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I was mowing some pretty heavy weeds today. I was going real slow and the hog would get bogged down. I would stop and let it catch up. After about 15 minutes smoke started coming out of the u joint that connects to the gear box and it quit cutting. I immediately shut it down and went to the...

Yesterday I came upon a calf that had been attacked by dogs. He was still alive but laid out trembling and wouldn’t move. The vet said yeah he’s in shock and needs some dex. I loaded him up and took him out there and she gave him some draxxin and dex. He warmed up pretty good in the truck and...

Pulled up today going to feed some hay and this old cow was laid out with a prolapse. I drove in a circle around her and didn't see a new calf anywhere or buzzards so I though well it must still be in her. Got her up and was putting it in and I never felt a calf. She never pushed while we had...

I got a bull calf that was born 10/30. Its out of a hereford cross and a brahma bull. It was born a pretty good size calf. Today I noticed blood down its hind legs. I watched it a little while and blood came out of its rectum. It went to munching on grass and walking around with mama. I...

I put some cows on a new lease pasture. I was checking them and noticed a cow walking with a limp. She had a scabbed over sore below the knee. I checked on her today and sprayed her with some kopertox on her leg while she was laying down to see if that would help her limp and when she got up...

Got a cow with what looks like bottle jaw. I gave it a dose of ivermectin and fed it safeguard pellets along with LA 300 yesterday. Maybe too much medicine at once or bad combo. This morning she had loose stool but not like straight water. It had a different smell to it. Not terribly...

So yesterday a cow and calf were away from the herd. Pulled up to her and knew she wasn't right and could tell she lost weight. Pushed her into the corral with the SxS and she had a slow walk and looked a little stiff in the hips with no energy. Her nose and eyes are clear. She may have had a...

I'm looking at getting a 3/4 or ton truck. I haven't been in cattle very long but I'm expanding my operation and will need to move more hay and haul more calves to the sale barn. Probably only haul 350 bales a year and 90 calves. The hay will only be 5 mile trips and to the sale barn will be...

So I will be taking over lease of 120 acres of pasture and 40 acres of hay meadow. It borders 65 acres that I already own with some cattle on it. I will be buying around 70 mommas through individuals and consignment sales at the sale barn. What kind of treatment should I give these cows...

I’m taking over 40 acres the first of next month. The previous lessor didn’t mow it last year or this year and has ran a bull with about 12 cows on it. So it’s pretty growed up just looking from the road. Sage grass is real high. It borders another 40 I got cows on and was going put some more on...

Yesterday I had a cow having problems calving. Got her up in the corral and the calf was backwards and it was tight in there. Had to pull the calf out the wrong way and the cow prolapsed. We cleaned it with soap and water and sprayed penicillin on it. We struggled putting it back in because...

I bought 40 acres last spring. Horsenettle took over during the summer and a sprayed Grazon P+D and it did a fair job. Well its coming back again but not as bad this time maybe. Do I need to do the same thing or something different? I rent a 350 gallon sprayer from the local feed store. I...

Anyone used one or know of anyone that has? I'm looking at getting a new tractor around 65 HP without a bunch of fancy stuff and this one caught my eye on the internet. I'm also looking into a a New Holland Workmaster. Any help would be appreciated

So I've caught a few bulls in a headgate before never had a problem. I just have a Priefert 91 headgate with no squeeze and was vaccinating my cattle. I got an Angus bull and would squeeze down on him and the headgate wouldn't lock around his neck and he would back out of it. One time I had I...

I was just seeing how everyone gets there calves in the lot. I feed the cows inside the lot and hope the calves follow them in and then run all the cows and calves you don't want up out of the corral. It seems like there should be a simpler way. I've heard of some people using a creep panel on...

So I'm fairly new to cattle farming. I live in Arkansas. Here is the situation. I have 13 cows and a bull. At this farm I owned 25 acres until this fall. My neighbor let me lease their 40 acres this fall but it had been grazed all summer. I don't want to feed hay here if possible because...

My first post on this board. I'm new to cattle farming. I live in Arkansas and was trying to decide when to feed hay on this particular farm. I owned 25 acres and grazed 13 cows and 1 bull all summer. This fall my neighbor let me lease their 40 acres so they have been running on both...