Recent content by HybridMike

Howdy Folks, Not new here but I usually just lurk. I'm 65 now with a bad back. Wife and son don't want me doing stupid stuff. This would include trying to rope a calf and tagging in open pasture. I've been looking into getting a calf catcher of some sort. Only know of two brands. Don't like the...

Any idea what’s going on with this bull? He’s got these spots on his neck and hind quarters. The spots are flat and not raised.

I probably messed up. We put a 17 month old Brangus bull out last summer to clean up on 30 head of recips. I wasn't paying attention until He started losing weight. All the sudden I noticed he had no interest in following the new ones. We brought him up during mid fall. Wormed and vaccinated as...

I go by what your vet said. Like someone else said I don’t sweat over missing a few unless someone is showing them or they will eventually go through a registered sale.

Was the vet able to ultrasound her tract? I’d be curious what he found anything off by palpating. What is your mineral regimen like?

I don't actually market fed steers. It seems when people hear I'm feeding one they come out of the woodwork. From church, Facebook etc... I think I could sell 10 per year without advertising. Nice thing for me is that most of my friends and neighbors are city folk that moved out here and still...

I’m curious to know what people are selling home grown beef for. I was just feeding for myself but now others are begging to ask if I’ll raise and feed one for them. Are you selling by live weight or hanging? What kind of pricing? Does that price include the harvesting?