Recent content by Hogfarmer10

Not very handily. I had thought about letting them in a day, out a day, in a day, etc. That would be much easier to accomplish.

I've got an almost 5 acre watermelon patch right next to one of my pastures. Last fall, I planted it in annual ryegrass. The cattle next to it are all first calf heifers, most calved by March 24, except for a couple that just calved last week. Still eating some hay (5x6 bale lasts about a week...

I’m in a similar situation with my trailer. I had to have a longer coupler put on my trailer because the new truck is so much taller and the bed is deeper. Before the new coupler, there was only about 1 3/4” between the bottom of the trailer neck and top of bed rail. Now I drag the back of my...

Haytools.com. Even if your model isn’t listed, I would be extremely surprised if he can’t get you taken care of. Just give him a call.

P = phosphorus / phosphate K = potassium / potash

3/4” bolts. 260 ft lbs + ( my small torque wrench maxes out at 260 and I can’t get my big torque wrench in to the bolts). I used the loctite that does not require heat to break loose because I cannot use a torch due to bolt location. I had never heard of the nord lock washers. I ordered some...

I have a loader tractor that the loader bracket bolts into the cast iron axle support and transmission housing. I can not keep these bolts tight! I have tried loctite. There is no way I can tack weld the bolts (due to clearance). Anybody got any good ideas how to keep them tight?

Perfectly fine to feed hogs milk. Start slow and build up the amount of milk. A lot depends on what kind of grain you’re using. Definitely would stop the milk at least 90 days before slaughter. Unless the breed you’ve selected is a smaller breed, why do you want to kill at such a small weight...

Yeah. They all get grain daily, free choice mineral, and good pasture barring dry weather. Also I usually keep a round bale in front of them year round but summer consumption is usually slim to none. I currently have 2 bulls and would typically use the 2.5 year old on herds #1 and 3, and my...

Say I’ve got 3 different herds of cattle. I’m going to put the bull in with the first herd (15 cows) about May 20th. Leave him for 2 months. I have another herd (15 cows) I’d like to breed August -October, and another herd of 18 to breed November-January. Will this be too much on him? He’s 2.5...

I’d just buy the head gate, post mount it, and set up an alley. For less than 10 cows, that’d be the most cost effective option and you’d still have a way to restrain an animal on your farm.

Yeah, they kill us on commission. I took 2 cull cows a while back. $144 commission to sell those.

Took a load of summer born Charolais x Angus calves today. Here’s what they’re bringing in my neck of the woods