Recent content by 2/B or not 2/B

Hi there hd! Man oh man, sorry about your bad stretch of luck. You're due for some good breaks.

Thanks and good point. We've had cool weather and there's a carpet of soft grass instead of dry dirt, which will come later. It's not fly season yet so all in all we had good luck.

After a week or so, we got him in the chute to check his temp. and that swelling. I thought I might have to draw out some pus, but the area was firm not soft. There was some thick pus at the opening, so I wiped it off and coated it with blue styptic/antiseptic powder. His temperature was 104F...

Hi CT friends, I haven't been around much so I'm not sure what I've missed. We had some excitement a couple of weeks ago and I have photos so I thought I'd come by. To any beginners out there, the only reason we "tried this at home" was because we called our vet first and she advised us to. If...

HD, my goodness that's an immense loss all at once. I'm so sorry. There are so many different unexpected things that can happen with cattle. You can go a good while with good luck and then the weirdest thing will happen.

I love Biopryn too, but had an interesting experience with it this year. Tested a group of cows 30 days after AI. Retested a few times after that to make sure everyone stayed bred and that those who were open got bred to clean up. Anyhow, one of the cows that tested open for AI and bred later...

Congratulations!

Yes, it's the fresh factor and once they've 'aged' long enough, they'll peel just as easy as store bought. I've never experimented with the minimum number of days and our flock is small enough that supply rarely exceeds demand. Right now it's so hot, they're barely laying so sometimes, I'm out...

MM, I do remember when politics weren't allowed on this forum. Ranchers was always the place to go for that, but not so much anymore apparently. I understand it's Macon's board and since the old policy isn't enforced as firmly, I just find myself checking in less and less. There are tons of...

I'm not criticizing their body condition. Mine are fat as pigs, but there's wild rye, oats, vetch, clover, brome and filaree up to their chests right now. I figure the reserves help them get through the rest of the season, after it dries up and loses its nutrition. They'd make it through the...

Kathie, your cattle look content and well cared for. Very nice :D

:clap: I'd be over the moon, congrats!

Beautiful group of girls! I especially like the odd one out. I hope they work really well for you.

600 x 800 seems to be just the right size if you resize before uploading. Some sites let you resize during or after uploading. I'd use the photo gallery to upload, but it seems I'd have to create a separate account to access it. I use a site that doesn't require registration or passwords...

Not having first hand experience with him, it's the +7 HPG that bothers me. The average for proven and opportunity sires is +10 isn't it? I've definitely considered him but have hesitated because of that.