Encouraging a bull........

Dave from MN · Nov 6, 2008

to pass through a open gate that he really doesnt want to pass through. Any advice?? I had him heading for the opening of the corral, then he just stopped and planted himself shy of me being able to crowd him with the gate. I slapped him on the hind end real hard a few times and he just gave me that " dont do that gain or else" look. I am wondering if I should start graining him and the cows in there and then maybe I can lock em all in an cut the cows out one by one. He needs to get on that trailer and go to his winter home.

IaGary · Nov 6, 2008

Dave I have always had better luck with my cows and bulls coaxing them rather then chasing them.

Get them use to a few ears of corn or a bale of nice hay and they will follow you anywhere.

Gary

Kestrel in CT · Nov 6, 2008

Maybe a little enticement from a young Jersey girl might help.

Snapped this the other day while passing by the neighbor's place. She's pretty and knows it..... darn shameful it is.

Stockdale Dave · Nov 6, 2008

Always used a bucket of sweet feed. They'd follow me anywhere.

Dave from MN · Nov 6, 2008

It doesnt help that there is a 14 month old Simmental heifer in the herd that apparently is cystic and keeps coming in heat every 5-7 days. He probably just doesnt wanna leave knowing he's gonna get some at least once a week. Better average than I'm getting right now.

armand tatro · Nov 6, 2008

You need to be smater than the bull. Send him and the heifer both to winter quarters! Armand

Anonymous-0 · Nov 6, 2008

I a few times I've gotten cattle on a trailer they wanted no part of by passing a long rope through the trailer with a rope halter on it. I was able to get a rope on her then the halter. The other end was tied to the draw bar of a tractor out in front of the trailer. In low gear I pulled her into the trailer nice and slow but relentless. They buck and fight but they are no match for a tractor.

bc · Nov 6, 2008

How about a cattle prod? I haven't used one since the high school principal took a couple away from me my senior year of high school on the freshman initiation day. He spoiled all my fun planned that day. That was also the last year the school allowed initiations.

Jerry/MT · Nov 6, 2008

There is usually a reason why cattle won't go into certain areas; a jacket hanging on a fence, shadows from fence rails that make them think it's a cattle guard, etc. It's usually something that YOU think is not important but cows will balk at something that is starange to THEM.
Put you head down at the bulls eye level to see what he's seeing the next time that happens.

Traditional Farmer · Nov 6, 2008

Give him some bread cattle will usually go anywhere for it

olgentdc · Nov 6, 2008

So true ,,, Cows do not like dark holes with out natural lite on the opposite end of tunnel ,, Hogs dont like cold or loadingdown hill , cattle Neither ,, slippery , or shakey rotten wood floor ,, Or crossing area that always has hot wire , and THEN ALL OF A sudden the wire is gone ,, UnHH-UHH

onefarmer · Nov 6, 2008

If he is a normal bovine just leave the gate open and come back in an hour. He and any others will be on the other side when you come back.

MN Scott · Nov 6, 2008

I agree with IaGary. I rotate pastures in the summer so when I drive my 4-wheeler in a pasture my cows will come running and follow me like puppys. Also the old 706 gas works great in the fall. All I have to do is fire it up and I have cows comming at a dead run thinking they are getting some hay. I also have my bulls trained to come when they see me carrying a white pail. White pail ='s grain.

gitrib · Nov 7, 2008

Sounds like you need a good cow dog. The local wanta-to-be cowboys had a bunch of roping steers they had rented get away and come visit our dairy herd. They were all set to get on there horses and start running the steers. We ordered them off of the place and told them to back a trailer up to the gate. Called Lady (a blue heeler) and Rusty (a Australian Shepard)The two dog went out in the herd and sorted our dairy cows out just walking around after they had them seperate we turned them on the rodeo stock. The last steer in the trailer had a Heeler hanging on is tail. Yet when they sorted out the dairy herd they just walk around. Of course we are in our seventh generation of these dogs. gitrib

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