Recent content by ChWorley

I found one of my angus calves today and it's tongue was severed nearly completely off. The calf is almost three months old. I found out tonight my neighbor has been setting bear traps and I think this little heifer got off and possibly licked it. Nothing I know of could have done this. My...

This company is based in lawsonville nc. Family run business and good farmers. They own over 3000 stockers and feed what they sell. I have been feeding their 13% beef stock for years. Sometimes it is too dusty but cows love it.

Yes, my bull is throwing slightly bigger calves that I have been seeing out of our angus bull. However the calves look to be growing twice as fast. It has amazed me. I will try to post some pics.

BRS Saginaw Z2P is my bull, his sire was KCC Saginaw 6W purchased from Black Ridge Simmentals. I couldn't be happier with this bull. No calving problems yet but I'm not using him on heifers either.

I will try to post some pics of the bull and calves tomorrow. I put him in last year as a 14 month old a small herd of eight angus cows. I have got 5 of his calves on the ground all bull calves so far. I put him in another pasture with a commerical herd 26 cows(angus, hereford, charolais)...

I was on this board last year asking for the best herd bull to cross with my Angus cows to increase weaning weights. After many suggestions I choose a Registered Simmental, the bull I choose had good EPDs, he has a longer muscled up build to him. Anyway I just wanted to say his calves are...

I agree but free online marketing is here to stay I believe. Every business in the world has a facebook page it seems like. There are 500 yard sale groups on facebook in my area of Va alone some of which have 20,000 members. Facebook pages like craigslist are a good way to network with other...

Cabo, I understand it isn't for everyone, but networking seems to make anyone stronger in whatever they are selling. Alot of hobby farmers on facebook looking for 1 or 2 cows but are scared of barn sales because they are novice. I think this will become a competitive way to market your...

www.facebook.com/groups/Cattletrader Group open to new members, started for farmers to sale cattle, heifers, calves online if desired. There are alot of hobby farmers out there intimidated by barn sales. Plus you might get top dollar if cows are not black. :)

So I just bought 10 angus cows from a friend who purchased them from a older farmer in his area. My friend kept the calves(needed to be weened), the calves really looked good. The cows are very skinny and look malnourished/wormy. The cows appeared to be middle aged to me. I wormed them and...

So I bought a 27 cows from a local farmer last year with some Charolais, Black Angus, Simmental, and British White in the Mix. I was told he ran a Charolais bull with them. When the calves hit the ground early spring most all of them were white even from the Angus cows. I bred them all back...

Kathie, I'm in Southwest Va, there are only a couple British White Breeders in our area. I have talked with one and he said he has been very successful selling his calves privately to local farmers. If you can get someone to google British White and read about the marbled beef, docile...

I bought a herd of 26 cows in nov 2012 from a local farmer. That herd had some black angus, Charolais, Simmental, and British white(a few with red points). All cows calved this spring but 3 I was told they were all bred to a Charolais/simmental cross bull. Very interested what hit the ground...

I have heard some of the largest farms in my area are sending hay out west via train. I still don't see how you could make any money after all the transportation cost sending bales to Roanoke,va that is an hour drive. But with some of the prices they are having to pay maybe it is true.

Here in Va we have had a record year for rain 36" since jan 1st, there is so much hay locals farmers are selling good 1st cut hay for $15-20 roll 4 x 5 rolls. You can't hardly even bale it for that. Biggest problem we are having is getting it up. Rains everyday we might as well live in...