Recent content by BrazosBottomHand

Just curious what exactly does “send them into the hills” mean? The unbranded calf thing got me wondering. Is this like public land? Still your property? Trying to picture how that works and how a thief would get an unbranded calf .

We sold our cattle and started working at something we will actually get paid for. It’s a big improvement. Jk... we’re still working for the bank to pay for our “improvements” ....

There are more differences among breeds than between breeds. Like Brute said the disposition has a lot to do with how they get handled. Idk if all the paint has been bred out of your Simmental bull but if the calves have some paint on them they will be discounted at the sale barn in addition to...

That's what I was going to say. One thing I consider when buying a piece of equipment is that you have to fight depreciation, repairs and maintenance, interest (maybe), capital usage (and the opportunity cost of what it could be earning somewhere else), and the time of doing it yourself. Then...

Also ear tag cutters work pretty good for cutting warts off . Not that you would want to cut that many off.... but if there are just one or two it will get them off quick. Also safer than trying to do it with a pocket knife while they are slinging their head.

Cut a piece of wart off and inject it back into the animal. It works. Smash it up real fine and mix it with a sterile solution and use a fat needle so it can pass through . Maybe inject another shot of sterile solution to make sure it’s not hung up in the needle. Another method is to take a...

Hoof pointing down is a good thing. When it points up then you start to get worried.

That’s called Teenager Topknot

This is better than the Olympics. I would like to request a post-game report.

What’s sale barn scalping?

Yep I found them. I stand corrected. Wow. Freight is 3.50/mile and a truck hauls 50k lbs . 3.5 per mile* 100Miles=$350/50k lbs=$.007 per lb *100 Lbs = $.7 per 100 lbs

You gotta make sure you are are comparing apples to apples when you look at those superior prices. A lot of those cattle will have all the bells and whistles and bring big premiums. All natural, suped up genetics, this or that program, etc etc. Also location always affects price. The closer they...

10-4. What I am referring to are actual abscesses.

If it’s a lump caused by a reaction to the vaccine that’s not an abscess then what I said doesn’t apply. My statement was about abscesses.

Pretty much all injection site abscesses are due to a dirty or damaged needle . They aren’t going to make them sick or limp, it just looks bad and they may not get the medicine you gave them because it is encapsulated in the abscess . You need to start with a new and clean needle and change it...