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  1. TCRanch

    Oh, the drama!

    I'd sell one in a heartbeat - except she really wants them both. They've been having lots of problems with their website and had a temporary, alternate. Last update I saw on Facebook, the original website should be back up and running today or tomorrow.
  2. TCRanch

    Oh, the drama!

    This! But just Seltzer, this morning and afternoon.
  3. TCRanch

    Oh, the drama!

    11 days. Fizzy didn't mind the special attention but they need to be out in the pastures. And I'm hoping the calves will figure out how to rob off other cows.
  4. TCRanch

    Oh, the drama!

    Let them out of prison today. Just because it's easier for me when they're at the barn doesn't mean it's better for them. Seltzer and Tonic will randomly want a bottle but they both look good and dang Fizzy is now all about getting her share. Da hell? And she wasn't a bottle calf. But if...
  5. TCRanch

    Bull testing

    I didn't mean to imply it was the breeders fault. It happens. The breeder went from selling private treaty to auction only and the only opportunity to actually walk through the bulls was just prior to the sale. One we bid on & subsequently bought seemed fine in the pens but loaded hot and...
  6. TCRanch

    Bull testing

    Yes. They have a pretty small herd. He breeds the cows so they'll start calving in January, then moves his bull to the heifers. I check at least once a day after I turn out the bulls and note which cows they're either breeding or glued to their side (not in standing heat yet). Dates and...
  7. TCRanch

    Bull testing

    Dick was only 5 and I loved that bull. But another reason he was the last one we purchased from that breeder.
  8. TCRanch

    Bull testing

    Just good management! We test every year, but a lot of people around here don't. And end up with open cows. Neighbor to the north didn't test 2 years ago and not a single cow was bred. See, that's what can happen if you don't provide bedding during an epic freeze. One of my fave bulls still...
  9. TCRanch

    Oh, the drama!

    I finally did with Bart. Ummm, where's his junk? Clyde was as simple as why is he peeing out the back? All of 2 hours after I tagged her. I have no legit defense.:rolleyes:
  10. TCRanch

    Oh, the drama!

    Heifer calves on the left, bull calves on the right. The exception is when I eff up and mistake a heifer for a bull (first calver, Bart, and calf this year, Clyde). Always when it's -20 and no way am I taking off my gloves to cop a feel. It happens.
  11. TCRanch

    Oh, the drama!

    I waited a week to tag them because I thought they would bend their ears. They'll grow into them.:ROFLMAO:
  12. TCRanch

    Oh, the drama!

    Even Fizzy is getting in on the action. But back to Seltzer primarily a bottle calf and Tonic nursing almost exclusively.
  13. TCRanch

    Oh, the drama!

    Getting VERY optimistic! Seltzer refused the bottle yesterday afternoon and evening, didn't look sunken in. Tonic refused a bottle yesterday afternoon but sucked one down in the evening - and then immediately latched onto Fizzy. Seltzer took maybe a pint this morning, both refused this...
  14. TCRanch

    Oh, the drama!

    Thanks! And Mr TC officially started using a walker today. Only for a couple hours but progress.
  15. TCRanch

    Oh, the drama!

    Used to love going to Milford Lake!
  16. TCRanch

    Day 7

    Guess what she did yesterday morning? A heifer this time (had to name her Rachel :ROFLMAO:). This one is a Willy baby. I turned the bulls out earlier this week and if she breeds back quickly like last year, she'll move up another 1-2 months. Well done, Phoebe!
  17. TCRanch

    Oh, the drama!

    So, one of my late calvers came up missing last Saturday and I searched morning, noon & night. But this would be her 3rd calf, she knows the drill. Sure enough, found her Sunday morning with the herd and a TINY heifer. My first thought was twins, and the other didn't make it. My 2nd thought...
  18. TCRanch

    My girls

    Mountain lions? They're around here so I suspect you have them as well. They'll either bury their kill or hide it in a tree. Seriously, look up. Game Warden & DNR told that to a guy that lives about 10 miles south of us because he was losing calves, and he did find one in a tree.
  19. TCRanch

    Aborting Calves

    Lepto or neospora would be my guess. And unfortunately, there isn't a vaccine for neospora.
  20. TCRanch

    Upside Down Calf

    Good save!
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