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I am with SamOlson, If i can't get a bad cow or bull moved or doctored, our in a trailer, they turn into hambuger, I can only think of 2 or 3 over the years, the one i remember the best killed the horse i was riding, missed my left leg by about 6" a ran a horn into my horses flank and gutted him. I shot both of them. lost a damn good horse, and and a nasty bull. Rio7

if you can get a rope on him tie up to a tractor and drag him to the corral


next time , if its foot rot just dart him in the pasture

My bull, a four year old Angus, was acting like he was lame last week. Laid up under a tree for two days, and on the day I was going to get him up and call the vet, he got up and started moving around like nothing was wrong. Been fine ever since. He is pretty gentle as far as bulls go, but I don’t trust ANY of them.

I fooled with a cow's foot problem for weeks .got her up and inspected her hoof and did not see anything abnormal . two rounds of Antibiotics and light duty pulled her through . I really stopped being concerned when she calved about a month ago . their reproductive system shuts down if they have major health issues .

Better treat that bull nice. As we all know now, Black Lives Matter.

Buncha protesters will be in your front yard in a jiffy with signs.

I would be pizzed too if I got named Ferdinand

I like your attitude.

The bulls.

Some of the most docile of stock turn into demons when injured. Do be careful.

Anyone in the herd I help with gets culled if they get the least bit rowdy. Another large ranch south of us likes aggressive cattle as they run pairs in huge pastures and want stock willing to fight for their calves. If one head/heels them for treatment, he better be well out of the way, as they come up with an attitude.

A neighbor lost a couple hundred head a few winters back when he shipped in tons of cheap fescue straw from the Williamette Valley grass seed fields. He was warned to cut with local grass hay, but thought he could get by. Feet started freezing when we dipped into our typical winter cold snap. Not a pretty sight, and thankfully the press did not become aware and take pictures.

Dad had 2 comments concerning bulls - both true.

"The cow business would be EASY, if not for bulls."

And - "Remember, any time you're messing with bulls - you're messing with dynamite - bulls are continuously primed, though."

Fescue can be a mother for cattle not accustomed to it. I bought 59 head off the University of Arkansas last year. By Fall 24 pregged open. Hard lesson learned. Never even thought to ask as they are so close to me. But they run on a bermuda and bluestem forage base in the summer. I had a bull break his leg 4 days into season last year and had to buy a bull in a hurry. I have his turnout picture and 90ish day later picture. Looked like he was starving with grass in abundance. Had 2 of them melt like that last year. The cows raised here just keep chugging along though.

This one was named Caesar.

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Exactly, 98% of the population has never been in this situation and had to make hard choices. That's why they're ignorant as a box of rocks, softer than baby sh*t. Some critters are just not going to work with others and need to be put down. That goes for 2 legged critters also. But as a nation of city folks that don't understand reality, we start protecting the outliers. In two years you will have a granola group standing outside your arena chanting " CRAZY COW LIVES MATTER !! " YOu can't tell her what to do!! hahaha. BOOM! Problem solved. " Booms" solve lots of problems.

No way is H*LL that Angus bull weigh 2,800 lbs.

1,800 maybe..

A Hoss for sure.

He looks like a Santa Gertrudis.

But that would be more likely in TX or OK.

Up in your colder country, big red bull would more likely be a Limousin or such, but the ears aren't right,

This bull shows Brahman influence with droopy ears and some hump.

DF

So true.

You gotta watch for that, breed for the climate using genetics acclimated to your area.

Another thing, breed for the pasture you have. A 1,600 pound cow from CO, where the grass has high protein, low moisture content, won't do well in LA where the grass is bulkier with more moisture. A 1,600 # cow on 1,200 # pasture won't keep very well, will need to be fed. Breed for 1,200 # cows if your pasture will maintain a 1,200 # cow without supplemental feed. Feeding'em is not cost effective. They gotta make it on grass.

Local cattlemen like to buy "long tail" heifers from FL and the SE USA, bring them to LA. They'll fatten and keep well on our delta pastures. "Long tail", means they're older. They don't like to buy CO bred, big frame cows for LA, they'll not keep well. Same deal for bull selection.

My Dad always said, keep'em headed west, not the other way around.

DF

I know I give the Holstein bulls a very wide birth on the dairy farm in NE WI, they're huge beasts!

Dirt, it's a droughmaster, from back in my old home land, sub tropical Australia !!

http://www.thecattlesite.com/breeds/beef/86/droughtmaster/