Recent content by garyws

Took care of the potato's too?

Thanks for the photos and commentary, Dusty. Good job!

I'm only an occasonal gardener, so what happened over the "last 2 years"?

Birthed June 16, this year. Don't have a thermometer just now, but I'll get one. Thanks for your interest!

Calved June 16, this year. Not really droopy, just not herself since yesterday. Before yesterday she was ok. Doesn't want to move around much. She's usually first at the feed trough. Still has an appetite though. I did a google and it looks like maybe low blood calcium(milk fever)even though...

Yesterday morning, checking on the herd, I found one of my most productive cows couldn't get up. She obviously was too weak in her hind legs. After coaxing her awhile she finally struggled to all four even though I could see she was having a hard time of it and had a small bit of trembling in...

That's kinda' what I thought. I'm gonna have to watch my hay farmer's a little closer in the future. Normally, in Texas, we don't deal with mildew in hay, just lots of dust. HAHAHA. Thanks very much!

Started feeding the new hay and after a few days noticed it had a lot of mildew smoking from it when tossed around. I've never had this problem with hay, ever, but we've had a lot of rain the last month or so. The hay has been stored in a barn with lots of ventilation. I've heard of moldy hay...

Positive for mildew, as in powdery mildew.

We've had a lot of rain here in N. Central Texas this Spring. I bought "coastal" hay recently from a guy who is supposed to know what he's doing so I bought it right out of the field right behind the baler. Got it home, started feeding it and after a few days noticed it had a lot of mildew...

I live in Texas and we have what is called trade days all over the state. These are usually held once a month in small towns. Is it safe health-wise for me to take these calves to a market like trade days? Has anybody had any health problems with their calves after taking them to a trade days...

Thanks everybody. I appreciate the tips!

Which vaccines or should I give by Intra-Muscular method? Also, which drugs should be given by the subcutaneous method? I am trying to ween myself off of depending on my vet for things I can do for myself without causing a problem for my cattle. Please advise. Thanks.

Today she's eating hay and behaving normally but I'm still concerned because she still has the knot on the side of her face, just below the left eye. I'm thinking that it's a wad of twine that's caught between her cheek and her teeth. I've never stuck my fingers into a cows mouth because I don't...

Just discovered a cow with netting slightly protruding out of her mouth. She wouldn't let me approach her to grab it so I got her into the squeeze chute and it had disappeared. Then I noticed a large lump on her left cheek under her eye which I hadn't seen before. Could the twine be lodged a...