Recent content by Fallfish

Just had one of my old cows have twins for the first time. Only one was born alive, but its doing fine. I was just wondering what the chances of another set of twins are for next time. Does anyone have any thoughts? Fallfish

Greetings. Anyone know the general lifespan of a BULL. I know that many don't use any particular one long enough to find out (including me) but my dad has an old Angus Bull that he has had since 1993. He keeps the bull around (in his herd of about 15 cows) because he is 1) really calm and 2) dad...

This is a question with no clear answer. Some swear that castrating them as soon as they hit the ground is best and some cut or (calcrate) band 700 pounders and up. I personally have done both and all in between. Frankly, I've noticed little difference. Either extreme has advantages and...

Bottle feeding calves can be a hard, frustrating experience. They tend to get sick (versus a calf on its mama which rarely if ever gets sick) and take alot of maintenience at the beginning. However, there are some postives, in my opinion. First, as someone mentioned, raising a baby calf is a...

Greetings, I was at the livestock sale recently and saw some young stuff (bull calves) brought in that were Hereford/Holstien crosses.....assuming that the 'ole red bull didn't make a night raid on the neighboring dairy farm, why on earth would such a cross ever be purposefully sought? Just...

Greetings, I was just wondering what the propensity is for cows having twins. Also, I was wondering if it was generally a successful event- i.e. do the calves usually make it and remain unstunted. Just curious as I talked to a guy the other day who said two of his 20 cows had twins this year...

Just an overview question. What is the average production life span of a brood cow? In that line, what is the most extreme age you have ever heard of or owned? This stems from a friendly debate....so I seek out the oracle of Cattle-Today!

Hey Everyone, What is double-muscled? What effects does it have? Thanks, Fallfish

A quick question consistent with the warming weather.... Anybody got any good ole ideas to minimize those damn flies? Thanks, C-

Greetings. I have a question for anyone who cares to respond. One of my cows had a calf the other day...big ole bull calf...real nice...except for one thing- He stands still on all of his hooves fine but when he runs he curls one of his hooves back and has a lot of trouble. Any idea what this...