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.

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.

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.

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.

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

One of Grandpa's favorite expressions. "Stubborn as a Jersey bull".

That milking parlor is the cleanest I have ever seen. Wow great work milk maids !

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 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.

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.

I like how you permit the cows go to graze in the field after milking, also there very clean!

Funny that jersey cows are so docile yet the bulls are wild!

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.

As a retired bull hauler no truer word has ever been spoken, the jersey bull is a devil

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.

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.

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!!

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 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

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 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.

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.

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 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 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 🙈.

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.

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!

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 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.

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.

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.

Thank you for allowing us in the United States to witness the care of your cows 🐄.

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.

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!

Here in Texas, it's the angus cattle in general, that are a bit dodgy.

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 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.

Jersey cows are so pretty, lucky you get to work with them !!

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What a nice looking herd, sir. I might opt for some AI instead of dealing with that fella. lol

Aye, a Jersey bull is a lotta mean in one cute package.

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

Great video. I was a dairy farmer back in the 1960's in East Gippsland Victoria. Has lost of Guernseys and Jerseys.

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

And they can cover ground surprisingly quickly….I know…barely made the fence……very undignified!😮

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 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 bulls of the milk cattle breeds, such as the Jersey and Shorthorns are much meaner than the beef cattle breeds like Angus or Herefords.

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

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.

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.

And you sir are 100 percent right never and I mean never trust one😉

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.

The ind of Siptember... Kiwi vowels are something else!

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.

We love the the relationship with the cows and calf’s

Beautiful Cattles and a beautiful Landscape!💕💕

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’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!

Jersey's are the most dangerous of all the bulls apart from an actual mad bull, which you don't see often. but Jersey's are known to be aggressive towards people, so be careful around them especially the Bulls.

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

New Zealand definitely reminds me of The Açores!

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

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.

Fancy going to the beach with such good weather (not) pleanty of sunshine lol

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

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.

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.

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.

I had a Jersey bull 7 years ago. He broke everything on tbe well and took out $3000 worth,(in materials), that I replaced. After he bred my cows, he went into tbe freezer. Now I have his 4 year old son who is half Jersey, 1/4 Panda, 1/4 Holstein. Naturally polled, 1800 pounds, and 7 calves later from half Jersey cows, life is much calmer. Walley foloows me around like a big St. Bernard. I NEVER turn my back on him, but he is a beauty. All of his calves have been polled. Best of luck!

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.

I had a bull that would block the gate to the holding pen . If any were already in there he would run them out . I love Jersey cows but wouldn't say Jersey cows are the calmest . They are probably the smartest breed . They are most aware of where you are and what you are doing . That is a dangerous advantage for a bull with aggressive intentions .

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

What a clean & beautiful dairy farm. Your cows are well cared for. Wish dairy farms in the USA were like this, they are discusting & cruel, all about the money.

Beautiful, healthy animals!

I think all bulls and. a lot of cows should be treated with respect. I remember two Frisian bulls that were so different in character they might as well have been different species ! One of them was an absolute monster of a chap, 6' at the shoulder, gentle as a baby, you could lead him on a bit of baler twine. The other, rather a small bull comparatively, was a demon, active, always shifting position, very vocal, would rush the stall door to try and get a horn to you (why they left 'em on god knows) "Good blood,you know". Pretty soon good blood went to market with a shottie and a rifle under the seats !

Yep never ever trust a bull. I have Holsteins and the nastiest 2 that I have had rarely ever made any noise.

A very nice farm with very good cattle.

My baleage paddocks look like yours every year, just the way it goes up here. Been charged at twice this mating by me own freisian bull and a new shorthorn. They sure don't like being singled out. Havnt had problems previously.

here in the us everyone is having troubles getting corn and beans off bc of weather and only couple people with the machines.

Summer in January sounds really unnatural being from the States

They learn real quick when they get a fence batten, across the ears...

Jersey cows are prima donnas they don’t like getting their hoofs wet they avoid creek crossings or grazing in swamp areas they prefer flat grazing paddocks refuse to graze on hillsides and will always look for unusual places to hide and once they calf they are causal and almost bored raising their calf’s jerseys cows love being mums but are reluctant nurturing mums friesian cow are totally opposite they graze everywhere even in swamps and they are mischievous and love to explore but are very passive until they have calf’s then be careful around them they are territorial and protective truely scary beasts but total predators against stray dogs however they have peacemakers nature steady like a big sister or auntie or mum you don’t mess with particularly when a jersey heifer is rebellious or rambunctious in the milking bales friesian cow discipline them by using their bulk height and calming mannerisms so sandwich jersey heifers between two mature friesian cows and you will never have problems with jerseys in the milking shed ever again

I had 55 jersey bulls up to 2 years old, they were lovely, absolutely trustworthy. Even had one that decided he was a pet, he liked head rubs up till age 4. Other people's heifers were more dangerous than those bulls.

No wonder Jersey bulls are so aggresive, the cows are so pretty!

We had two bad jersey bulls but had many quiet , docile bulls many we could lay on while they were resting on ground.

Never turn ya back on a Jersey bull

Drove and walked past a herd of jersey bulls once, nasty looking animals, literally growling at us and the cattle coming along the road. Quite ugly. Jersey girls on the other hand, I love them.

I just love all your herd another great video again Andrew x

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

At an Agricultural College in South Africa in the 70s we were told that one white New Zealand dairy farmer could work a milking herd alone. One man operation. Unachieavble with African labour.

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.

Nice to see the cows with grass in front of them and not being burnt off

How many are A-2 milkers? Lovely herd and countryside!

There’s some cows that live ‘round the corner from me. How do I know what kind they are?

Like you say don't trust any bull I farmed in the UK & used a limo bull on myy beef cows I remember one day I wanted to move the herd tto annorher. Paddock pass a barn with another bull in it th bull with the herd would not let the cows out of the paddock as if he was afraid the other bull was going to get some of the action

The kiwicross cow looked good 👀🙄👍

Ive always been told that Jersey Bulls are the meanest and to watch out for them.

I grew up on a Jersey dairy and dad wouldn't have a Jersey bull they are the meanest and nastiest of the dairy bulls