Two bulls together full time

[roscoe erf]

Interesting, pretty varied response so far.
What do people think is more risky?

A: Running 2 bulls together with 50+ cows for 12 weeks?

Or

B: Running 1 bull with 50+ cows for 12 weeks?

or split the herd

 

[jamesy]

Interesting, pretty varied response so far.
What do people think is more risky?

A: Running 2 bulls together with 50+ cows for 12 weeks?

Or

B: Running 1 bull with 50+ cows for 12 weeks?

Ran two young bulls together with 35 cows other year and they’d grown up together and were fine. Have 4 bulls of various ages running together outdoors.
I’d imagine in a herd of 50 they’d both have enough to occupy themselves that they’d be fine

 

[martian]

We bought a fairly evenly matched pair of young bulls from a breeder, ran them together without too much bother. They tussled occasionally to establish who was boss. Stuck them into a mob of 96 cows in the summer and they spent most of first week beating each other up. Eventually they remembered what they were meant to be doing and got on with it, after nine weeks 90 cows in calf. Shorthorns, sensible animals...

 

[Beef farmer]

We split ours into 4 groups and then when done chuck them all back in a pen and walk away.

Always been told to pour vinegar on their back and they wont fight. Haven't tried it mind, vinegar is for salad and chips

 

[davieogrutha]

Will you replace poorer breeding bull in 2 years time for when your replacement heifers come of age? Or both if keeping them in 1 bunch?

 

[noagain]

Reared up two bulls for ourselves, Simmy 5 months older than Charly,Charly used to playfully torment bigger simmy all the time . After running with seperate cows then put back together when arond 25 + 20 months old . The charly would have killed the simmy if we hadn,t got him out.

 

[nails]

Sometimes two bulls will get on fine and then one day they will fight to the death if you cannot split them . For just 50 cows either split the group or alternate the bulls.

 

[martian]

Someone told me last week that if you put a donkey in with them, they won't fight.

Sounds very plausible to me...