I would agree with the title. I borrowed a jersey bull from a friend to put in with my milk cows. He seemed well behaved. After several weeks I rolled under an electric fence to check on a cow. I stood up on the other side, then the bull wandered over as if he was just curious. He put his head down slowly and pushed against my leg while lifting his head. This left me on the ground looking up at the bull, at which time I promptly rolled back under the fence. For many days after that leg was a variety of colors, starting with my toes and going to my hip. I had green, red, blue and various blends in between. On the next sale day my friend picked up the bull and sent him to auction. I count myself very fortunate.
Andrew - A funny true story. My sister's family was showing their Jerseys at our State Fair. Two men approached my sister and said, "We understand that jersey bulls are the meanest bulls." "Yes" she said. "Do you think they are mean because their testrone is so high." She answered - "No, those bulls are mean cause they're short ! " The guys walked away laughing.
I’d always heard the #1 cause of death to farmers were Jersey bulls. That didn’t stop Dad from buying four Jersey bull calves to feed out for steers. He had several near death experiences. He called them the mob.
I can still smell the barn. It has been quite a few years, and I thank and appreciate the dairy farmers across the world. A nice presentation. I am seventy five, and remember the neighbor coming out to the pasture to get the cows, when I was around four. Les was carrying a three tine pitch fork as a defensive tool against his Jersey bull. He was pawing and bellowing, while keeping his distance. The Charolais bulls can get a good place on the bad bull list.
Thanks for the memories. My father’s family were dairy farmers up in Northern Vermont. Once while crossing a field of cows and one bull my cousin yelled the bull was charging towards us. I ran like hell and rolled under the electric fence as I looked back for my cousin I saw he had tripped and landed face first down in a pile of cow poop. I couldn’t stop laughing and the bull so no where in sight. He asked me to promise not to tell anyone but I couldn’t keep that secret secret LMAO 🤣
I am 62. As a small child I grew up listening to my father tell me if all things farm related. He was born into the great depression and had so much knowledge and experience. He always said that Jersey bulls were Never to be trusted, not to turn your back and never cross a pasture with a Jersey bull. You might can get by with other breeds, though no bull is a sure thing. Except Jerseys. They are Surely dangerous. Always
My grandparents lived through the depression and they didn’t waste much, a lot of things we would throw away now would be kept for the one day it ‘might’ be needed 😅 Definitely the most dangerous
Had a friend with a jersey cow called Daisy she was aggressive and awful. A farm worker said the reason was they were calling her the wrong name. Her name was China. My friend kept her for another couple of years, and her personality did change, so maybe this was the problem.
@@nigelwilks1673No it's not - it's only ilegal to put them out on pasture _to which the public has access._ ie to fields through which a public footpath runs.
@@nigelwilks1673 There was no offence in what I wrote; it was merely correct information (as you have acknowledged) as opposed to incorrect information.
I never had Jerseys but our Holstein bulls turn ugly at about 5 years old. We use a Pomeranian dog to move them. His name is BJ. BJ has their full respect because he bites them on the nut sack and won't let go. You can't fight a Pomeranian hanging on your nut sack... Every year since I can remember, here in South Dakota, there has been at least one death of a toddler due to a dairy breed bull. Most dairies use Holsteins here.
My childhood dog learned to biter ball sacks from my aunt and uncle’s cow dog. Since my uncle had a closed herd, there were always crotchety bulls around me. Thank God I got to use the old truck to get around their pastures. And I was 11, so driving was SO cool!
Bought a Holstein bull that was someones local 4H project. Nice gentle fella till we put him out in the feedlot with the heifers and he figured out what he was there for. His whole personality changed overnight. He became one of the most wicked bulls I ever had to deal with. 2000 pounds of stupid in a leather bag.
Never underestimate small dogs! My 5lb Chihuahua once held off a 130lb German Shepard! She was guttural growling & my first thought was she's scared.. She held her ground & he came 8ft away before stopping..
My father was gored through the arm by his family's jersey bull and ended up having to learn to write with his left hand. When he took over the farm, the bull was the first to go.
I can relate to the Jersey bull encounters. Was in Dairy Farming in Northern Victoria Australia until 1996, had enough, I knew the industry was on the ropes and sold up, four sons were not going to be Dairy Farmers. My Jersey story happened when I was repairing the fence adjacent to the Dairy, concentrating on what I was doing, didn't notice the Jersey Bull had pulled the bolt back on the gate. I noticed a sound behind me, his horns each side of me and pushing me up against the fence, I made a fist and hit him just behind the crown of his head, he took a small step back, I morphed into a bird and flew over the fence. Never had any Bulls with horns after that. Cows can be just as dangerous, I have a few fractures to prove it. Did away with Bulls altogether in late 80's, everything was AI after that, I was running a Genetic Advancement Program, everything was AI, including First Calver's, with a Condensed calving pattern as well. I like the Swing Over Dairy, very efficient, dad and I built a 30 a side Swing Over in 1992, 230 Friesian cows through in an hour and forty five minutes. Just Subscribed, thanks for the video.
I grew up around beef cattle, Herfords, Angus, Charolais, occasional Brahma. I remember leading a huge Herford bull around the fairgrounds when I was in kindergarten. When I went away to Ag School I learned dairy bulls were much more dangerous. Might explain why I don't remember seeing any dairy bulls in the local pastures with the Holstein cows.
Years ago I asked a close friend who drove a bull wagon which breed of bull was the meanest. He didn't hesitate - Jersey. I'm a farm girl so I know better than to base my judgement on "who looks the sweetest" but I'll admit being surprised. We had a jersey cow we kept in case we had an orphan and she was super sweet and easy going and jersey cows have such kind eyes.
@@tvshowmemes-jt8ebyeah they all start off friendly but then they all flip for some reason, I’ve been around 12 Jersey bulls and they ALWAYS end up turning on you
@@groovychicthey certainly do, Jersey's are gorgeous, they are my favourite cow. Just today our Jersey/ Pinzgaur bull got a zap from the electric fence, it made him angry and began scpoping up dirt with his feet, he was going to tak it on then calmed down, thought better of it. Jersy bulls do have a reputation, but the ladies are lovely cows.
That is a GREAT LOOKING Herd of Cattle!.... They look to be very Clean and Healthy!.... Two things I learned from my Pap at a very young age is 1) Never, Ever Trust A Bull.... And 2) Do Not Fall down in the Hog Pen.... Both of those rules if broken will pretty much guarantee death.... And if not death, you gonna be left feeling like you want to die.... Great Video!
I used to have a bull that would put any cattle dog to shame, would round up the cows in the corner of the field and hold them all day just like you mentioned. Fierce frustrating 🙈.
