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    The disapointment of showing cattle

    In Brown County the livestock clubs and others go around and ask for people that would like to support the kids at the sale but could not buy an animal on their own to go into a "buyers pool". The "Pool" money is then used to buy more than 1 animal. The pool is usually quite large so that can...
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    Slick Trailer Floor

    I use rubber mats but then also put a bale of the bedding pellets on top . If you wet them a little they fluff up and then will absorb liquid and dry out solids. It keeps the floor dry and then if I'm useing trailer alot I will pull mats out and clean floor and let it dry before putting mats...
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    dealing with an agressive bull calf

    OK guys, really...? It was a big stick, not a 2x4, and it was across the end of his nose. I don't have the strength to crush a bulls snout. Lets see..... broken nose....or him think it was OK to come after me? I stand behind my choice. The bull hadn't had any issues before this. I would not...
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    dealing with an agressive bull calf

    My 3yo bull is well mannered. When I 1st got him, he did shake his head and stepped toward me, but I was watching for that and had a club in my hand. I thought if it( him going to "try" me) was going to happen it would happen in the 1st few days of him being here. I cracked him as hard as I...
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    We had a calf born today

    When I need to take my bull out from the cows, I put him in with my 2 horses. At times there have also been feeder calves in with the horses when I put the bull in with them. I am trying to get to where I have all my cows calving pretty close together so thats the reason I'm taking him out...
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    Free-standing back rubber

    Cattle Care makes a very nice back rubber. You can get them in many different configurations.
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