About Leasing Bulls?

Question

Has anyone here leased a bull to someone? We have an 18 month old Hereford Bull we'd like to lease out as we're not using him currently. I'd like some information from someone who has done this before. What was the liability for each party? Who was responsible for vet bills? What did you charge? Any other info that you think would be helpful would be great. This is just something we were thinking about, but aren't sure how to go about it. Serious answers only please. Thanks!

Answer 1

i have never heard of leasing a bull but if the bull is good enough you can sell breeding shares or s***n on him. its best in my opinion dont lease him out because there is too many things that could happen to him physically that would make him no good as a breeder any more, check with some s***n sales companies and see if he is good enough to sell shares or s***n on him first if not just hang on to him rest him when needed and use him till he gets old or you need new blood in your herd

Answer 2

contact your local county extension office they should give you some use full info

Answer 3

Hi Ally"s Mommy,  I might be able to give you a few ideals, but I've never leased out a bull.  I have leased out a few horses (for riding, not breeding).  First you need to write up a contract spelling out the responsibility and liability of each party.  You can do this yourself, it don't have to be complicated, just make sure both parties understand and sign it.  If it is a high priced bull. you might want to buy some insurance on him.  You can include the price in your charges.  Any liability caused by the bull should be the responsibility of the person that has the care of him.  For example we had a mare get out over night and she was hit by a car.  We had to euthanize the horse, which was bad enough, but we had a huge bill for fixing the car on top of that. If that happened on your leaser's watch, it should be clear what his responsibility is.  The insurance would cover your bull, but since it was in his care any other liability should be his.  The vet bills are a little more tricky. You want to make sure he gets the care he needs.  You can be more sure of this if you have a part in the vet bills.  On my horses I had a 50% share of the vet bills.  As far as what to charge, I can't help you there , a breeding bull is very different than a riding horse.  One thing I had on the horses was a purchase price in the contract that they could pay anytime they decided to keep the horse.  You may or may not that for your bull.  Good Luck.