kitten... I told Dad that I could not explain it but I asked him to humor me and move that bull up the country to the other place. We did not discuss it again. About two months later Dad called me....He never called me... His first words were to ask me how I knew? I responded "Knew What?" He said,"That Charlie was going to get mean" He told me that he had moved the bull the week after I asked him to and that Blackburn was still upset with him... The bull had settled in with his new herd and everything was going fine and Dad was still looking for a replacement. About six weeks later dad took the tractor (thank goodness) and rode out into the big pasture to see the herd.... Charlie Brown charged the tractor. For the next two months no one could go into the pasture. Dad took to going out in the pasture with the loader as he was afraid that Charlie might turn over the tractor. Apparently he did lift the front end off the ground a couple of times..... until they finally got Charlie and a few cows to go into the catch pen for feed and managed to get him caught so they could ship him. The replacement at Blackburn's was a very attractive Devon bull...Still don't know where Dad found him.... he was never the pet that Charlie Brown was but he never got rank either. [/QUOTE]
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