Hi Andrew have just subscribed , you should come and stay with us at Phillip Island Aus. we have a great B & B Glen Isla House. I had a young Holstein bull come at me two consecutive days, he was on the truck the following Monday. Had shown no signs of this previous. Cheers.
My old Jersey bull Titan was docile until the day he flipped. That day I was down in the pasture graining the cows. Titan decided I was a threat. I ended up spending a good part of the afternoon up an ancient apple tree. We kept him another year, but after he silently jumped the fence and tiptoed up behind me while I was picking raspberries I decided it was time for that handsome boy to go.
@@spiralrose he stepped on a branch and I turned and saw him. I climbed the tree next to me fast as a little bear cub. My husband was trimming with a weed eater and saw Titan tearing up the ground under that tree and chased Titan off with the trimmer. He was loaded and taken to the auction yard the next day.
@@cw4608ounds like a horror movie, just casually minding your own business and suddenly a 1000 lb tank machine is behind you 😢 you’re braver than me I would’ve fainted.
Whenever I cross paths with a rabid vegan who tells me how humans like me don't understand how innocent and harmless dairy cattle are, I tell 'em to go find a Jersey bull and give it a big kiss on the nose. I wonder if any were stupid enough to do so.
I had a "mini" jersey bull up until last yr. Got him as a bottle baby. But when he turned 3 & I took him over to my folks to breed my girl's for the late summer/fall, he got beyond grumpy & turned into a stalker, first would stalk my dad & would try to corner him (never a smart thing to do to an old man with a short temper. Lol) but when he started stalking the neighbor's kid's he came home. He didn't improve. He had a bigger late cut steer that kept him in line, otherwise we might have seen the changes sooner. But I trained him to pick up his feet & be halter broke & to be lead when he was younger. He was a great breeder, but once he got grump, I had to use my heeler to train him to stay back. Bummer.
@@Lagolop there's standard (abt as tall as most Holstein's), mid-size or moderate (a bit shorter than a Holstein), mini's. Which are abt half the size. I think they range between 38" to 42", but without looking it up for the specific size, that's the best my memory can give me. There's also micro-mini's (not necessarily in Jersey). This of course, is in the US, not sure if it's common everywhere. But our Jersey bull was 38" at the hip. He bred our standard (regular sized) Jersey cow & her last bull calf is about mid-size. A bit taller than the bull & reaches just below where the ribs curve towards the spine on his mom. But we have lowline or Aberdeen Angus or mini Angus which are found in Australia. We've got a micro-mini bull (soon to be steer) & 2 micro-mini's heifer (well 1 is a cow now). There's a few mini-jersey farms in the US.
I have noticed less docility in dairy bulls also. My grandparents kept jerseys for personal dairy production. Grandmah kept her children and the neighborhood in milk and butter. My uncle raised beef cattle. The Hereford bulls were virtually pets in comparison to Jersey and Holstein bulls.
I was taught never to trust a jersey bulls from a young age working in rural cartage. One of the company's older clients from Dannevirke got attacked by one of his jersey bulls in yards and passed away because no one was around to help him.
When around bulls, I have a 3/8 inch x 3 1/2 foot fiberglass composit stick and don’t hesitate using it on their nose after a few lessons they learn to turn away from me .never had one come at me in reverse 😊 .thanks for your great videos!
As a teenager I used a 6 foot 1/2 inch galvanized pipe. I had to clang a Hereford bull with it. Only needed to do that once. Well twice. I guess I needed to ring his bell twice. Must have thought the 1st time was a mistake. Dad never asked how the pipe got bent.
Our horses would rear their heads at us in the barn when we fed them grain with a plastic bucket. It stopped when I started using a metal bucket. Horses have big, heavy, dangerous heads. ALL animals can be dangerous, even pets. Be aware, folks.
Our bull Solomon jr. Is usually pretty mello. I watch him close and the other day you could tell he was ina mood. He lifted one side of the tractor off tbe ground. I was the ground guy so tbat day I kept the tractor between us.
Thank you for sharing this, I have a polled Jersey Bull calf I am wanting to grow out to breed my Jersey Girls. It is something that worries me for sure
Always had shorthorns, bulls were just about like dogs , only worry was if they slipped when running to meet you . Then got a Angus to try getting some blue heifers , good and quiet till he got bit excited, then he turned into a nut case
That's because we have way more Angus. And, yep, they can get nasty. But, Jerseys will actually hunt you, like a cape buffalo. They are devious. Angus will usually let you know what they think about you.
I've a friend that buys 25 baby Jersey bulls to raise as grass fed beef from a dairyman in Idaho. These bulls aren't cut. He picks them up at a few weeks old. He said they're very dangerous. Opposite of the Jersey cows.
When I was 5 to maybe 9 my grandfather had a small dairy. He had a mean bull who would force his way into the lot with the cows and then hold them up from going in the barn. My grandfather would stand behind the barn door to let the right cows in and send me out with a buggy whip to chase off the bull. My husband says that's why I'm not afraid of much. When I was 2 my dad would stick me on hogs to ride. And by 6 my other grandpa had me riding calves. lol. Those were the best times.
I was attacked by a 150 # Holstein heifer calf.I laughed it off as just a freak event. Two years later she almost killed one of my friends. I guess she tasted alright.
Hello from central Texas. My grandpa switched to a beef bull from a Holstein to get more marketable calves. That bull was not a mean but he did all he could to keep the cows away from the corrals closest to the milking barn. When milking was done, he would run them to the farthest end of the pasture. That only lasted for a little while, the bull moved on and a younger bull took his place. Never trust a jersey bull.
The neighbours jersey bull was stood in the middle of the road eyeing up our friesians one night when I came home from the pub.. I had to get out of the car and put him back and he wasn't happy with me one bit. I thought I was a legend the way he listened to me until I turned around and realized my trusty dog was beside me the whole time 🤦🏻♂️😂
I'm glad I only had to deal with Holstein bulls then. When I went in the pump house he was a quarter mile down the creek. Just as I walked out I heard him waiting for me to come out. Half hour before I could get to my truck and he added a few more dents to the door and fender.. I was using my tractor to herd one in the lots. He got his head down and in the bucket. Started pushing me back with my wheels spinning. But the most dangerous was a old crazy eyed range cow with her calf . My partner was supposed to guard my back while I tagged and medicated the calf. She ran over-the-top of him and send me tumbling. We managed to drag the calf into the back of the truck and shut the tail gate. That bad baitch jumped that tail gate played with us for while before we could jump over the side. But she was a good momma
I remember in one of my Agriculture classes in the early 1980’s, my instructor informed us that the Jersey bull was the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States. Fun fact.
