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He was semen tested in October 2011 when we got him as a two year old. What could make a bull with only five cows to service lose a good sperm count? The other day I pulled up to the fence on the tractor with some grain to feed and the guy blew a load for no apparent reason other than he wanted...

They are in good condition. We are feeding hay until April, with free choice salt ,minerals and a protein tub. Automatic waterers. We usually have our hay tested to supplement if needed. Could we have VD of some sort? We vacs yearly Triangle 10, Covexin 8 and moraxella bo is bacterin for pink eye.

In October of 2011 we bought a new herd bull along with three new bred heifers. The heifers started calving, on time, in mid January of 2012 along with our other cows, we have only five total. Now as it turns out in 2013 two out if the five where late to have calves. 2014 and two, two different...

Happy Birthday Knersie!!!!!! Both my boys were born in August.....both great young adults! August boys just have something great about them, seem to excel in a specialty or two! I hope you had a wonderful Birthday.

I have to tell a story here. I worked for an elementary school about seven years ago. We had a nurse who worked at several schools in a rotation. She had an experience were a child went into severe allergic reaction requiring an epipen(SP). Now the child was ONLY allergic to a common...

Which one? The heavy roan/almost red one was nice. I believe she didn't win because of her loose navel. The frosted roan was real nice also.

Yes, he has plenty of young guys to play with.

I have a four month old calf whos dam I want to cull. Should I wait until he is 6 months old or just go ahead and cull her? In my area August is the best time for cull cows to sell.

Where are the growth plates? Cannon bones.....front or rear legs?

Sorry about the misspelling Ha! It's South Poll not South Pole. Thanks, Anazazi

These are some of the Shorthorns: This little girl was so darn cute. She really fought with her heifer at times. This is and Angus and Shorthorn. The Angus is the older of the two.

So, If they are bred for grassfed operations, how would they fair with two months being grain fed?

Knersie, I have the advantage of knowing there ages at the show but how can you tell by these pictures if she is late or early? This is my biggest downfall.

Just for the heck of it I'll post a CharX heifer that was at a show I went to recently. This boy has his eyes closed. He is showing a full blood Charolais

Well, I hope someone can tell me why? They aren't real beefy cattle.