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Owners have one of their bulls separated - kids started calling him Big Bob. He has a hurt back foot. He is in the pen right by our house. A first time mooma (Lady) and her 3 week bull calf are in there as well. They often put heifers they are not sure about in there to birth. I think they are...

Hi all, We are wanting to get the orchard by our house in better shape. I don't know how old it is, but I know the owners father planted sometime after they bought the place I think in the 40s There are about 40 trees in a variety of 6 different kinds of apples, There are also a couple rows...

Awe, he could fit right in with my boys :) Looks good to me.

Well, My boys are basically on there own now with the rest of the less than a year/weaning calves. I still go out and see them most everyday, giving them a little hay or grass that is still green. Well, yesterday afternoon when we were out there, the son came by and told me what he found that...

I have heard this. Why do black sell better in this area? Personally, good meat is good meat and I don't care what color the hide is.

Congrats on getting a couple cats. Most can make great mousers and yes even as tame indoor pets. Our little story about letting kittens outside to hunt. We have had 7 cats over the past 4 years that we have lived on a farm in the country. The cats never really leave the area of the...

You have a couple cute kitties there. Glad they became friends. LOL, my DH threatens to throw my in/outdoor cat in to the river (then turns around and lets her lick out his ice cream bowl ;) )

Prayers for you and yours.

All four of my boys are doing great now. Healthy and always hungry. Five is still a bit skinnier than the other 3 but he is getting there. Anyway, they will be on bottles for about 3 more weeks and are really eating the grain well - out of buckets :). I also give them a little hay and they do...

Picture updates :) --- (if these are too big, please let me know and I can resize them on photobucket) Well, they know the sound of the little wagon I tote the bottles water and grain to the pen in and here they are all waiting... After bottles, I make sure each gets a few small handfuls of...

I don't know about the $$ side but the graces of the board saved 5 of 7 of my boys. I give my big boy apples but I cut up (6-8 pieces) or stomp on them to break them. Heard a story from the owner. Several years ago, he threw an apple to one of their cows expecting it to hit the ground. She...

They have good feed, I think it is 12 or 14% Thank you MM, I will start cutting back and get them eating more feed. I did see one of them eating out of the bucket today. That will make the MR last a little longer too :)

mjd, thank you for asking all these questions. the people on here are pretty good and giving honest responses. I am learning calves/cows/cattle are very fun and enjoyable to be around. They are a lot of work but it is that old hands on work that can be so satisfying too. One thing bout your...

Thank you MM, Only the one now has been 'sick' more than a little bout with scours. He got pretty far down to the point I thought he was gonna be gone the next morning. He is eating well now and getting stronger. Thank you for the description on build. I thought they would look thinner but...

OK, getting confused about all this. So I went and pulled the instructions. The directions say for one calf to mix one scoop (8oz by weight) per 2 quarts of water. Feed 2 quarts twice a day to start and until they are consuming 1 1/2 pounds MR per day which would occur around 4-6 weeks. [So...