Maybe he meant among farm deaths. In the US, #1 is heart disease, #2 is cancer, and #3 is accidents/unintentional injuries (everything from car crashes to falling off roofs to grumpy Jersey bulls).
Wow. I read many of the comments, I had no idea that Jersey bulls were so notoriously treacherous! Jerseys are my favorite dairy breed, and every cow I've met was docile. But come to think of it, I've never met a Jersey bull.
Jersey or Guernsey dairy bulls are small, quick, and pretty. But once they get used to humans and lose their fear they can be killers, and were, back when most dairies, small and large, had their own herd bull. Jersey and Guernsey milk is very high in butter fat, and the cows are quite docile and have beautiful eye lashes, so people were willing to take the risk. But, you had to be really careful when you were around the the bulls. It's dairy bulls that are dangerous. Range bulls mostly just lay around chewing their cud and blinking their eyes before falling asleep. Range cows on the other hand are very curious and can be pretty pushy. They like to stand around in a wide semi-circle and watch you take a bath in their water trough. Well, not in it, beside it while you dip out the water and pour it over yourself. I used to like to think that I perhaps could charge admission...if cows had any money.
LOL 😂, a dairy farm that I lived on when young brought in a Jersey bull to breed the Holstein heifers because of the small calves they would have that do less damage to a first calf heifer. And the owners of the farm told me to not get into the pasture when that bull was there. They were real mean. LOL 😂
Lovely herd of Jerseys ! I milked a small herd on my farm in Gauteng, south africa for 40 years plus until 2010, making & selling quality yogurt & cheese & Jersey milk, to pay the bills. Never had a bull to service the cows- AI better & safer ! Stories abound about Jersey bulls nearly taking out their farmers. At the Pretoria show one year a Brahman bull gave trouble in the show ring...they couldnt get him out...one of the farmers offered to let his Jersey bull into the ring to speed up his exit- the Jersey bull gave him such a hard time , he fled in a hurry ! I'm nearly 82 & still miss my beloved Jerseys !
Agreed about Jersey bulls!! Ours never would behave until he had a 10 ft chain draped "around his horns, after dehorning" to keep him from charging. He eventually went to slaughter b/c the chain became almost embedded behind his horns due to stepping on it so often when he began a charge!! Tried the chain to a ring in his nose once. Did not last!! Loved that Jersey mild and cream!!
Cows too. A relative of mine was hauling cattle in drought and a Jersey cow with calf took to him leaving him badly injured. Never turn your back to any cattle. In Australia road trains haul 4/5 hundred head at a time . They can handle them but don't take chances.
When I used to borrow a jersey bull to breed her Jersey cross it was the most awful couple of weeks of my life dealing with that Jersey bull I'll leave it right there
Another interesting video Andrew. Ha Ha bulls with attitude 😢. Hey have you thought extending the round yard over towards the “ Old Grandads walkthrough cowshed” and then you could accommodate both herds in one milking
Jersey bulls are the worst. We had one back in the early 90s named Percolator. Could not trust him at all. Sounded like the one in your video all the time. When we were loading him on a trailer once my mother grabbed the lever action 30/30 rifle in case things went bad. He wouldn't get in the trailer so I had to get in there and slap him on the nose until he chased me. I dove out the side door and he smashed into the wall. Meanest animal I ever saw.
Hi mate very good panoramic video and also the beautiful cows you did a good job I have got a question in what country you are because is all nice green the land thanks 🙏👋👍🍻from west Australia
I used to work cattle in south Texas. Ive always heard of the Jersey bulls reputation but had only ever been around one. The breed you took no chances with here was Brahmas, cow or bull. They do not put up with much bs, chased atvs and horses alike when being worked, toppeled one horse and rider in the pen and wanted to kill you when they were being pushed through alleys.
When I was a kid and we had to do the milking, we had a dairy bull… he was mean and we were not exactly angels. We would tease him as we knew he would charge …always. We would get into his pasture, get him to chase you, then run like h--, then jump over the gate. Our fathers decided perhaps one of us was gonna get killed, so he was down the road.🤷♀️
The homicidal tendencies of the Jersey Bull are notorious here in the UK. It is very unusual for a dairy farmer to keep a bull. In fact this danger to the cow man or farmer was the reason that, prior to the widespread use of AI Jersey cows milk sold for a serious premium. To a lesser degree it still has extra value.
Back in the 1960’s we would breed our first calf angus heifers with a Jersey bull as the caving was much easier. This one randy bull jumped our neighbors poorly maintained and impregnated a bunch his purebred Charlois cows. My dad to…d him he needs better fence🤣
We had mixed breed but my pop taught us all that u never trust a bull. He also told us that when working cattle whether paddock or yard that u always needed to have 2 different escapes and to keep some poly pipe with u. 1 cousin if she put her big toe into the paddock it was a guarantee she would get charged. 1 time she got hit and flipped her up in the air like a ragdoll. And my uncle was mustering cows as a couple scrubber bulls had got in mixed breed 1 a jersey cross brahman. He was full gallop next to a dried out creekbed. Eyes on the scrubber in front. But didn't see the one stalking him in the creek bed. He got t boned with both him and the horse rolling down a steep bank . Both hurt but that bull was ready to finish the job. It hit both of them that hard as they were still a tangled mess. He ended up with a dislocated shoulder, 4 rib breaks a punctured lung and liver laseration. But had to scale a willow tree before that thing hit them again. Horse had soft tissue and strains. U have to be smart working cattle. Handeling helps some but not much. Although a family friend who i help manage his property due to age heflies up their arse had not only doing this but beeping his horn. Just making the potential for an incident and hurt ,so frustratine having o
I have an uncle who bred and raised charolais for beef. From time to time my family would grow out jerseys on their farm to put beef in the freezer. My uncle had one rule, no bulls only steers. Over the years I read and on a couple of occasions saw first hand why. I cant tell you why dairy bulls and especially jersey are so nasty, but the stories are all true. Jerseys heifers and cows are literally like pet dogs though. Sweet as shit.
Strange. We had a few Jerseys with our Holsteins but never a bull but the jersey cows were the most good natured of all cows we ever had and produced great butterfat.
I believe that the reason dairy bulls are more hostile than beef bulls all comes down to one factor; their upbringing. Whereas beef breeds such as Herefords, Angus etc are raised by their mothers for a few mothers, dairy bulls such as Jerseys and Holsteins are usually raised by humans and spend more time around humans. Hence why more bull attacks are dairy breeds.
@@IrishFrank22 Dogs have different brain structures and instincts than cattle. Also, most pups are left with their mothers until they are weaned. Familiarity breeds contempt. This is also true of horses as foals that are allowed to "horse around" with people will become dangerous to humans when they are older with greater frequency.
