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I have talked to them about a couple of things, most recently about building a hay barn. You are right about the low interest, and you can only use it to store hay in and they have other requirements to. The guy told me they hadn't made any of these hay barn loans and i said that i could see...

Ckecked my waterer today and nothing was busted. I think what happened was due to a power outage earlier in the day at subzero temperatures and with the cattle still drinking, the water plant (city water) shut down and we lost all our water pressure and the water level dropped and let cold air...

Went out last to check my "freeze proof" waterer and the balls were at the bottom of the tank. Got down to -31 the nite before and apparently, something froze. Too cold last nite so i'm going out pretty soon and just hope nothing is busted. BTW- no heater because it never gets that cold around...

I put some of those Richie water tanks in last year and i poured some cheap vegetable oil in the grooves per the instructions and i have not had any freeze up problems yet. One of the reasons listed was to make it easier to remove if you needed to, but i also think it helps the seal.

i've used the primer with rust arrester in it from Atwoods for years for all my pipe projects. No sanding or cleaning, just paint it. I've also used it on trailers with good results. Lasts for years

My young bull (coming 2 yrs old) is sucking one of my cows. I don't want to sell him and i don't want to put a blab on him either. Do you think if i just separate him from the cows, he will ever quit?

I wouldn't advise trying to remove the head on a frozen faucet without thawing it first. The hydrant may not be draining back down when you shut it off. Not sure if your talking about a free standing "freeze proof hydrant" or one thats inside a cattle waterer. Also where are the heating tapes...

We have had some that absolutely would not take a bottle or bucket and we had to tube feed. This was on newborns that had lost their mamas.I don't like to do this but sometimes its necessary. Calves that have had their colstrum from their mamas are different story, they can usually be coaxed by...

Lots of helpfull information from you guys. You gave me several good ideas on how to do this project. Although what I thought was going to be a simple job turns out a little more complicated. Anyway, I would rather do it right the first time. I can see one thing that has to be exact is going to...

I don't think we can get the remix around here. Could I use the crusher screenings in combination with portland or with sand and portland. The stuff sets up almost like cement by itself. Might be worth experimenting with.

BHB, by remix, are you referring to what we call screenings (crusher fine rock & dust)? That stuff sets up almost like cement itself.

It is a 8 ton bin with legs. I'm not worried about it sinking in the ground, my concern is to keep it from blowing over. I have mixer and I think thats a good idea about the piers for the legs. I was going to make it 4" thick x 6' x6' wide. I calculated a little over 1/2 yd. of cement.

The nearest batch plant is 30 mi from here, but if I could find something around here that would hold a 1/2 yd or so, I wouldn't mind going after it. I am sure that would be the strongest mix and maybe easier in the long run. I would have to drive that far to get the redi mix anyway.

I bought a used grain bin last week and I need to pour about a 6x6 slab to stand it on. I,m figuring about 1/2 yd of concrete. Would using redi-mix in a mixer work, or should I mix it myself with sand, gravel & cement. I,m leaning on the redi mix idea, but i'm not sure if it would get as hard as...

Just be sure you take the faucets off. My ex boss had a colt get his neck broke by its halter getting caught on them.

I found the photos and it,s kind of hard to tell. It looks like the fence has been upgraded and patched up through the years. I would say that it,s going to have to be replaced if you want a first class fence that will hold livestock. A cow or a calf will always find a hole in a fence and it,s...

I could not bring up the photo.

I like Z-tags, but I prefer the pre-numbered ones. The newer ones are not supposed to fade as fast.