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Just sent you a PM. Seems to work fine. Milkmaid hasn't been here in a coon's age. I don't know of any limitations to new posters, but I am not up-to-date on the rules of the forum.

Better not tag them at all, or our resident socialist PETA poster girl will give you a serious tongue lashing for animal abuse.

Nope. And I never want to experience it. Just have heard the odd story from Dakota ranchers over the years, where that has been the case. Dakotas have freak hailstorms all the time - very isolated cells that produce baseball and softball size hail. Tornados, lightning and hail don't mix well...

Baseball will kill a cow if it hits them right on the head.

Yes, there are hydraulic flow formulas and charts used in engineered drains to determine culvert size. I just threw out a random size and quantity based on the pictures provided.

I think riprap on the ends and pack the entire void with clay/mud would keep in place. Force the flood water to go around each side of the bridge if it doesn't go through the culvert during flood events. I got tired of seeing my gravel crossings wash out during floods, so I switched to mud and...

As I have said before, I don't really understand the bridges. Particular in such narrow and shallow channels. Couple 36" culverts and some riprap and call it good.

I don't understand why guys are so interested in blowing money to read the damn things. The tags are a never ending hole for throwing good money into. Only guys that I know that have the wands bought with government money grants for basically nothing. Wanna guess where they sit for 99-100% of...

Used to harrow winter fed areas regularly, but lost majority of nitrogen to volitization by doing so, so I quit doing it. Have noticed that the areas not harrowed grow better for more consecutive years than areas that were harrowed. But you have to be able to handle the eyesore for the first...

Basically walk through the farm store aisle with all the vet supplies and buy at least one of each to have on hand. Cuz shyt hits the fan after closing time, 95% of the time.

Short overgrazed grass in open area would be preferred. If in immediate threat, I would be backburning to ensure firebreak.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Right from birth. Horned calves have two little hair twists on top of the head marking where the little buds are.

I would add two more batteries and make sure that each battery passes a load test so one isn't drawing down the rest. You have ample panel capacity. But of course it would be good to check those and make sure each panel is actually putting out proper voltage/amps.

I wouldn't put too much faith in wind. I thought about it as backup for my system as well but quickly dismissed that. Additional panels and batteries are much more worthwhile investment. How many head, how much panel capacity and how many batteries is your system. I found the companies...

I vaccinated cows this spring with Endovac vaccine and my pinkeye and footrot in those cows was way down. The company can't make that claim, but they have testimonials from other producers that say the same occurred with their cows. It is expensive, but I am seriously considering vaccinating...

If she got out and had to be shot, you would still get a check from sale barn through livestock insurance.

Forget bottle calves. If you are a noobie, you are going to have significant pile of dead bottle calves. Far too touchy. Buy 10 small yearlings this spring, put them on grass and sell in fall. Less likely to die and you might actually make money.

Yes. The worst ones will go off for 24-48 hours every time, pace every fenceline and won't shut up until they get laid - kinda like some females at college or cougars at the bar. Last time I had a bad one, I ran and grabbed a bull from the pen and started the breeding season early.