My neighbor had a very aggressive Red Angus bull that spent his time pawing the fence line until he had a ditch 3 ft. deep and 30 yds long. Why? Angry at me for pounding fence posts next door. The day I got closest to his pasture, he decided the fence meant nothing and charged me. Fending him off with the bucket on the tractor, his attention turned to the herd of range cows whose pasture he was now in. 5 bulls plus him started fighting. The ground was absolutely shaking, they were knocking down trees. It went on until the pecking order was re-established. Never saw anything like it.
They make weighty first cross calves of small size over beef heifers. We never lost heifers to them.at 15 months old they were as heavy or heavier than Hereford and Angus and marbled well.
Never trust any bull, always keep a close watch on them, and if they are out in a field, make sure you have an escape plan. I remember many years ago taking an elderly gentleman to look at a bull he was interested in buying. It was an Hereford calf approx 1 year old. The gentleman laid the bull out into the yard for my friend to look at. A good sort of well grown young bull. Well on its legs etc., My friend and I stood looking at this bull, and it was busy licking its owner abd finding on him. He said to my friend, did you ever see a friendlier calf. My friend did t speak for a moment, then said, I might have bought him, if I hadn't seen him do that, He placed his hand on the other man's shoulder and said, My Good man, did you not know that the bull that will lick you is the bull that will kill you. They shook hands, and we left. A fortnight later that bull turned on the man, its owners, and killed him on the yard. I always remember that episode and it was almost 60 years ago. NEVER TRUST ANY BULL, and be careful of calving cows. Winifred Thompson. Northern Ireland.
We’ve got shorthorn cows and we hire a nice shorthorn bull every year. There’s only been one bull that wasn’t docile and friendly and that bastard made my fat, Scottish arse clear a cattle gate at high speed when he decided I was needing a battering! He was a limousine rather than shorthorn and was very pretty, but that was the last non shorthorn we hired!
Not all Jersey bulls are bad . Our worst one was safe when you were on foot . He did not like wheels . Pushed the 80Hp Jd around and threw bikes into swamp . But walk in with a stick and move him no,trouble. Would have been 8 or 9 when we got rid of him . Our current old fellow in the winter time stand there watching gate into section for daughters to come and feed him his hay over fence . I have no issues or worries about going into paddock with him or the 3 young ones are no issue . Kiwi Jersey farmer somewhere near Dannevirke
Holstein bulls will kill you if you give them even a flicker of a chance. One farmer near us was killed when his Holstein bull pinned him in the barn. The bull crushed him with his head with no horns. I guess every bone in his upper body was broke.
4th generation dairyman here in U.S.A. from the state of Washington [ sold dairy 15 yrs. ago ] [ now sweet corn farmer ] We have had winters at minus 20 with 30 mph winds , I think that makes it nearly 60 below zero
Grew up on a dairy farm and the coba select sires truck came to our farm monthly, I remember asking the man , what's your meanest bull out of all the breeds , he said without hesitation, Jersey bulls
I grew up with Hereford bulls. And that was a lot of bulls. From when I could walk, I was safe to walk through the corral. The neighbors had herefords and there were NEVER incidents.
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I would agree with the title. I borrowed a jersey bull from a friend to put in with my milk cows. He seemed well behaved. After several weeks I rolled under an electric fence to check on a cow. I stood up on the other side, then the bull wandered over as if he was just curious. He put his head down slowly and pushed against my leg while lifting his head. This left me on the ground looking up at the bull, at which time I promptly rolled back under the fence. For many days after that leg was a variety of colors, starting with my toes and going to my hip. I had green, red, blue and various blends in between. On the next sale day my friend picked up the bull and sent him to auction. I count myself very fortunate.
Andrew - A funny true story. My sister's family was showing their Jerseys at our State Fair. Two men approached my sister and said, "We understand that jersey bulls are the meanest bulls." "Yes" she said. "Do you think they are mean because their testrone is so high." She answered - "No, those bulls are mean cause they're short ! " The guys walked away laughing.
I’d always heard the #1 cause of death to farmers were Jersey bulls.
That didn’t stop Dad from buying four Jersey bull calves to feed out for steers.
He had several near death experiences.
He called them the mob.
That milking parlor is the cleanest I have ever seen. Wow great work milk maids !
Called a cowshed.
You are so right about Jersey Bulls, (Any Bulls) treat them with respect, and don't turn your back. All the best from the U.K.
What a beautiful countryside! Rainy or not, it's just lovely and serene.
I can still smell the barn. It has been quite a few years, and I thank and appreciate the dairy farmers across the world. A nice presentation.
I am seventy five, and remember the neighbor coming out to the pasture to get the cows, when I was around four. Les was carrying a three tine pitch fork as a defensive tool against his Jersey bull. He was pawing and bellowing, while keeping his distance.
The Charolais bulls can get a good place on the bad bull list.
Brown Swiss bulls are evil
You have a beautiful herd of diary cattle! God bless all our farmers! They do so much hard work to feed us all! Thank you!
Thanks 👍
I like how you permit the cows go to graze in the field after milking, also there very clean!
Yep they’re on grass 24/7 👌
It is New Zealand; where else would the cows go after milking? It is very unusual here for anything other than grazing in the paddocks.
Same in Australia
@@Redwarfa I don't know about Australia but Cows even sleep on the grass actually as cows do sleep yes just like us Humans the same thing.
Thanks for the memories. My father’s family were dairy farmers up in Northern Vermont. Once while crossing a field of cows and one bull my cousin yelled the bull was charging towards us. I ran like hell and rolled under the electric fence as I looked back for my cousin I saw he had tripped and landed face first down in a pile of cow poop. I couldn’t stop laughing and the bull so no where in sight. He asked me to promise not to tell anyone but I couldn’t keep that secret secret LMAO 🤣
One of Grandpa's favorite expressions. "Stubborn as a Jersey bull".
very true!
My dad used to say that.
I am 62. As a small child I grew up listening to my father tell me if all things farm related. He was born into the great depression and had so much knowledge and experience. He always said that Jersey bulls were Never to be trusted, not to turn your back and never cross a pasture with a Jersey bull. You might can get by with other breeds, though no bull is a sure thing. Except Jerseys. They are Surely dangerous. Always
My grandparents lived through the depression and they didn’t waste much, a lot of things we would throw away now would be kept for the one day it ‘might’ be needed 😅
Definitely the most dangerous
Had a friend with a jersey cow called Daisy she was aggressive and awful. A farm worker said the reason was they were calling her the wrong name. Her name was China. My friend kept her for another couple of years, and her personality did change, so maybe this was the problem.
Funny that jersey cows are so docile yet the bulls are wild!
Once they go out with the girls they change pretty quickly!
