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Had the the last calf of the season overnight. All was well when I checked the girls this morning. Had some coffee and my oatmeal and headed off to watch our granddaughter’s softball game. Pulled into the drive and saw black vultures circling low. I ran out like a loon yelling and clapping...

Had a hauling job last week that was scheduled for 0600. Didn‘t much care for it since it was supposed to rain the evening before and I wanted to be hooked up and ready to roll before I went to bed. I got a reprieve when the guy called and said they had an equipment problem and couldn’t be ready...

850lb steer seems to have front leg problems. First noticed a couple of months ago when the ground was frozen hard that he seem a little hesitant to walk on the frozen muddy areas. Once it thawed he seemed fine. Now he usually spends some time on his front knees before getting up. Doesn’t seem...

Bittersweet, but the longer I think about it, the better I feel about not being tied down. The first cow is probably an appropriate one. A few years ago we were on the East Coast visiting our children. Eating lunch waiting to fly home, when a neighbor called and said a cow was in labor (2-1/2...

Was in the market for a batwing a couple of years ago, and I had some saved searches on some auction sites that I never got around to shutting down. Got an email back in April about an auction 45 minutes away that had a batwing. Wasn’t batwing shopping, but they did have a gooseneck trailer I...

My pasture mower has decided it needs more parts than it’s worth, so I’m getting ready to buy a used 15’ batwing. Looks like I’ll be hauling it some distance from what I’m seeing on the market now, so I’m starting to think about how to secure one to a trailer. I have a deck over that a mower...

Have had as many as 5 animals at a time being treated for foot rot over the last month. Near record dry May followed by near record wet early June then going dry again seems to have been the magic ticket. Have 3 in the sick lot right now. Checking every single animal on two farms every night...

Been discussing it for a while now and am seriously thinking about selling them when we wean this fall. Both of us will be retiring next spring. Kids are grown, with both living on the East Coast and we want to visit them more often. Getting harder to find dependable people to keep an eye on...

Yearling heifer can't seem to figure out a round bale feeder. She always ends up with her front feet inside the ring and then tries to go out through another hole. When she raises a back foot to step inside, her hip hits the top of the ring and stops her progress. She is getting stuck almost...

Last night I was trying to wrestle a big chunk of steel onto a pallet by myself so I could lift it out of my truck with the loader. Bent over, pulled and stepped down unexpectedly on the pallet and that was enough to put an end to all hope of keeping my balance. Fell off the tailgate onto my...

9 days ago I noticed a month-old calf seeking shade whenever possible and laying down a little more than the rest of the calves. Got her penned and took her temp and it was 103.5. No other visible symptoms at all. No breathing issues. No nasal discharge. No lethargy other than seeking shade...

When my neighbor several years ago built fence, he used some kind of heavy fiberglass pipe for braces. These held up for a while, but the sun has done them no favors over the years and they are starting to fail. The new neighbor and I are planning some fencing work this summer and we'd like to...

The calendar says 3 weeks until the first calf is due. This one was an observed breeding confirmed by palpitation so the date is pretty tight assuming Mother Nature has a calendar. I'll probably start checking them at 11pm and 4:30am next week. Started getting calving stuff ready last night...

Don't know why it took me so long to figure this one out. I have several automated things around the house, but back in the spring I bought a Smart Plug to use for my fence charger. Just in this one summer I can't tell you how many steps and miles it's saved me. I always have the phone with me...

Anybody use something like the Titan combination hay spear and pallet fork? http://www.palletforks.com/42inch-titan ... hment.html Incoming new tractor with skid steer style attachments on the loader, so I was considering this to replace my current pin on bale spear. Spear is on the loader...

We have a bumper crop! Got stuck trying to move a feeder while ago. Didn't know if I was going to have to crawl or leave a boot or two behind. I could use about a week or two of the dry we had July to September.

In case you've never seen this done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dgTFaEilXrE#t=2s That's not a ROPS on that tractor either. I don't consider it safe, but I drove one 3/4 mile like that once when the ground thawed while we were cutting wood.

When we had this embryo put in. :cboy: Didn't know we'd have 5" of snow on the ground, howling wind and 15 degrees though. :dunce: Due tomorrow. I wimped out and put her in the barn so I don't have to go exploring during the night. No real serious signs yet except teats starting to get...

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Whatever they are paying, it's wasted. I have nothing but a bad opinion of them and the ad that blocks almost all of the useful links at the top of the screen. No UCP, no "New Posts" no "View Your Posts". I can't even remember what all is there, because I can't see it. The board is unusable...