Recent content by irked

why in the world would anyone even consider saving replacements from a bull with a mature weight of 2,700 pounds? have you given any thought to what those daughters will weigh? of course, i think most of us know that an actual trip across the scales will often change a lot of guesses about...

buy the best cows, regardless of the headgear.

i think you're still going about this backwards, brafordman. don't ever select cows to fit one particular bull. or even to fit one particular breed of bull. select cows that are suited to your environment. or even just those that you like to look at. then, select bulls that will complement those...

i hope that your employer allows you to carry while at work, but i would bet not? if you aren't allowed to, perhaps you should consider doing it anyway. of course, i think that everyone should carry, especially the ladies. but i suppose that is an argument best left for another thread.

lol, respectfully. you've really become quite the expert there, oldtimer. it wasn't very long ago that you sounded very much like brafordman: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=15657&p=138474#p138474 some of these tough guys really like to pick on newbies, brafordman. and it seems like a newbie that is...

given time, cattle seem to be very good at adapting to the environment into which they are forced to exist. had it not been for the introduction of brahman genetics into this country, don't you think that other breeds would have been able to adapt to the coastal plains after several generations?

while they have some place for absentee ranchers, molasses tubs probably work out better for the manufacturers and purveyors of molasses tubs than they do for cattlemen. particularly in your case where you are able to feed cubes twice per week. if you have plenty of hay (energy) available and...

there's a reason for product labels. your injection decisions have consequences.

that's a better response than mine, novatech. upon reading mine again, it seems to be somewhat...gruff. :oops: i agree that it shouldn't hurt anything. even the meat will probably get over it with time. my apologies for sounding gruff, catdance62. you have found the best place on the internet...

is it ok? well, it's a little bit late to be asking now. remember that cattle are food, not pets. the muscle of cattle is the part that people eat. why on earth you would think that it's ok to inject a dewormer into the muscle is a mystery to me. would you want to eat that? i would suggest that...

i would contend that in most cases, the order buyer that sees calves for only a few seconds knows more about the true value of them than the people who have raised them. but i guess you expect a buyer to give the same amount for all calves? no matter whether it will fit his orders or not? even...

that's true, you sure don't. but a cow that is really fat on grass will get you gobby fat discounts at slaughter, not a premium. and you sure need corn or grain (and lots of it) to make a white cow. which is what you claimed to sell. but by all means, enlighten us dummies. since this thread is...

all of the talk about producing calves that reach slaughter weights at 12-14 months might be good for the purebred breeder who likes to chase larger and larger numbers. and it's surely good for the feedlot manager whose job it is to sell corn. calf-feds that come in weighing 500-600 and can be...

i doubt if it's cost-effective for anyone to try to sell white cows unless they're in an area that has a lot of cheap corn and are close to cow slaughter as well. are you sure you even know what a white cow is? i'm starting to smell smoke because this doesn't really make any sense when taken...

1400 pounds at 14 months old with no feed? i'd sure like to run grass yearlings out of some hard keepers like that.