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LC, is this Armstrong? I remember his baby pictures. 
What a good looking boy! Hugs to you, I know it will be hard to see him move on…[/QUOTE]
Yep! All grown up! Good memory. 
I just had to have this talk today with my boss. I am a livestock manager and we have angus. I love our bull, Freightliner. Like you mentioned, microbovine, he has to play by the rules but really is the sweetest boy.
We have friends who may want to lease him but I cant say I won’t be sad when he gets on the trailer either way.
So what happens if the new buyer decides to get rid of him?
Will you take him back? You need to make provisions for his retirement that do not include slaughter.
My aunt has a cow who is in her 30s.
Well some bulls do go to be ground. Not too many bull retirement homes. For our bull (since we will be flushing embryos, using AI more frequently) will come back after his lease. He gets along with my horse and the resident mini donk so he’ll always have pasture mates.
Many places don’t have the room to retire a bull once their entire herd becomes related to him and he can’t be used for breeding.
Its hell getting him on the trailer, took us multiple attempts over two days trying to get him into a catch pen. So when we moved him from winter pasture to come back to our farm I told him he would die with us and didn’t have to worry. He hopped right on :lol: Now I have to keep my promise
Well, he left yesterday.
He is such a good boy. He waited patiently at the gate and loaded himself after I put the bucket of grain inside. He’s been hauled several times, so he’s know the routine. The buyer agreed to buy his favorite cow, so he traveled with her, which made it easier. She balked, so I slipped her halter on and led her in. They are going to a very nice farm with many more cattle than we have. The lady said she does keep her old cattle. I think she’s a vet. It’s a good home.
It was tough to see them go. The cow is mom and grandma to several of our broodcows and they called for her. We’ve had the bull since he was 10 months old. The herd settled down yesterday, but it was sad for us.
He can do more good for the breed with her. His gentle temperament and excellent conformation will yield good calves for many years to come.
