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08/14/07, 10:58 AM
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Proof God has a sense of humor.
I rented a bull today. Yesterday a man called me to let me know he would bring him over this morn. I warned the children that when the bull came they would not be able to go into the pasture until he leaves. I painted a picture in their minds of a huge snarling beast with horns. This is what I expected. Well he gets here and he is about the same size as my 15 mo. old heifer. No horns of course. I don't know that he is tall enough to breed with my other cows. I still won't let the kids around him but what a funny joke. God loves to laugh at me. 
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08/14/07, 11:06 AM
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little bulls are often meaner than big bulls...they have something to prove i think
short man syndrome
banty roosters are a fine example
remember napoleon boneparte was a little guy 
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08/14/07, 01:34 PM
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What breed of bull is he?
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08/14/07, 01:43 PM
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08/14/07, 04:55 PM
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He is a Jersey. I don't think he weighs more than 650lbs. I know this doesn't mean he is safe. It is just funny to me that I expected this 2000lb animal that would charge at the sight of any human. I guess I just have heard soooooo many stories of people hurt or killed by these bulls I thought he would surely look really fierce. He is really small and dopey looking. He tried to mount a heifer and I am seriously wondering if he is tall enough to do the "job" he was hired for.
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08/14/07, 07:11 PM
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on the height issue we have had 15 month old bulls who were very small for their age that have successful mounted our 1500 lb charolais simmetal mix girls. I know he had to get them on a hill or maybe there was a springboard out there somewhere. We have the next 2 generations to prove it. Never would have thought they could successfully do the deed.
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08/14/07, 08:47 PM
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Be very careful with him. Jersey bulls have a reputation of being the meanest, nastiest bulls of the diary group.
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08/14/07, 09:23 PM
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we usually eat them at that size because they are soooo dangerous
dont let his size fool you.
there is no reasoning with a jersey bull. dopey one minute deadly the next
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08/14/07, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by TSYORK
Be very careful with him. Jersey bulls have a reputation of being the meanest, nastiest bulls of the diary group.
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I didn't know that! 
Boy am I glad I had the insight to castrate my pet jersey calf (my first calf, ever) at 4 months old, three years ago!
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08/16/07, 01:28 AM
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My half Jersey steer was skittish and turned mean at 10 months...too big to mess with at near 750 lbs. He humped his dam practically since birth ...was banded at 2 wks, which didn't matter at all.
Back in '73 we had a Brown Swiss 3 y.o. cow that was taller than the neighbor's 18 m.o. Holstein bull? He couldn't get on her, and we had her tied in his bullpen corner? Ended up pick axing holes in the hard clay for her hind feet...didn't work, slid off. Had to pick ax the dirt for her front feet too...had her tied in the corner so he didn't have to chase her around his pen as he was at the start. Wish I had videos of that, we about split our sides laughing over it...
We had a beautiful BS X Holstein heifer from that exciting experience exactly 9 months later...she was born Feb. 16th and had a heart-shaped blaze on her forehead.
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08/16/07, 11:00 AM
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We may have to build a ramp if he is going to have any chance to get our Jersey cow bred. Life sure is an adventure isn't it.
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08/16/07, 11:06 AM
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Hey!! C'mon now, don't underestimate the little guy...After all it ain't the size of the dog in the fight it's the size of the fight in the dog...Or, in this case it ain't the size of the bull in the f...Uhhh, nevermind, I think you get the picture.
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08/16/07, 11:34 AM
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Where there's a will, (and in this case there's extreme will) there's a way!
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08/16/07, 12:06 PM
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He is big enought to kill you.
Why are you using a jersey instead of a angus bull.
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08/16/07, 12:26 PM
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our bull got the job done at under 9 months
he turned mean at about 18 months
he is in the freezer
a new one ( 4 weeks) is in the lot
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08/17/07, 11:04 AM
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Prior to the introduction of tractors, the greatest cause of accidental death on farms was Jersey bulls. Great, and I want to raise Jerseys.
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08/17/07, 01:53 PM
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I am using a Jersey because that is what I found for rent and I want a small calf for my heifers. It was pretty funny to watch his efforts with my 3 1/2 years old brangus heifer. He would mount her, get into position and jump with his back legs. He sure wasn't lacking in the will department.
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08/17/07, 02:19 PM
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I am using a Jersey because that is what I found for rent and I want a small calf for my heifers. It was pretty funny to watch his efforts with my 3 1/2 years old brangus heifer. He would mount her, get into position and jump with his back legs. He sure wasn't lacking in the will department.
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Angus bring small calves a birth too.
Unless they get on the side of a hill, and both are heading down hill, it proably won't happen.
His will by itself won't get the job done. It will take longer than a split second jump.
Soon the heifers will be out of heat, and you will have one mad frustrated bull.
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08/18/07, 12:22 PM
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My little 38" Dexter bull has bred lots of large cattle, from Jersey to Highland to Angus.
The cow will resist him until she's ready, then she will assist him in every way. When she's ready, it will happen. But not before.
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08/18/07, 12:39 PM
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Since we raise all our Jersey breeding bulls from a few days old and they run with the cows as they grow, we have had many large cows bred by a young/small bull. Many times the cow will stand downhill and the bull will jump with his back feet off the ground to get the job done. Hilarious.
Never trust *any* breed of bull. Use common sense precautions and never allow your children near him. Always be armed when working around him. We have used jersey bulls for 18 years......no accedents have happened, but they can.
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