Recent content by cowluv

How old is the calf? Do you give him hay? You might mix some milk replacer with sweet feed and see if he will eat it.

I use them in the summer to keep my cows interested in following me into the pen for gathering. I usually do it once every other week. They hear my truck or 4 wheeler and they come to see me. Also saves time so I don't have to hunt them down.

I checked the 20% cubes I've been using and it contains 11% max fiber.

Stocky, thanks!

I have bought cows from guys that do just that, go to the sale barn and then peddle what they have bought. I have never gotten burned but there is only a couple of them I will deal with. I've never had the time to go to the local sale barn but I've got to the point where I was thinking about...

Thanks for all the advice. I can see the contrasts between sale barn and private owner stock.

Thanks for the advice but either way, there is some reason that cow is for sale.

What do you consider quality feed?

I built my feed pen last fall and I used 2" pipe uprights, 53" tall, then I put 2" pipe horizontal on the top tied to 6" corners. I also had 6" pipe where the gates were going. From there I put 52" 4ga cattle panels. Seems to work good. I haven't had any of them test the fence but I did have a...

I am looking to add to my fall cow herd and I was wondering if there is a disadvantage to buying from a salebarn vs. off the farm? Also, what questions should I be asking when looking at cows at the salebarn or farm either one?