This morning when I went out to feed the cattle I saw that Toby the bull had a problem walking. He had a hard time using his back left leg and would slowly limp. The last thing a person wants is a bull with a bad leg. I then herded Toby into the south corral to eat hay there. I will leave him in the south corral for the time being as then he doesn't have to walk much and doesn't have the other cows to bump him.
A nearby neighbor, Larry, come over to take a look at Toby in case I had missed seeing something about his leg. Larry has handled cattle in the past, and his brother and cousin each have cattle. Nope. I didn't miss anything. Toby's leg is not swollen. Since it wasn't me, Toby would walk away when Larry got close to him. We don't see a break. It looks like Toby may have pulled or injured a muscle in his thigh. Toby can stand fine. Walking is not fine for him.
In the past I have had a cow during the Winter injure one of their legs. I would keep the cow in the south corral for a week or so and they recovered. I hope that will also be the case with Toby. It is one thing to have a cow with an injured leg as I have multiple cows, but I have only one bull. And to breed the cows in June he needs to be able to stand on his back legs.
I'd say, "What a year", but my "year" started back in September of 2019 when I injured my head. Life is different since then.
Of course, after I got my camera Toby would just stand and not walk so I could get a video of him walking. And I didn't want to make him walk to get a video.
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