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    Sludge as pasture fertilizer

    So I have been reading these threads and see valid points on both sides. I have worked at the County wastewater plant for the last 35 years. I am the responsible official in charge of the Land Application of residuals ( Spreading human waste on fields). The treatment process we use meets all EPA...
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    Calf with a broken leg

    cowgal604, Had to put it down. Hate to do stuff like that but its part of raising animals.
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    Calf with a broken leg

    Thanks for all the replies. I took the splint off this morning and was dismayed to find it hadn't healed any at all. The leg was rotten around the break and the smell was horrible. I don't know if I did something wrong or it was just bad luck. I know I had probably overdosed it with antibiotics...
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    Calf with a broken leg

    Buck, The skin was broke when I found her but not bad. I treated the leg and bound it up. I will take the spliint off tomorrow and hope for the best, Thanks
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    Calf with a broken leg

    Had a cow i guess stepped on her calf and broke its rear hind leg below the hock. Couldnt find a vet that was open after hrs, so i splinted it myself. Calf looks great but today at the three week mark I could smell the leg and i can see some red or inflamed tissue above the wrapping. I have kept...
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    Time to get rid of the bull

    So there are bulls out there that never growl and blow snot? This one has been pretty good even in high stress situations like when we were sorting cows and calves last year. I rotational graze with a trailer some and he hasn't been hard to load or agressive. I try to never let one get by with...
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    Time to get rid of the bull

    How do you know when its time to get rid of a bull? Mine bowed his neck and growled today with his tounge hanging out. When I threw a rock at him he barely moved off and stared at me like "I owed him money" Hes coming on three years old and has been pretty calm so far. Last year when I put him...
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    corn price effect on beef

    Will the lower corn prices affect the prices on feeder calves? Shouldn't demand for feeders go up as it is cheaper to feed them out or is price strictly based on consumer demand for beef?
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    Lower weight higher price?

    Newbie here and there is something I don't understand. Why is the price higher for calves that weigh less at the market. If a finished for slaughter steer weighs 1000 lbs, would a steer weighing 550 lbs not be cheaper to feed out than one that weighed 300? Seems a heavier calf would take less...
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    Apple trees in pastures?

    After having two episodes with bloat that seem to be attributed to apples, I was wondering if people leave apple trees in their pasture. Is choking or bloat from apples infrequent or something I should worry about?
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    hay roller

    I have small fields and steep mtn rds. What kind of round baler would you reccomend for a 45-55 hp tractor?
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    sale barn shafted me

    I pulled up the market report for that day.They didnt show a single bull calf in the 780 lb weight range but it did show one 970 lb bull that brought the exact same amount /lb as my check was for. I emailed the owner and his assistant last week but no answer yet.
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    sale barn shafted me

    I bought him from a sale barn so and he looked like he weighed 770 lbs. I watched him grow enough to know he was a lot heavier when i took him to the barn than he was when i bought him. Im usually 50-100 lbs low in a guess. It could have been an honest mistake when the checks were filled out but...
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    sale barn shafted me

    Bought a bull calf in may of last year. He weighed 770 lbs, Fed him a year and decided he wasnt growing like i thought he should. Figured he might weigh 900 lbs and I am usually low on guessing. Dropped him off at the sale barn and went to work on Mon the day of the sale. Got my check later in...
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    When to grain

    Thanks guys. Would the fact that im trying to AI change anyones opinion?
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