Recent content by cfpinz

I could care less about the color, but I think it is a poor decision for NH as they'll be losing part of their brand recognition/distinction. I wish mfg's would put less emphasis on color hues, and more on paint retention. Powdercoating has no place on a piece of farm equipment, trailers or...

I've killed as many as 12-15 like that per year. Hay was so thin this year, I only know of 1 that I'm positive that went thru the discbine. A couple other does were hanging around, but I never saw any carcass. There's a bald eagle that will follow me from field to field in the spring and...

A buddy has a pair of the OpenRun version that he doesn't use, he brought them in to work for me to try/buy if I like them. I noticed a couple of places online have that version for $90 at the moment, MSRP is $130. I put in a pair of ear plugs and you could still hear them just fine, kind of...

What model do you have? The OpenRun Pro2 models are $180, but I see some sales on the older OpenRun models for $90. Don't see a whole lot of difference in the specs, honestly.

I just replaced the ear pieces on my old 3M set, 3M sells replacements for about $15 or so. The plastic ring under the foam piece pops off with a screwdriver. I wear the foam ear plugs most of the time and don't know they're there. I'm not familiar with the Shokz deal you're talking about...

I've looked at those a few times but they don't have a noise reduction rating and the reviews are all over the place. Local Home Depot has them for $60, may try a set.

I have an older set of 3M earmuffs that I can play music through while on an open station tractor, they work fine but are hot and cumbersome - plus they hurt my ears after a while. Has anyone found a set of ear plugs/buds/whatever you want to call them, that actually block noise and play music...

We have one rental place where the ticks are relentless last year and current. They go after my bull there particularly hard, I've seen him with 100's, if not 1000's, of ticks on his inner thighs, behind his front legs and just about everywhere else. I took my extendable calf catcher pole and...

I'd do some sketchy :poop: for that much rain right about now...

Indeed they do. I had a 300 lb calf impale itself on a short t-post that was used on an old electric fence last year. If I never see that happen again, it'll be too soon.

Let me guess, it's from China........

Exactly what Kenny said, you can still buy mineral with CTC but you need a VFD. I've been using the garlic mineral for 2 or 3 years as well.

I can't help but see the correlation between the ban on OTC minerals with CTC in them and the rise in Theileria in our area, especially when you consider the treatment for such is a large dose of tetracycline. I had never heard of Theileria in cattle in this area until about 3 years ago, not...

Wow. One has to wonder how a particular animal becomes infested so quickly. Do they just lay down in the right spot, or is it something about their blood type or body chemistry that just attracts pests? Or did it die from some other cause and the ticks are an afterthought?

From the reading I did last winter, typical treatment for anaplas in horses is either 2 IV doses of oxytet on two subsequent days, or a couple to 3 months of oral doxy. We chose to do both (lesser timeline of latter) as I really like the horse, and he seems to have no ill effects from the...