@@nigelwilks1673 Really...that's quite incredible.
@@nigelwilks1673No it's not - it's only ilegal to put them out on pasture _to which the public has access._ ie to fields through which a public footpath runs.
@@GorgyPorgy65No it's not, its nonsense what he says. It's only forbidden if the public has access to the land.
@@nigelwilks1673 There was no offence in what I wrote; it was merely correct information (as you have acknowledged) as opposed to incorrect information.
I never had Jerseys but our Holstein bulls turn ugly at about 5 years old. We use a Pomeranian dog to move them. His name is BJ. BJ has their full respect because he bites them on the nut sack and won't let go. You can't fight a Pomeranian hanging on your nut sack...
Every year since I can remember, here in South Dakota, there has been at least one death of a toddler due to a dairy breed bull. Most dairies use Holsteins here.
My childhood dog learned to biter ball sacks from my aunt and uncle’s cow dog. Since my uncle had a closed herd, there were always crotchety bulls around me. Thank God I got to use the old truck to get around their pastures. And I was 11, so driving was SO cool!
😂😂😂
Bought a Holstein bull that was someones local 4H project. Nice gentle fella till we put him out in the feedlot with the heifers and he figured out what he was there for.
His whole personality changed overnight. He became one of the most wicked bulls I ever had to deal with. 2000 pounds of stupid in a leather bag.
I doubt they would even feel it barely, he certainly aint getting his mouth around one of their testicleless.
Never underestimate small dogs! My 5lb Chihuahua once held off a 130lb German Shepard! She was guttural growling & my first thought was she's scared.. She held her ground & he came 8ft away before stopping..
My father was gored through the arm by his family's jersey bull and ended up having to learn to write with his left hand.
When he took over the farm, the bull was the first to go.
I can relate to the Jersey bull encounters. Was in Dairy Farming in Northern Victoria Australia until 1996, had enough, I knew the industry was on the ropes and sold up, four sons were not going to be Dairy Farmers. My Jersey story happened when I was repairing the fence adjacent to the Dairy, concentrating on what I was doing, didn't notice the Jersey Bull had pulled the bolt back on the gate. I noticed a sound behind me, his horns each side of me and pushing me up against the fence, I made a fist and hit him just behind the crown of his head, he took a small step back, I morphed into a bird and flew over the fence.
Never had any Bulls with horns after that. Cows can be just as dangerous, I have a few fractures to prove it. Did away with Bulls altogether in late 80's, everything was AI after that, I was running a Genetic Advancement Program, everything was AI, including First Calver's, with a Condensed calving pattern as well. I like the Swing Over Dairy, very efficient, dad and I built a 30 a side Swing Over in 1992, 230 Friesian cows through in an hour and forty five minutes. Just Subscribed, thanks for the video.
I grew up around beef cattle, Herfords, Angus, Charolais, occasional Brahma. I remember leading a huge Herford bull around the fairgrounds when I was in kindergarten. When I went away to Ag School I learned dairy bulls were much more dangerous. Might explain why I don't remember seeing any dairy bulls in the local pastures with the Holstein cows.
Yeah I don’t think I would want to walk around a jersey bull at fair 😅👍
As a retired bull hauler no truer word has ever been spoken, the jersey bull is a devil
Years ago I asked a close friend who drove a bull wagon which breed of bull was the meanest. He didn't hesitate - Jersey.
I'm a farm girl so I know better than to base my judgement on "who looks the sweetest" but I'll admit being surprised. We had a jersey cow we kept in case we had an orphan and she was super sweet and easy going and jersey cows have such kind eyes.
Really? The jersey bulls I seen at the diary farm were friendly
@@tvshowmemes-jt8ebyeah they all start off friendly but then they all flip for some reason, I’ve been around 12 Jersey bulls and they ALWAYS end up turning on you
But the cows are nicer.
@@groovychicthey certainly do, Jersey's are gorgeous, they are my favourite cow. Just today our Jersey/ Pinzgaur bull got a zap from the electric fence, it made him angry and began scpoping up dirt with his feet, he was going to tak it on then calmed down, thought better of it. Jersy bulls do have a reputation, but the ladies are lovely cows.
That is a GREAT LOOKING Herd of Cattle!.... They look to be very Clean and Healthy!.... Two things I learned from my Pap at a very young age is 1) Never, Ever Trust A Bull.... And 2) Do Not Fall down in the Hog Pen.... Both of those rules if broken will pretty much guarantee death.... And if not death, you gonna be left feeling like you want to die.... Great Video!
Hogs will kill you & eat you!
I used to have a bull that would put any cattle dog to shame, would round up the cows in the corner of the field and hold them all day just like you mentioned. Fierce frustrating 🙈.
Hi
Hi Andrew have just subscribed , you should come and stay with us at Phillip Island Aus. we have a great B & B Glen Isla House. I had a young Holstein bull come at me two consecutive days, he was on the truck the following Monday. Had shown no signs of this previous. Cheers.
Must have shit dogs in your part of the world that bull wouldn't last the night on my ranch with proper dogs
@@richardnettleton9402 I just looked at your website. You have a beautiful B&B. Greetings from 🇺🇸
@IFarmWeFarm Adrian do you ever have Dairy Bulls on your farm ?
My old Jersey bull Titan was docile until the day he flipped. That day I was down in the pasture graining the cows. Titan decided I was a threat. I ended up spending a good part of the afternoon up an ancient apple tree. We kept him another year, but after he silently jumped the fence and tiptoed up behind me while I was picking raspberries I decided it was time for that handsome boy to go.
Did he ram you when he came upon you picking berries, or did he just stand silently until you turned around and noticed him?
@@spiralrose he stepped on a branch and I turned and saw him. I climbed the tree next to me fast as a little bear cub. My husband was trimming with a weed eater and saw Titan tearing up the ground under that tree and chased Titan off with the trimmer. He was loaded and taken to the auction yard the next day.
@@cw4608 glad that yall were not hurt!!
Been there done that lol.
@@cw4608ounds like a horror movie, just casually minding your own business and suddenly a 1000 lb tank machine is behind you 😢 you’re braver than me I would’ve fainted.
Thank you for allowing us in the United States to witness the care of your cows 🐄.
Whenever I cross paths with a rabid vegan who tells me how humans like me don't understand how innocent and harmless dairy cattle are, I tell 'em to go find a Jersey bull and give it a big kiss on the nose. I wonder if any were stupid enough to do so.
Older bulls can go into "perpetual rut"
I know several vegans and I can tell you they are
Jersey cows are so pretty, lucky you get to work with them !!
