Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 I have had 4 jersey bulls, the oldest was 3, but none ever got mean. They were all field raised. Starting on another boy right now for next year’s breeding. I alternate angus and jersey bulls www.MajestyFarm.com It must be obvious that liberty necessarily means freedom to choose foolishly as well as wisely; freedom to choose evil as well as good; freedom to enjoy the rewards of good judgment, and freedom to suffer the penalties of bad judgment. If this is not true, the word " freedom " has no meaning. – Ben Moreell From: Tinybabe Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 9:22 AM To: RawDairy Subject: Re: Re: Dehorning is against my religion Well, most people you talk to will tell you that a Jersey bull " is the meanest thing on 4 legs " . They have killed more people than any other breed of bull. Maybe you got lucky or they have worked on temperament in your area. Out here, they are just flat dangerous and people don't keep them unless they are a steer for the freezer. When I got my minis, every person I know was terrified for me because there was a bull in the mix (trio of Mini Jerseys). Everything I read said the minis weren't mean. My opinion on this is that when they grew them big, they ignored temperament. What I have observed is that big Jersey bulls have lost their fear of man. Mini Jerseys have retained that and are very manageable. Just last year a Jersey bull got a friend of mine and he spent 3 months in the hospital. I would say you are very lucky to have the breeding that you do. Mini Jersey don't get that big. Usually they max out at about 700-800 lbs. However, Sammy the Bull was 39 " and weighed 1000 lbs. Maybe you have a mini and don't know it. (LOL). K.C. Re: Re: Dehorning is against my religion Tinybabe wrote: > *I totally agree with everything you have said. I do want to mention > that Miniature Jersey bulls are NOT the mean, nasty animals of their > larger distant cousins. I had a Miniature Jersey bull who never got > nasty with me. The only reason I had to sell him was because he would > get out and run onto the road and I was afraid he would be killed or > hurt someone in the car/truck that hit him. * > ** Hey. What do you mean. We have a six year old Jersey bull who has no ring in his nose. He is a perfectly behaved gentleman. We have a two year old bull who isn't too bad but, suffers from second in command syndrome. He still is very manageable. Older bull is pushing a ton. Compared to a couple 18 hand Percherons we have, he is not all that big. Bunting PLEASE BE KIND AND TRIM YOUR POSTS WHEN REPLYING! Visit our Raw Dairy Files for a wealth of information! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RawDairy/files/ PLEASE BE KIND AND TRIM YOUR POSTS WHEN REPLYING! Visit our Raw Dairy Files for a wealth of information! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RawDairy/files/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 }}}There is no accounting for what may make an animal act in a particular way.}}} Good point. Keep an eye out, and make sure they respect you. I have some very nice cows that I can trust, but have one cow I am cow-sitting that it a witch. She does not mind butting or running over someone. A Holstein x jersey .. Will be glad when she is dried off in a month. Will be glad when she is gone! She is worse than any bull I have had, Had a Holstein bull calf who, at 8 months started giving me the head down-evil eye thing. Hamburger time…. www.MajestyFarm.com It must be obvious that liberty necessarily means freedom to choose foolishly as well as wisely; freedom to choose evil as well as good; freedom to enjoy the rewards of good judgment, and freedom to suffer the penalties of bad judgment. If this is not true, the word " freedom " has no meaning. – Ben Moreell From: B Dunlap Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 6:02 PM To: RawDairy Subject: Re: jersey bulls I do not pet any of my stock, I do require that a milk cow stand and tolerate some handling but the rest should stay at least arms length away. I was pushed down and wallowed by a " pet " Angus who was only 2 when I was a teenager. Many times I can not be at home to feed and my teenage sons or 115 pound wife must handle it. Every animal eventually feels the end of a 3 foot green switch. If they get close enough for me to hit them, they are too close. They learn to stand back pretty quick. I had a bull comming 30 months last spring, he bred my cows and even though he turned the trough over every day, he would paw some but was not mean or dangerous. Since he was purebred, I offered him to a dairyman, who turned him in to a pasture with 22 heifers. He settled them plus 15 dry cows who would not get bred AI in 42 days. He then got so mean it took two people to feed and check the cows. If you drove up in the truck he would paw and bellow like he wanted to fight the turck. The took him to a stock sale. There is no accounting for what may make an animal act in a particular way. Bill Dunlap __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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