Recent content by brent6482003

Black is still #1 choice in Texas...

I have always done better with black angus in the profit margin. Texas!

I have raised purebred reg angus, both black & red. Black seems to always hold their price over red. Even through private sales or public it seems black holds solid.

Thank you for the info....I guess Im behind again this year..Any suggestions to get rid of these goat weeds not using a spray? Thanks, Brent

I need some serious ideals on what to plant. Im located in central texas & this drought has left us with very little to no grass left. I usually plant out rye grass but Im afraid we wont get enough rain for it to produce. Is there anything else out there that I could plant for my cattle...

Thank you Alice for your support and everyone else...I was really worried but he's doing wonderful now..Knock on wood.. :lol:

He's still hangin there, getting stronger, will take a bottle out of your hand..Yea!

Now that's SWEET!!

Terramycin (oxytetracycline HCI) /Scours Tablets/ 1 tablet per 100lb body wt. inserted orally once daily /w/ pill popper all purchased from TSC stopped my calf scours like a cork & he was shooting streams! Hope this helps you out...

Calf is doing much better, he's not fighting me as much at tubing but still refuses the bottle....Im tubing him 2gt a day and he seems to be stronger...Mostly standing now throughout the day...Thanks for everyone's advice, it may have just saved him!! Yea!! :lol:

Hereford bottle calves were selling for 1.65-185.00 lb last Sat. @ the Buffalo Sale barn, looked good, feel I should have bought some...Sale every Sat starting @ 12:00 Buffalo,Tx.

Here we carry it to our local dump & they discard it....most of the time....

From what little experience I have, I've either noticed the sire or dam had a behavior problem & genetics are passed down including disposition. I've got one mean heifer on my place now and its not my wife.

Ok, I took yall's advice, went to TSC, got tubing kit. Read for hours on the net the correct procedure... Lung precautions,etc. Filled up 2 gt. of Bounce Back & warm water, gently eased it down his throat-THE FIGHT WAS ON....Anyways he swallowed a couple of times & it went down well (Almost to...

Purchased a bottle calf approx 10 days ago (85lbs.) angus crossbred at sale & have had problems from day 1. He won't take the bottle most of the time. Have him on Dumor milk replacement (3 pints/1 bottle) in morning and evening. He either spits the milk out or will not suck at all. I have...