I had a simalar experince with a heifer calf I bought at the sale barn. It was calm enough at the barn and on the ride home. Put it in my barn to get it use to me and quarantine from the other cows. After a couple of days I let it into the pasture where it would be it and my minature donkey. The...
I have a small portable generator that will run well pump, refrigerator and a couple of lights. Have to swap out what I have plugged in. I have never lost a lot of stuff money wise to offset the cost of a full whole house generator but for comfort and security I am saving up for one. Last year...
Thought I did regular "beef" steers been running around $145 / hundred lbs. I wasn't expecting that much but thought it would be closer to $100/ hundred lbs.
Took 2 bottle raised steers to the sale barn on Monday. Been using the sale barn 20 plus years. They were dairy cross one weighed 335 and the other 275. Both fully vaccinated. Got 67.50 & 65.00 / 100lb. Passed up $800 a month ago because I didn't want to haul them 2 hours. I feel I got a bum...
Good luck! I had a 35hp lemon a few years ago. They did fix all the problems under warranty but some took awhile and a few phone calls to corporate in USA. Final blow was I had to buy a $500 starter so it would crank for the guy I sold it too. I thought I did my research but then not enough...
First stopped at Buc-ees in Texas, Now we have 1 in Georgia and I have stopped at it. Both clean and nice with great brisket sandwiches. I did Christmas shop there too. Just wish they had a parking spot for trucks with campers>
My neighbor and I cows started calving on 9-11-17 although one of his cows had a calf about 4 weeks premature and we found it dead. Since then it has been all good. I had twin girls on Monday. We have 9 more to go with 2 being first timers. I hope they come soon so I can quit worrying about them.
Thanks for the ideas!! The wire is not any good and alot of the post have broke so I may just push it up in a pile and burn it. I do have a magnet I use to get up the staples etc... when I burn stuff.