Billy Boy the Bull is a Movie Star!

If you remember, Billy Boy is a Devon bull that we borrowed from a friend to breed Elsie and Rosie.  It was time for the old boy to leave, though.  My friend sold him to someone in St. Francisville, Louisiana.  I set up the livestock panels in a makeshift corral and coaxed him inside with some sweet feed.  Then I closed the panels up, and he was captured.  He didn't like it much being penned up.  He used his horns to try to lift up the green panels to make his escape.  He was unsuccessful in that endeavor.  He did, however, get green paint on his horns.  Remember that factoid at the end of this blog post.

Billy Boy's owner showed up with his trailer and we pushed Billy Boy into it.  Then Billy Boy was off to his new home in St. Francisville.  On the way there, my friend was called and reminded that there was a Beekeeper's Meeting in Baton Rouge and he had to be there.  You see, he sits on the Louisiana Farm Bureau Beekeeper's Advisory Committee.  After a minor detour, he and Billy Boy arrived in Baton Rouge at an impromptu photo shoot.

If you click on the arrow below, you can watch a 3 minute video from TWILA.  TWILA stands for This Week In Louisiana Agriculture.  They talk about beekeeping in Louisiana and the friend we borrowed the bull from is interviewed.  At the 1:28 mark of the video you can spot a cameo appearance by Billy Boy.  You can even see the green paint on his horns from Our Maker's Acres Family Farm!  Great photo bomb, Billy Boy!

Billy Boy should be up for an Oscar in his supporting role from that clip.  Sadly, Billy Boy was not successful in breeding Elsie and Rosie.  He was in our pasture with our cows for 3 or 4 cycles.  We watched him breed both cows.  Here in the past week we've watched both Elsie and Rosie come back into heat.  Doggonit!