Recent content by Missy

Hey Keren,yes that is why unfortunately. Sold all but 2 so think i will keep them for myself for now. Had one calve a Purebred Jersey heifer calf the other day so i would like her to stay... see what happens Thanks Angus Cowman...

The more the merrier... I have just had my heart shattered after OH and i seperated so i need to get away. Am thinking November :D

Hi guys, seeing as this is a US based board i am looking for some info re travelling to America from Australia. Im a country girl who has a huge passions for Paints and Quarter Horses (i breed them here in Aus) I am not interested in going to places with casino's etc, i have Texas in mind and...

Yeh she was a great colour! I personally love the hereford cross as they always seem to do well. They grow the quickest and are just tough little buggers :D I don't care much for the angus cross jersey, i don't like angus at the best of times and i find that when crossed with jersey they just...

Regolith I Have added some pics below of a couple or Jersey Hereford crosses i have. I have seen them look totally like a hereford,down to having tiny bit of white splashed over their faces With Mumma

I have found that Cross Hereford they start out normal red colour and generally get darker and go brindle Cross Red Angus they start out like normal red angus calves,and turn a darker red and can go brindle aswell.Get the black masks around their faces like a jersey. Cross Black Angus they start...

Would a cow be approximately when you can easily feel the calf just by touching the cows side?

Thanks for the replies. Mares too make a bag quite sometime before foaling,like cows do before calving. Just curious is all :D

Ok so studies indicate that a mare DOES NOT produce colostrum until she foals. All the worry people go through about mares leaking milk before they foal,it has been proven there is nothing to worry about as the foaling process stimulates the making of colostrum. Now are cows the same? Are there...

Is it really that light at night time? The latest it gets dark here in middle of summer is about 8pm( Australia)

Thanks HD, Just flicking through my AI book and it states that you can irrigate the cow with 5ml of Tea tree oil to 100 ml of distilled water. Anybody done this?

Ok well i am after some info as i have done a search and didn't find alot. Cow # 1 LOTS of gunk on top of tail coming out of vulva,creamy crusty stuff not in calf.Just off the dairy Cows # 2 and 3 Inside of vulva looks like it is rubbed.Best way to describe it i guess ,small red dots that are...

HAHA i think i will pass on the milk vein :lol2: Ear,thats a new one for me. I breed and show horses so with IV injections it has always been in the jugular(sp) Weather has been pretty ordinary at the moment so hoping to get to try again soon

Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Watched the video a couple of times and i will let you all know how i go

Hi :D Im having some trouble taking blood from a couple of cows.I just can't quite pin the point under their tails to do it and i don't wanna go jabbing around un-neccesarily. Can someone explaint o me where abouts excatly and how far approx does the needle need to go in before it gets blood...