It was so foggy this morning that I knew the soft light would make this boy pretty.
He is starting to settle in. He follows the cows around everywhere and, like them, has discovered that the sound of the 4-wheeler usually means treats. He sure enjoys his apples!
But, I still don't trust him, and try to keep my distance from him.
He is majestic and looks fabulous in the fog! Fav
I would not trust him either. My rams are small compared to him and never act aggressive but I still do not trust them. I think it is the name Ram. LOL
@kathy77 We only rent him for 6 weeks after we have done a complete cycle of AI.
We have Horned Hereford cows, and AI them to a Horned Hereford bull in the hopes of getting good heifers (girl babies) for replacement moms and to improve our herd.
However, that does not always work. Like I said - AI is successful on average of 66% of the time so if we wanted to we could watch really closely and AI the second month, increase the average to 85 or 90% and probably catch everyone. But that is a big MAYBE.
That is also a lot of work. I do cow checks three times a day when we are doing AI - and usually just once a year the rest of the year. And, some cows are just so sneaky and shy that they won't show their heat when a person is around so I miss them. (They are not in a barn which would make it easy to catch)
So, we rent a bull for just six weeks to ensure that all cows have a chance to go through their complete 28 day cycle at least once for him.
We rent for just 6 weeks so we don't need to feed him a full year, and so we don't need to watch our backs the whole year when we are with the cows.
Most farmers who have their own bulls only run them with the cows for 2 to 3 months any way rather than year around.
Hope this helps. I really enjoy your interest!
I love cows. We have a farm in a backyard that these brothers run. They are in their mid eighties and every morning, there's they are bringing out the cows or doing something with a little tractor. Everyone in the farming community in the area talks about how "old-fashioned" they are, but I think it's cool. Also, their farm house withstood a tornado that went through the area, which I think is even cooler.
Great shot, I love cow pics! Hopefully the farmers will move the cows to the pasture behind our house so I can get some close ups.
I would not trust him either. My rams are small compared to him and never act aggressive but I still do not trust them. I think it is the name Ram. LOL
We have Horned Hereford cows, and AI them to a Horned Hereford bull in the hopes of getting good heifers (girl babies) for replacement moms and to improve our herd.
However, that does not always work. Like I said - AI is successful on average of 66% of the time so if we wanted to we could watch really closely and AI the second month, increase the average to 85 or 90% and probably catch everyone. But that is a big MAYBE.
That is also a lot of work. I do cow checks three times a day when we are doing AI - and usually just once a year the rest of the year. And, some cows are just so sneaky and shy that they won't show their heat when a person is around so I miss them. (They are not in a barn which would make it easy to catch)
So, we rent a bull for just six weeks to ensure that all cows have a chance to go through their complete 28 day cycle at least once for him.
We rent for just 6 weeks so we don't need to feed him a full year, and so we don't need to watch our backs the whole year when we are with the cows.
Most farmers who have their own bulls only run them with the cows for 2 to 3 months any way rather than year around.
Hope this helps. I really enjoy your interest!
Great shot, I love cow pics! Hopefully the farmers will move the cows to the pasture behind our house so I can get some close ups.