Not seen a young bull work yet.

Sir loin

Member
Location
North Yorkshire
I have a new bull home bred and I have not seen him work yet. I religiously write down when checking stock when cow is bulled at the moment all I am seeing is him sitting close to different cows, if I get the cow up and move her on he gets up and follows so I am assuming she is either coming a bulling or been a bulling. Do you write these down as dates or only when he is trying or actually seen serving the cow. My thinking is that in 3 weeks if he is sat with her again I may have a problem.
 
I would make a note that he had been showing an interest in a certain cow, and then wait and see what happens over the next 3 weeks.

This is what happens a lot in the Summer when the cattle are out in the fields away from the steading. I don't see a lot of the cows bulled, but I'll see the bull following them during morning and evening checks. I write them down as bull following the cow if I haven't seen him bull her.
 

Wolds Beef

Member
I would get him fertility tested! Get him in a crush and find out which local vet practice does the test. Any bull I sell has a test before he goes!!
WB
 

MJT

Member
Couple of our bulls we never see bulling cows, but get them in calf, much prefer that to them constantly bulling and riding cows, all that does is wear the bulls out and risk injuring cows . If you are unsure get him couple cows scanned that you've seen him with .
 

GTB

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
I would get a few scanned when the time comes. We bought one a couple of years ago that couldn't be bothered to serve cows. I didn't see him so much as sniff a cow. Some cows would be bulling, he'd be looking the other way so we'd turn another bull in and he would serve them immediately. Funnily the other bulls didn't bother fighting with the dodgy one. It was as if they knew he was no threat to them.
 

DB67

Member
Location
Scotland
We have a couple of young bulls out and so far touch wood nothing that was with them first turn has come back. Haven't seen them axtually serve though. Just going through motions though.
 
I would get a few scanned when the time comes. We bought one a couple of years ago that couldn't be bothered to serve cows. I didn't see him so much as sniff a cow. Some cows would be bulling, he'd be looking the other way so we'd turn another bull in and he would serve them immediately. Funnily the other bulls didn't bother fighting with the dodgy one. It was as if they knew he was no threat to them.
He must have been a member of the 'LGBT community'!
 

Paul E

Member
Location
Boggy.
I would get him fertility tested! Get him in a crush and find out which local vet practice does the test. Any bull I sell has a test before he goes!!
WB
Of limited use actually. Doesn't matter if he's 110 % fertile if he doesn't actually dump his seed IN the cow. IYSWIM
Plenty of bulls are quiet workers, but definately scan the cows as soon as possible, and have a plan B in place if there's a lot of empties.
Then get onto the breeder of your bull for a refund which would be...............Yourself!!:mad::confused:(n):whistle: FFS
 

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