I had a "mini" jersey bull up until last yr. Got him as a bottle baby. But when he turned 3 & I took him over to my folks to breed my girl's for the late summer/fall, he got beyond grumpy & turned into a stalker, first would stalk my dad & would try to corner him (never a smart thing to do to an old man with a short temper. Lol) but when he started stalking the neighbor's kid's he came home. He didn't improve. He had a bigger late cut steer that kept him in line, otherwise we might have seen the changes sooner. But I trained him to pick up his feet & be halter broke & to be lead when he was younger. He was a great breeder, but once he got grump, I had to use my heeler to train him to stay back. Bummer.
Jersey cattle are pretty "mini" as it is. I didn't;t know there were actual mini Jerseys!
@@Lagolop there's standard (abt as tall as most Holstein's), mid-size or moderate (a bit shorter than a Holstein), mini's. Which are abt half the size. I think they range between 38" to 42", but without looking it up for the specific size, that's the best my memory can give me. There's also micro-mini's (not necessarily in Jersey).
This of course, is in the US, not sure if it's common everywhere.
But our Jersey bull was 38" at the hip.
He bred our standard (regular sized) Jersey cow & her last bull calf is about mid-size. A bit taller than the bull & reaches just below where the ribs curve towards the spine on his mom.
But we have lowline or Aberdeen Angus or mini Angus which are found in Australia.
We've got a micro-mini bull (soon to be steer) & 2 micro-mini's heifer (well 1 is a cow now).
There's a few mini-jersey farms in the US.
I have noticed less docility in dairy bulls also. My grandparents kept jerseys for personal dairy production. Grandmah kept her children and the neighborhood in milk and butter. My uncle raised beef cattle. The Hereford bulls were virtually pets in comparison to Jersey and Holstein bulls.
Great video. I was a dairy farmer back in the 1960's in East Gippsland Victoria. Has lost of Guernseys and Jerseys.
I was taught never to trust a jersey bulls from a young age working in rural cartage. One of the company's older clients from Dannevirke got attacked by one of his jersey bulls in yards and passed away because no one was around to help him.
Jersey bulls will kill you in an instant. We never kept one past 24 months old.
So sad!!
@@wakranich3488yeah so moral of the story trust jersey cows and not jersey bulls
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Awesome! Thank you!
Hope you enjoy them
When around bulls, I have a 3/8 inch x 3 1/2 foot fiberglass composit stick and don’t hesitate using it on their nose after a few lessons they learn to turn away from me .never had one come at me in reverse 😊 .thanks for your great videos!
My Dad uses a broken pitchfork handle.
As a teenager I used a 6 foot 1/2 inch galvanized pipe. I had to clang a Hereford bull with it. Only needed to do that once. Well twice.
I guess I needed to ring his bell twice. Must have thought the 1st time was a mistake. Dad never asked how the pipe got bent.
Our horses would rear their heads at us in the barn when we fed them grain with a plastic bucket. It stopped when I started using a metal bucket. Horses have big, heavy, dangerous heads. ALL animals can be dangerous, even pets. Be aware, folks.
@@warrenpuckett4203 he knew
Our bull Solomon jr. Is usually pretty mello. I watch him close and the other day you could tell he was ina mood. He lifted one side of the tractor off tbe ground. I was the ground guy so tbat day I kept the tractor between us.
My dad had a Jersey x Guernsey bull that nearly killed him. Never had problems with his purebred Guernsey bulls.
Thank you for sharing this, I have a polled Jersey Bull calf I am wanting to grow out to breed my Jersey Girls.
It is something that worries me for sure
Here in Texas, it's the angus cattle in general, that are a bit dodgy.
Always had shorthorns, bulls were just about like dogs , only worry was if they slipped when running to meet you . Then got a Angus to try getting some blue heifers , good and quiet till he got bit excited, then he turned into a nut case
That's because we have way more Angus. And, yep, they can get nasty. But, Jerseys will actually hunt you, like a cape buffalo. They are devious. Angus will usually let you know what they think about you.
I've worked cattle in south Texas. The cattle you never work on foot are Brahmas, cows or bulls. There were plenty of incidents that I remember.
I've a friend that buys 25 baby Jersey bulls to raise as grass fed beef from a dairyman in Idaho. These bulls aren't cut. He picks them up at a few weeks old. He said they're very dangerous. Opposite of the Jersey cows.
When I was 5 to maybe 9 my grandfather had a small dairy. He had a mean bull who would force his way into the lot with the cows and then hold them up from going in the barn. My grandfather would stand behind the barn door to let the right cows in and send me out with a buggy whip to chase off the bull. My husband says that's why I'm not afraid of much. When I was 2 my dad would stick me on hogs to ride. And by 6 my other grandpa had me riding calves. lol. Those were the best times.
And today, they are afraid to let their kids even walk to school ...
@@Lagolop I'd be more worried about human predators versus animal predators around children.
@@freedomrings1420 Oh come on! Pedophiles are people too. It's just a "lifestyle". Obviously your a bigot and racist ...
@@freedomrings1420 humans MIGHT let them live
Animals will not
Not condoning human harm
Humans are evil
Animals instinctively
I was attacked by a 150 # Holstein heifer calf.I laughed it off as just a freak event. Two years later she almost killed one of my friends. I guess she tasted alright.
Hello from central Texas. My grandpa switched to a beef bull from a Holstein to get more marketable calves. That bull was not a mean but he did all he could to keep the cows away from the corrals closest to the milking barn. When milking was done, he would run them to the farthest end of the pasture. That only lasted for a little while, the bull moved on and a younger bull took his place. Never trust a jersey bull.
My grandpa always said you can trust a bull as long as you can swing it by its tail..IE... never
The neighbours jersey bull was stood in the middle of the road eyeing up our friesians one night when I came home from the pub.. I had to get out of the car and put him back and he wasn't happy with me one bit. I thought I was a legend the way he listened to me until I turned around and realized my trusty dog was beside me the whole time 🤦🏻♂️😂
What a nice looking herd, sir. I might opt for some AI instead of dealing with that fella. lol
I'm glad I only had to deal with Holstein bulls then. When I went in the pump house he was a quarter mile down the creek. Just as I walked out I heard him waiting for me to come out. Half hour before I could get to my truck and he added a few more dents to the door and fender.. I was using my tractor to herd one in the lots. He got his head down and in the bucket. Started pushing me back with my wheels spinning. But the most dangerous was a old crazy eyed range cow with her calf . My partner was supposed to guard my back while I tagged and medicated the calf. She ran over-the-top of him and send me tumbling. We managed to drag the calf into the back of the truck and shut the tail gate. That bad baitch jumped that tail gate played with us for while before we could jump over the side. But she was a good momma
The Holstein Frisian Bull is just as dangerous as a Jersey Bull they're both Killers
I remember in one of my Agriculture classes in the early 1980’s, my instructor informed us that the Jersey bull was the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States. Fun fact.
