Coming soon to a Barbeque near you............

[Purli R]

This was supposed to be our new stock bull, for our pedigree herd, purchased via H&H online sale for 5200 gns.
Actually quite a decent bull, apart from the void between his ears, even after being here for 3 weeks, he was still nowhere near being safe to go in the pen with, certainly not on your own, and not entirely safe to stand in the next pen to him in case a Sparrow farted, which is all it took to set him off.
I certainly don't want a nasty accident with either him, or his calves, or know anything I sold off him caused any harm where they went to.
So, this morning saw him wend his merry way up the truck tailboard to go and meet Ronald McDonald, so tonight I think I'll sleep soundly.
Problem is......vendor has completely washed his hands of the bull, has refused to take him back (which he would if he knew he was OK, but speaking to him on the phone, I'm of the opinion he knew the bull had issues.) so I'm looking like getting stiffed for just over 4 grand after meat value.
What kind of a sad barsteward would sell a bull like this????

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Was there no warranty on this type of auction?

How long had you had him?

 

[ARW]

Maybe he just needed a shag

 

[JSmith]

Ouch!! Doesn’t say much for the man that sold him if he won’t help you out, obviously doesn’t have much of a conscience! What have auction said?? Bought a bull unseen last year and the guy was totally honest about him and stood by him so went back and had another this year unseen an not been disappointed!! Both quiet from day one, ide say if he’s not quietened down after three weeks he’s a
Wrong-un an the bloke new he was!!?

 

[Hampton]

What did the auctioneers say?

 

[Werzle]

McCartneys knighton had a cracking looking blue bull advertised a week or so ago privately

 

[JSmith]

Maybe he just needed a shag

??

 

[fieldfarmer]

That is a real shame, on the vendors part. Also a shame we can't see the herd number or maybe vendors name written on the wall behind him.

 

[Hilly]

Put him in with some cows and he might chill out , maybe never been on his own before ?

 

[Tim s]

??

Don't we all ?

 

[Cowslip]

If I sold a bull and the customer had a problem with it I would take it back but then I wouldn't sell anything I wasn't 100% happy with in the first place. Too many dishonest breeders giving us all a bad name at the moment. Breeders cheating, falsifying dates of birth and lying about bulls only do themselves an injustice in the end, happy customers are repeat buyers and that's what makes me proud to sell breeding bulls.

 

[Radio]

Auctioneers should take some responsibility , but it's criminal for someone to knowingly sell a killer bull. At the very least no one has been hurt , except your finances unfortunately . Sad state of affairs.

 

[Purli R]

Put him in with some cows and he might chill out , maybe never been on his own before ?

No.
Couldn't consider this a safe thing to do given his behaviour.
Another new experience would have been too much for him, and someone at some point (me) would have had to have got him away from the cows.
When he arrived he was supposed to go into the isolation pen, but having ridden like an idiot, I thought best to pen him seperately in the other shed where there were 3 young bulls of 16 months, who promptly ignored him. So, no, he wasn't on his own here.

 

[Ribble]

A Basil Fawlty bull

 

[Bullbeeef]

Good video of him on their Facebook page

 

[Werzle]

Ask, and ye shall find.......

British Blue Animal Details GREENFIELD NIGHT RIDER

You could click on the breeders name if you wanted to know where he lived.

To be fair to the vendor he his leading the bull around the field in the sales video . Work might very well of calmed him imo . Had you tried giving him so company or had you just shut him on his own since buying him?

 

[Hampton]

Ask, and ye shall find.......

British Blue Animal Details GREENFIELD NIGHT RIDER

You could click on the breeders name if you wanted to know where he lived.

Sorry to hijack thread, but is there one of those links for limousine cattle?

 

[Hilly]

Your not giving the bull or the vendor a chance what harm would it do to try him with some company for a week or so ?

 

[Cowslip]

Well done for doing the right thing we brought a young lim bull once, he never got the chance to meet the cows after he flatened my husband luckily husband was fine but he was straight into the market and they were told he was a non breeder so no other unsuspecting purchaser could have the same misfortune.

 

[Hampton]

With regards to your bull, that is a Sh1t trick from the previous owner.
I think you have made the right decision to cull.