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Never saw anything like it.

burnt

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Guess I made a mistake when I picked my bulls out back on July 10th. My intent was to give my best bull the first 10 days of breeding so I could keep heifers out of him.

Then I turned the second bull out 1 1/2 weeks later. They are 2 1/2 and 3 1/3 years old and had spent the off-season together in the barn without any problems.

But when I turned the second bull out (the younger of the two) all they did was fight most of the time. Because they were so close in size, they never seemed to establish who was boss. They would just beat on each other until they were exhausted. Their polls were rubbed almost raw.

They had a spectacular fight one day while standing in the creek! I never saw such a show with water flying everywhere. I tried to separate them but didn't figure it was worth getting maimed or worse after a few tries.

Both of them showed up hurt a few times through the summer. I hope I don't end up paying the price in open cows. We will preg check early this fall.

Their fight kinda reminds me of what's going on over in political bull for the past week or so . . . . . . .
 

Soapweed

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burnt said:
Guess I made a mistake when I picked my bulls out back on July 10th. My intent was to give my best bull the first 10 days of breeding so I could keep heifers out of him.

Then I turned the second bull out 1 1/2 weeks later. They are 2 1/2 and 3 1/3 years old and had spent the off-season together in the barn without any problems.

But when I turned the second bull out (the younger of the two) all they did was fight most of the time. Because they were so close in size, they never seemed to establish who was boss. They would just beat on each other until they were exhausted. Their polls were rubbed almost raw.

They had a spectacular fight one day while standing in the creek! I never saw such a show with water flying everywhere. I tried to separate them but didn't figure it was worth getting maimed or worse after a few tries.

Both of them showed up hurt a few times through the summer. I hope I don't end up paying the price in open cows. We will preg check early this fall.

Their fight kinda reminds me of what's going on over in political bull for the past week or so . . . . . . .

The problem is that bulls don't use logic and neither do Liberals. :roll: :wink: :)
 

PureCountry

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We had the same unpleasant surprise here Burnt. Our bulls run together year round, except for a 25-60 day breeding season. One of our top sires was sorted with 40 head in one pasture, and we had another group of 60 pairs waiting to be hauled out, being held in a corral next to the first group. The 4 yr old with the group of 60 decided to try his luck with the 5yr old through the fence, and of course, the fence came out the loser. We ended up having to re-sort cows, and when the dust had settled the 4yr old trouble-maker ran away with is tail between his legs, but it was our good 5yr old who got the wire cut on his hock. Thankfully he never missed a beat breeding and it healed nicely.

Bulls, they just give all us males a bad rap now and again. :wink:
 

leanin' H

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Bulls are so very needed for the whole halving calves part of ranching. But when they act like knotheads the rest of the time, it makes ya wish ya didnt need em'. They are tough on each other, fences, chutes, their own feet and even put dents in a pickup door or two. Bless their hearts!!! :wink:
 

gcreekrch

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I believe that as my old bulls cull themselves that I will adopt the Soapweed bull management method.
As they say "a penny saved is a penny earned". :wink:
 
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