Wow thats pretty crazy!!
What were the other two causes?...
@@diaryofagoat-lass1023old age and gunfire.😅
@@piratepete4322 Uh, wow...
Maybe he meant among farm deaths. In the US, #1 is heart disease, #2 is cancer, and #3 is accidents/unintentional injuries (everything from car crashes to falling off roofs to grumpy Jersey bulls).
And they can cover ground surprisingly quickly….I know…barely made the fence……very undignified!😮
Thank you for sharing your day Andrew, it was very interesting!
Thanks heaps, glad you enjoyed it 👍
Wow. I read many of the comments, I had no idea that Jersey bulls were so notoriously treacherous! Jerseys are my favorite dairy breed, and every cow I've met was docile. But come to think of it, I've never met a Jersey bull.
Beautiful Cattles and a beautiful Landscape!💕💕
Jersey or Guernsey dairy bulls are small, quick, and pretty. But once they get used to humans and lose their fear they can be killers, and were, back when most dairies, small and large, had their own herd bull. Jersey and Guernsey milk is very high in butter fat, and the cows are quite docile and have beautiful eye lashes, so people were willing to take the risk. But, you had to be really careful when you were around the the bulls. It's dairy bulls that are dangerous. Range bulls mostly just lay around chewing their cud and blinking their eyes before falling asleep. Range cows on the other hand are very curious and can be pretty pushy. They like to stand around in a wide semi-circle and watch you take a bath in their water trough. Well, not in it, beside it while you dip out the water and pour it over yourself. I used to like to think that I perhaps could charge admission...if cows had any money.
When I was young I went into a field with jerseys didn’t know the bull was there 😮never went over a gate so fast in my life lol
LOL 😂, a dairy farm that I lived on when young brought in a Jersey bull to breed the Holstein heifers because of the small calves they would have that do less damage to a first calf heifer. And the owners of the farm told me to not get into the pasture when that bull was there. They were real mean. LOL 😂
The ind of Siptember... Kiwi vowels are something else!
We love the the relationship with the cows and calf’s
Lovely herd of Jerseys ! I milked a small herd on my farm in Gauteng, south africa for 40 years plus until 2010, making & selling quality yogurt & cheese & Jersey milk, to pay the bills. Never had a bull to service the cows- AI better & safer ! Stories abound about Jersey bulls nearly taking out their farmers. At the Pretoria show one year a Brahman bull gave trouble in the show ring...they couldnt get him out...one of the farmers offered to let his Jersey bull into the ring to speed up his exit- the Jersey bull gave him such a hard time , he fled in a hurry ! I'm nearly 82 & still miss my beloved Jerseys !
Agreed about Jersey bulls!! Ours never would behave until he had a 10 ft chain draped "around his horns, after dehorning" to keep him from charging. He eventually went to slaughter b/c the chain became almost embedded behind his horns due to stepping on it so often when he began a charge!! Tried the chain to a ring in his nose once. Did not last!! Loved that Jersey mild and cream!!
Cows too. A relative of mine was hauling cattle in drought and a Jersey cow with calf took to him leaving him badly injured. Never turn your back to any cattle. In Australia road trains haul 4/5 hundred head at a time . They can handle them but don't take chances.
You can turn your back to a Cow but don't do it to a Bull as it'll follow you
When I used to borrow a jersey bull to breed her Jersey cross it was the most awful couple of weeks of my life dealing with that Jersey bull I'll leave it right there
Another interesting video Andrew. Ha Ha bulls with attitude 😢. Hey have you thought extending the round yard over towards the “ Old Grandads walkthrough cowshed” and then you could accommodate both herds in one milking
I think Andrew likes to have them divided for easier tracing and management.
Jersey bulls are the worst. We had one back in the early 90s named Percolator. Could not trust him at all. Sounded like the one in your video all the time. When we were loading him on a trailer once my mother grabbed the lever action 30/30 rifle in case things went bad. He wouldn't get in the trailer so I had to get in there and slap him on the nose until he chased me. I dove out the side door and he smashed into the wall. Meanest animal I ever saw.
Line trimmers are pretty convincing ways to encourage them to back off
New Zealand definitely reminds me of The Açores!
Hi mate very good panoramic video and also the beautiful cows you did a good job I have got a question in what country you are because is all nice green the land thanks 🙏👋👍🍻from west Australia
I used to work cattle in south Texas. Ive always heard of the Jersey bulls reputation but had only ever been around one. The breed you took no chances with here was Brahmas, cow or bull. They do not put up with much bs, chased atvs and horses alike when being worked, toppeled one horse and rider in the pen and wanted to kill you when they were being pushed through alleys.
Fancy going to the beach with such good weather (not) pleanty of sunshine lol
When I was a kid and we had to do the milking, we had a dairy bull… he was mean and we were not exactly angels. We would tease him as we knew he would charge …always. We would get into his pasture, get him to chase you, then run like h--, then jump over the gate. Our fathers decided perhaps one of us was gonna get killed, so he was down the road.🤷♀️
And you sir are 100 percent right never and I mean never trust one😉
The homicidal tendencies of the Jersey Bull are notorious here in the UK. It is very unusual for a dairy farmer to keep a bull. In fact this danger to the cow man or farmer was the reason that, prior to the widespread use of AI
Jersey cows milk sold for a serious premium. To a lesser degree it still has extra value.
There’s some cows that live ‘round the corner from me. How do I know what kind they are?
I just love all your herd another great video again Andrew x
The bulls of the milk cattle breeds, such as the Jersey and Shorthorns are much meaner than the beef cattle breeds like Angus or Herefords.
Back in the 1960’s we would breed our first calf angus heifers with a Jersey bull as the caving was much easier. This one randy bull jumped our neighbors poorly maintained and impregnated a bunch his purebred Charlois cows. My dad to…d him he needs better fence🤣
The Charolais is so much larger he must have been quite athletic.
We had mixed breed but my pop taught us all that u never trust a bull. He also told us that when working cattle whether paddock or yard that u always needed to have 2 different escapes and to keep some poly pipe with u. 1 cousin if she put her big toe into the paddock it was a guarantee she would get charged. 1 time she got hit and flipped her up in the air like a ragdoll. And my uncle was mustering cows as a couple scrubber bulls had got in mixed breed 1 a jersey cross brahman. He was full gallop next to a dried out creekbed. Eyes on the scrubber in front. But didn't see the one stalking him in the creek bed. He got t boned with both him and the horse rolling down a steep bank . Both hurt but that bull was ready to finish the job. It hit both of them that hard as they were still a tangled mess. He ended up with a dislocated shoulder, 4 rib breaks a punctured lung and liver laseration. But had to scale a willow tree before that thing hit them again. Horse had soft tissue and strains.
