Recent content by go west

Thanks, Larry. I'm wondering if cattle get proud flesh like horses can. For such a shallow scrape across the knee, the bumps seem strange to me. The steer is not limping or favoring the leg in any way I've caught sight of. Carol

Returning from a recent job away from home, I discovered one of our steers had injured the front of his left hock, leaving a shallow, jagged scrape, nothing serious looking. I've scrubbed it with iodine and sprayed it with an ointment, but noticed that the area around the scrape is "lumpy."...

Our English Shepherd does a great job flushing the wild turkeys out of the hay barn, then she dives in to get a few mice to boot. I've noticed that the turkeys frequent the barn less -- I'm figuring they're getting tired of being harrassed. I like the pie plate idea, though, and think I might...

Here in central California it can really take over. Through discing in our own fields, we've been able to keep it to a minimum. Neighboring fields are thick with it though, and seeds blow in and spread around. The name describes it well... the tip of the plant is curled in a spiral like the end...

I've been offered the chance to allow my four-year-old oxen to graze a neighbor's field. Although there's a lot of good grass - and I'd love to save on my feed bill - there's also a fair amount of fiddleneck mixed in. The neighbor maintains that the fiddleneck isn't a problem for the steers...

When working on a recent pond project I found this website. Thought it had some good information and photos showing the pond construction process. http://www.texassodiumbentonite.com/sto ... action=228 As was already mentioned by others, the type of soil makes a big difference. As for...

I've been offered the chance to allow my four-year-old oxen to graze a neighbor's field. Although there's a lot of good grass - and I'd love to save on my feed bill - there's also a fair amount of fiddleneck mixed in. The neighbor maintains that the fiddleneck isn't a problem for the steers. My...

We had our first good frost about 1 - 1 1/2 weeks ago. I have two four-year-old Holstein steers needing to be wormed, and wondered if this is a safe time to apply a pour-on Ivermectin to treat a variety of internal and external parasites. When reading the instructions I was concerned about the...