Bullet The Bull

Just when we thought we had enough beef on the Ponderosa .. we have another one, but only on a temporary basis.  His name is Bullet the bull and he makes 14.

He arrived late on a Sunday night from our family farm in Te Hoe o Tainui .  Dad put him straight in with the sheilas so I didn't have an opportunity to have a good look at him or to stand and watch how he settled in for the night ... I had to wait until the morning.

So, when I walked to the edge of the paddock the next morning, he appeared on the far side. As he started walking towards me, I couldn't help but chuckle to myself as I stood and watched him figure out he was full of a paddock of strange females.

I thought he would be quite happy :-) as he sniffed around, but as he got closer and closer it was clear to me he had had a pretty rough night.  In fact, he looked like he was dumped in the mud and left there to sleep.  Poor thing.  I'm not quite sure what had happened that night, as dad assured me that he wasn't covered in mud when he loaded Bullet onto the trailer.

Bullet the bull - the morning after!!

The sheilas need to get used to Bullet, because his only purpose is to sow his seeds.  Our plan is to multiply our beef, then at some stage sell some older cows, put some in the freezer, keep what's left, then as time goes by ... start all over again.   Well, that's the plan anyway.  I don't claim to be an expert on beef, in fact, I don't even know if it's going to work, but I am excited at the prospect of what's to come with our beef.

Our beef .. in total harmony .. NOW

Happy living people!!