U have to be smart working cattle. Handeling helps some but not much. Although a family friend who i help manage his property due to age heflies up their arse had not only doing this but beeping his horn. Just making the potential for an incident and hurt ,so frustratine having o
I have an uncle who bred and raised charolais for beef. From time to time my family would grow out jerseys on their farm to put beef in the freezer. My uncle had one rule, no bulls only steers.
Over the years I read and on a couple of occasions saw first hand why. I cant tell you why dairy bulls and especially jersey are so nasty, but the stories are all true.
Jerseys heifers and cows are literally like pet dogs though. Sweet as shit.
I'm going to try some Charolais next year, they come out very red when put across jersey so should look really cool
Really?? Have you ever gotten on the wrong side of a off the mountain almost totally wild Irish Dexter bull?
Strange. We had a few Jerseys with our Holsteins but never a bull but the jersey cows were the most good natured of all cows we ever had and produced great butterfat.
Very accurate kickers though
How many are A-2 milkers? Lovely herd and countryside!
Great video! Love it
I believe that the reason dairy bulls are more hostile than beef bulls all comes down to one factor; their upbringing.
Whereas beef breeds such as Herefords, Angus etc are raised by their mothers for a few mothers, dairy bulls such as Jerseys and Holsteins are usually raised by humans and spend more time around humans. Hence why more bull attacks are dairy breeds.
If that's the case dogs should attack their owners 😂
@@IrishFrank22 what I mean is that bulls from the dairy industry are less fearful of humans.
@@IrishFrank22 Dogs have different brain structures and instincts than cattle. Also, most pups are left with their mothers until they are weaned.
Familiarity breeds contempt. This is also true of horses as foals that are allowed to "horse around" with people will become dangerous to humans when they are older with greater frequency.
What beach do u go too?
3:38 why do you need to switch the bulls?
To prevent inbreeding with their own offspring
Do you buy in those bulls Andrew or breed them yourself?.
How long do you keep the bulls ? Do you always send them off to the abattoir
My neighbor had a very aggressive Red Angus bull that spent his time pawing the fence line until he had a ditch 3 ft. deep and 30 yds long. Why? Angry at me for pounding fence posts next door. The day I got closest to his pasture, he decided the fence meant nothing and charged me. Fending him off with the bucket on the tractor, his attention turned to the herd of range cows whose pasture he was now in. 5 bulls plus him started fighting. The ground was absolutely shaking, they were knocking down trees. It went on until the pecking order was re-established. Never saw anything like it.
here in the us everyone is having troubles getting corn and beans off bc of weather and only couple people with the machines.
We had two bad jersey bulls but had many quiet , docile bulls many we could lay on while they were resting on ground.
They're fine until they meet the girls haha
They make weighty first cross calves of small size over beef heifers. We never lost heifers to them.at 15 months old they were as heavy or heavier than Hereford and Angus and marbled well.
We always left them with the cows all the time the seemed happier that way.
I’m guessing you’re a Kiwi from the accent and landscapes, but what do I know? Great setup you’ve got there!
You’re onto it! Yep certainly am 🇳🇿
Thanks 🙏
I wonder how it was treated. Because mine acts like a dog.
Lol , say you're clueless without saying you're clueless
What breed of cow is this, they look so skinny! Like I can count ribs. Is that normal?
They’re jerseys and dairy cows look a lot different to beef ones
Yes
No wonder Jersey bulls are so aggresive, the cows are so pretty!
Beautiful, healthy animals!
Never trust any bull, always keep a close watch on them, and if they are out in a field, make sure you have an escape plan. I remember many years ago taking an elderly gentleman to look at a bull he was interested in buying. It was an Hereford calf approx 1 year old. The gentleman laid the bull out into the yard for my friend to look at. A good sort of well grown young bull. Well on its legs etc., My friend and I stood looking at this bull, and it was busy licking its owner abd finding on him. He said to my friend, did you ever see a friendlier calf. My friend did t speak for a moment, then said, I might have bought him, if I hadn't seen him do that, He placed his hand on the other man's shoulder and said, My Good man, did you not know that the bull that will lick you is the bull that will kill you. They shook hands, and we left. A fortnight later that bull turned on the man, its owners, and killed him on the yard. I always remember that episode and it was almost 60 years ago. NEVER TRUST ANY BULL, and be careful of calving cows. Winifred Thompson. Northern Ireland.
How long do you wait to mate them? Our first jersey homestead cow just had her first bull calf.
Any Time From about 11 weeks on, Thats exciting!
We’ve got shorthorn cows and we hire a nice shorthorn bull every year. There’s only been one bull that wasn’t docile and friendly and that bastard made my fat, Scottish arse clear a cattle gate at high speed when he decided I was needing a battering! He was a limousine rather than shorthorn and was very pretty, but that was the last non shorthorn we hired!
Not all Jersey bulls are bad .
Our worst one was safe when you were on foot . He did not like wheels .
Pushed the 80Hp Jd around and threw bikes into swamp . But walk in with a stick and move him no,trouble. Would have been 8 or 9 when we got rid of him . Our current old fellow in the winter time stand there watching gate into section for daughters to come and feed him his hay over fence . I have no issues or worries about going into paddock with him or the 3 young ones are no issue . Kiwi Jersey farmer somewhere near Dannevirke
How long do you keep the bulls for before changing them
60 to 90 days
Holstein bulls will kill you if you give them even a flicker of a chance. One farmer near us was killed when his Holstein bull pinned him in the barn. The bull crushed him with his head with no horns. I guess every bone in his upper body was broke.
I worked on a dairy farm for a while.......I would rather be in a pasture with a Hereford bull than a Holstein.
They learn real quick when they get a fence batten, across the ears...
A very nice farm with very good cattle.
4th generation dairyman here in U.S.A.
from the state of Washington [ sold dairy 15 yrs. ago ] [ now sweet corn farmer ] We have had winters at minus 20 with 30 mph winds , I think that makes it nearly 60 below zero
In Washington state? We rarely get weather like that in Minnesota.
Grew up on a dairy farm and the coba select sires truck came to our farm monthly, I remember asking the man , what's your meanest bull out of all the breeds , he said without hesitation, Jersey bulls
I grew up with Hereford bulls. And that was a lot of bulls. From when I could walk, I was safe to walk through the corral. The neighbors had herefords and there were NEVER incidents.
Hi I have Jersey cows. What do you recommend for best efficiency?
Sorry I’m not sure what you mean?
@@TheOnceADayFarmer What do you recommend I do to get a good milk yield from the cows?
Loving the rainy weather.