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The kids were wondering why I was pushing Nutella toast for breakfast every morning. Got to empty that jar.

I've found that this is the best container for navel dipping umbilical cords with iodine on newborn calves. Wide mouth, ergonomic to hold on to and strong heavy plastic.

Phosphorus seams low, we look for 4-7.5%.

Phosphorus is low, we look for 4% - 7.5%. Helps with conception.

We have had a random one out on pasture with their mom that would have a chronic cough and slight raspy breathing. They appear healthy in all other aspects but not grow as fast as their herd mates. We believe that they got sick as a calf without showing much signs and just never fully recoverd...

Carry a small pair of nipper pliers with you when banding. When all's done, feel for two nuts. If you don't have two, use the nippers to cut the cheerio band off and start over or wait for them to get a little older and both to drop.

The animal activist have been emboldened by some recent court cases they have won for activists steeling animals from "factory farms". Thier push is to teach more activist on "open rescues" where they feel morally obligated to take animals from facilities and farms where that are mistreating...

Check his temperature, it may tell if he's elapsed with the pneumonia.

Put some really strong laxative in a bottle and label is Cattle Cocaine.

If I remember correctly, only the Ivomec injectable works against liver flukes, not the pour-on.

We had a blind calf and he was fine out on pasture with his mom. Got around okay by following her. Weaning was a train wreck. He was lost without his seeing-eye-mom. Freaked out and ran thru every fence, in an out of the road and almost drowned in a pond. You will want a good sturdy stall or...

Why would you not feed supplemental minerals all year long? Low Selenium comes from deficiency of Se in the soil. That doesn't go away during the summer months. You would need to have soil samples done on your pasture and hay ground know for sure if your area is low in Selenium. If it's ok...

What is Pennicillin best used for in cattle? We have only used it in the past 10-15 years on a calf with joint ill where he needed daily injections for a week. Most all other ailments we are using LA200 or NuFlor.

Still do lick the salt block. Freaks the kicks out, especially if you do it right after the cows get done with it.

We've used the pink Petobismol on a calf with scours that seemed to help.

We had a 12 year old cow that lost her calf that was underdeveloped. She's the friendliest cow, the kids named her Bob. She's kind of the mascot of the farm. We kept her and have had two really nice calves since, including a really nice heifer that will be my daughter's first cow and will have...

Has anyone else noticed Purina Wind and Rain is getting hard to get? Price is up about 25% from last year too. We've been waiting about 4 weeks for a bulk load from the local feed store, and they are out of individual bags.

If the water had Flouride added, will the cows have better teeth?:)

Our local TSC sells sweet feed for $12-$14 a 50lb bag. They sell shell corn for $11 a bag. Higher prices may be because of all the hobby farmers with pet goats and horses. Or maybe it's just more expensive doing business in NY.

We had a feeder steer go down shortly after worming the group. He seamed paralyzed. Vet said that sometimes a grub near the spine can die and abscess after worming and it damage the nerves. unfortunately he never got better and had to be euthanized.