john in wa
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I bottle raised this little guy. but he has started acting aggressive towards me and others. i will have him castrated and butchered. i was wanting to use him this summer for breeding but his attitude has changed my mind. I don't feel safe having him in my pasture and worry about him getting out and hurting or killing some one. i used to be able to walk up to him and give him a light scratching. but now if i even try to approach him he lowers his head and tosses it from side to side. i tell ya it will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. I found a paper about this behavior on line and will try to post a link. this is a great article about behavior and i have seen all three from this bull.. my other option is to load him up and haul him to the sale yard. I already have a freezer full of beef and don't know what to do with the extra beef. we have a slaughter sale on thursday and a general sale on saturdays. all i know is it is time for this guy to go.
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/ag-labor/7article/article29.htm
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/ucce50/ag-labor/7article/article29.htm