Yes! Keep in mind, I'm just a biscuit away from a buck 25. I'm just waiting for the day my deck furniture gives out when he plops down with a beer.The owner or the bull outweighs you by 250 lbs???
Yes! Keep in mind, I'm just a biscuit away from a buck 25. I'm just waiting for the day my deck furniture gives out when he plops down with a beer.The owner or the bull outweighs you by 250 lbs???
Would I be wrong in thinking your Amish neighbors made no mention of what they would do if their bull came throughI have Amish neighbors. I have told them in the past, that if a bull came thru my fence, they might have a steer sent back.
Well, it was good while it lasted. Are they kissing? Cuz . . . eweee! Neighbor assured me they're bringing the pens and moving the entire herd. But it's because the pond is almost dry and they don't want to haul water. The question is WHEN. Whatever - good riddance!
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That would be Willy, 8308. Only bull I've ever had that isn't a hand feeder and I keep my eyes on him. And yet, we have a mutual respect and he's easy to catch/work - as long as I let him think it's his idea. He'll follow me in the Polaris or walking with a bucket and go in the corral no problem. Getting him in the trap going down the alley is a waiting game. I just open the side gate and wait: no sorting sticks, no pushing, no baiting, no yelling and I just stand there, doing nothing, until he decides he's ready. And then he's all in. Throws great calves and I can use him on heifers or cows. Scrotal cm 43.5 and 100% on his BSE in April.Which one is yours? Because I'd be keeping the one on the left (from this pic).
He is a dude and knows it. Have you ever kept any of his sons intact?That would be Willy, 8308. Only bull I've ever had that isn't a hand feeder and I keep my eyes on him. And yet, we have a mutual respect and he's easy to catch/work - as long as I let him think it's his idea. He'll follow me in the Polaris or walking with a bucket and go in the corral no problem. Getting him in the trap going down the alley is a waiting game. I just open the side gate and wait: no sorting sticks, no pushing, no baiting, no yelling and I just stand there, doing nothing, until he decides he's ready. And then he's all in. Throws great calves and I can use him on heifers or cows. Scrotal cm 43.5 and 100% on his BSE in April.
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No, I haven't. I've occasionally kept a bull calf intact if a neighbor wants to buy one and selects it prior to banding at appx 3 months, but I don't offer any guarantees on EPD's or even fertility. But I also only charge whatever the high end of the steers are bringing at the sale barn. Last bull calf I sold as a breeder was in 2016 and they just sold him 2 weeks ago. Remember BooBoo, @cfpinz?He is a dude and knows it. Have you ever kept any of his sons intact?
You are a smart girl TC. No use provoking the big guy and causing a confrontation that you have zero chance of winning.That would be Willy, 8308. Only bull I've ever had that isn't a hand feeder and I keep my eyes on him. And yet, we have a mutual respect and he's easy to catch/work - as long as I let him think it's his idea. He'll follow me in the Polaris or walking with a bucket and go in the corral no problem. Getting him in the trap going down the alley is a waiting game. I just open the side gate and wait: no sorting sticks, no pushing, no baiting, no yelling and I just stand there, doing nothing, until he decides he's ready. And then he's all in. Throws great calves and I can use him on heifers or cows. Scrotal cm 43.5 and 100% on his BSE in April.
EPD Details
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Yup, he was a real wild one!No, I haven't. I've occasionally kept a bull calf intact if a neighbor wants to buy one and selects it prior to banding at appx 3 months, but I don't offer any guarantees on EPD's or even fertility. But I also only charge whatever the high end of the steers are bringing at the sale barn. Last bull calf I sold as a breeder was in 2016 and they just sold him 2 weeks ago. Remember BooBoo, @cfpinz?
Happy dance! GONE! Buh-bye!!! Removing our base unit they borrowed for the electric fence in the morning. Which, clearly, was never maintained.Well, it was good while it lasted. Are they kissing? Cuz . . . eweee! Neighbor assured me they're bringing the pens and moving the entire herd. But it's because the pond is almost dry and they don't want to haul water. The question is WHEN. Whatever - good riddance!
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Water holes are drying up. Will have to bring the bulls in to feed and water in the next few days.As dry as it looks, he sure found some DEEP MUD!