Recent content by aprille218

This kind is not bad.

Can you clean him up and put some lanolin or Vaseline on his rear?

Sell the wild ones as slaughter animals asap. Prices are good and then the crazy doesn't spread, aka the sane ones don't learn bad habits.

Make sure you have a working carbon monoxide detector in the same area as the heaters.

If you put some of their poop in the litter box they are more likely to use it.

The best cattle dog I've ever had was a pit bull/ American bulldog mix. Tug would chase the escapees through the gates and immediately stop and guard the gates until they were shut.

If you want to maximize her growth keep giving her bottles but stick some good calf feed in her mouth after every feed. She will figure it out. It's not the cheapest way to have a bottle calf but she will do better. Our occaisonal bottle calves are 4+ months old before we wean from milk.

+.60 or higher for Marbling is what I prefer.

Not bad numbers. Milk is high but if you have the feed for them keep some heifers and their calves should grow well. Only other number that is not in my range is marbling is lower than I like but not important if you're not keeping any for butcher.

Can you feed out the calf with the bad eye instead of selling it live? If you have butchers close and the feed to do it. You are going to get hit hard at an auction I think.

There is a snap rapid test for Anaplasmosis in dogs ( Heartworm 4dx). Maybe it would work for cows too? Ask your vet I guess.

Heifers can bag up and even spring a long time before calving. I say she has at least 2 weeks to go.

We use worms in the summer and frozen shiner minnows in the winter here. Hammered gold jiggs work well with both.

Can you mow your pasture to help control the weeds and encourage grass growth? With only a 3 acre pasture a riding lawnmower might even work if the pasture is pretty level.

I would get some linoleum for the floor. It's much easier to clean that way. Put the roost bars up high so it's easier to clean under them.