Chances of a rig getting heifers in calf

[TheRanger]

Have just found out one of our bullocks is running around with one ball due to an unsuccessful ring castration when he was a calf. The other ball and the scrotum is gone, but one ball remains up high.

Have a group of 8 heifer calves (8-9 months old) in the field next to him, noticed one was bulling yesterday, but never thought anything of it. Then this morning he’s jumped the fence and I’v realised he’s got one ball

What are the chances of him getting the heifer in calf? He is only 8/9 months old.

I’v isolated him and am going to get the vet to castrate properly, but unsure whether to jag the group of 8 heifer calves.

 

[Gedd]

If you wanted him to get them in calf he wouldn't but

 

[Werzle]

Sods law he has , injecting them is pointless until they are 2-3 wks incalf and i dont think it works 30% the time.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

And if the ball is upstairs the vet will have to do a big op....sell him as a store bull and give it out

 

[TheRanger]

Have read elsewhere that he’ll almost certainly be infertile, as the ball isn’t in the scrotum, so the temperature wont be right.

There was a thread on here about folk ringing the scrotum at birth, but leaving the balls in, so you get better growth rates, but basically have infertile bulls running around.

But probably not worth the risk, will run them in at the next vet visit in 3 weeks time and get them jagged just to be on the safe side.

 

[AftonShepherd]

No disrespect to anyone, but how is it possible to miss one ball at ringing time and not notice?

 

[Gulli]

Chances of a rig getting heifers in calf are higher than that of a bull

If it's high up then probably infertile but worth getting them jabbed anyway just to cover your back

 

[unlacedgecko]

No disrespect to anyone, but how is it possible to miss one ball at ringing time and not notice?

You wouldn't believe how many store "wethers" I handle with 1 ball sticking out the abdomen.

 

[milkloss]

Having just had this here I would get rid and don't bother getting the vet out. Ours didn't get rung because of one ball and at a year old we laid him out. The vet couldn't get the retained bollok out any sense so might still be a rig.... expensive... unsuccessful and a waste of time tbh.

 

[JSmith]

No disrespect to anyone, but how is it possible to miss one ball at ringing time and not notice?

Because they are twits!! They get a calf with a ball not descended an still put a ring on it with just the one stone, better to not ring it at all an see if the stone drops! A rig or a bull calf will definitely serve every heifer calf he gets chance to? as said just announce it’s a rig an get shot of it

 

[milkloss]

Having just had this here I would get rid and don't bother getting the vet out. Ours didn't get rung because of one ball and at a year old we laid him out. The vet couldn't get the retained bollok out any sense so might still be a rig.... expensive... unsuccessful and a waste of time tbh.

Made chuckle actually. As the vet turned round with a piece of flesh hanging off some tweakers:
VET: 'Does this look like testicle to you?'
Me: 'Fck Toby! You've only gone and cut his fcking kidney out!'

it was funny at the time.

 

[som farmer]

Have read elsewhere that he’ll almost certainly be infertile, as the ball isn’t in the scrotum, so the temperature wont be right.

There was a thread on here about folk ringing the scrotum at birth, but leaving the balls in, so you get better growth rates, but basically have infertile bulls running around.

But probably not worth the risk, will run them in at the next vet visit in 3 weeks time and get them jagged just to be on the safe side.

that does not work, tried it on a few 1 ballers, at the time people were talking about it, looked good idea on the rigs, funny thing, haven't heard about it for years.

 

[Woolless]

You wouldn't believe how many store "wethers" I handle with 1 ball sticking out the abdomen.

It's forking pathetic, @Frank-the-Wool was on about this on another thread. Bloody vet students can't even get it right! Count before you take the pliers off and after. It's not forking difficult! Makes me wonder about who they're letting in to the profession nowadays!