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<blockquote data-quote="Lannie" data-source="post: 1819887" data-attributes="member: 8202"><p>Well, he certainly LOOKS well fed. And he's just full of spunk. I'm glad I taught him some manners when he was a little kid. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Oh, and I don't think I mentioned it yet, but I <u>suck </u>at banding. I had both testicles in the band at the beginning, then I let go of the bander and it closed on him, making him jump, and he ran around Molly with the bander dangling from his scrotum. I got it off, eventually, after some wiggling, but somewhere in there while I was trying to get the bander off him, his right testicle sucked back up out of the band. I was so sure they were both in there, I never checked. Lesson learned.</p><p></p><p>I happened to be looking at him from the back a couple weeks ago, and noticed a swelling on the right side of where his scrotum used to be, so I gave it a feel, and dang it, it's smooth and round and feels just like a missed testicle. So he's technically still a bull, although with it up inside his abdomen, he might not be able to breed anybody. I dunno. There's the option of seeing if the vet can do a surgical castration at this point, but I really don't trust the competency of our vet, so that will be a last resort kind of thing.</p><p></p><p>I spoke to the neighbor (Stinky's owner) about maybe trading Joe for Stinky, once he's weaned, and then we could keep Stinky as Molly's companion and I wouldn't have to deal with a bull (even a nice bull) knocking down gates and overturning water troughs and other fun stuff like that. She (the neighbor) said she's not worried about when or if she gets Stinky back, so we could talk about it around the end of winter, or whenever I need to unload Joe. I think that's a good idea. Then later on, if we need to beef Stinky, we can do so with no reservations, or if we don't need the beef, and no longer need a "pet," we can just give her back to the neighbor. She's very well behaved, though, so I like having her around, but once Molly has a heifer calf, I'll be keeping her (I think) as a backup milker and someone to raise a calf for us every year, so we wouldn't actually NEED Stinky anymore. Eh, there are options, so whatever works is what will work, I guess.</p><p></p><p>I have the best neighbors. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lannie, post: 1819887, member: 8202"] Well, he certainly LOOKS well fed. And he's just full of spunk. I'm glad I taught him some manners when he was a little kid. ;) Oh, and I don't think I mentioned it yet, but I [U]suck [/U]at banding. I had both testicles in the band at the beginning, then I let go of the bander and it closed on him, making him jump, and he ran around Molly with the bander dangling from his scrotum. I got it off, eventually, after some wiggling, but somewhere in there while I was trying to get the bander off him, his right testicle sucked back up out of the band. I was so sure they were both in there, I never checked. Lesson learned. I happened to be looking at him from the back a couple weeks ago, and noticed a swelling on the right side of where his scrotum used to be, so I gave it a feel, and dang it, it's smooth and round and feels just like a missed testicle. So he's technically still a bull, although with it up inside his abdomen, he might not be able to breed anybody. I dunno. There's the option of seeing if the vet can do a surgical castration at this point, but I really don't trust the competency of our vet, so that will be a last resort kind of thing. I spoke to the neighbor (Stinky's owner) about maybe trading Joe for Stinky, once he's weaned, and then we could keep Stinky as Molly's companion and I wouldn't have to deal with a bull (even a nice bull) knocking down gates and overturning water troughs and other fun stuff like that. She (the neighbor) said she's not worried about when or if she gets Stinky back, so we could talk about it around the end of winter, or whenever I need to unload Joe. I think that's a good idea. Then later on, if we need to beef Stinky, we can do so with no reservations, or if we don't need the beef, and no longer need a "pet," we can just give her back to the neighbor. She's very well behaved, though, so I like having her around, but once Molly has a heifer calf, I'll be keeping her (I think) as a backup milker and someone to raise a calf for us every year, so we wouldn't actually NEED Stinky anymore. Eh, there are options, so whatever works is what will work, I guess. I have the best neighbors. :) [/QUOTE]
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