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    It's that time of the year 🎄

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    Need electric fence help

    Well said.
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    Hanging height

    Here’s a ridiculous extreme.
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    Another grass to identify

    According to the app called “Seek”, it’s Buffelgrass. Also known as dhaman grass, anjan grass, and koluk katai. This is the first time I’ve ever tried this app on a picture, so I don’t know how accurate it is. That said, the app response was faster than normal, suggesting a higher degree of...
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    stock trailers

    I agree. And if I may add: space below the sides to prevent buildup of manure, grease zerks on the hinges, latches for both open and closed positions of doors, powder-coat paint, rumber floors, rolling pins below the bumper for rough country, and a very responsive company in the unlikely event...
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    Working dog question

    Our experience is close to what Dave and 76 describe. This is what works for us: 1. Use trained dogs (border collies) year around to keep the dogs fresh and the cows accustomed to them. 2. If you’re just getting started, wait until after you wean to introduce the dogs. The cows won’t have...
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    Beefalo Bison Cattelo

    He definitely has a wild streak, but not like his sire. We’re running him with the bulls for the winter. He doesn’t know that he’s infertile, so he gets intolerable around cycling cows. He has a half-sister that was open at preg check time but appeared to be bulling. Maybe she’ll breed next...
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    Beefalo Bison Cattelo

    This infertile bull is 3 1/2 yrs old and is the product of a bison bull and an angus cow. The top of the trailer is 7’ high. He was what you would call an ‘unplanned pregnancy’.
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    Dog kennel design

    Do any of you have thoughts you can share on dog kennel design? Perhaps something you'd do differently if you were to build another one? I'm thinking of runs that are 12' long and 4' wide, a concrete floor with a rock-filled 'trench' running across the back of the runs to give the dogs a place...
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    Electric Fence Shutoff

    We use switches to isolate stretches of fence, but we also use remote controls that come with the fence energizers. The "remote" looks like a tv remote and it serves two purposes: 1) locate faults by giving the direction and the severity of the fault, and then 2) sending an on/off signal...
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    slow progress.

    I'm sorry to read that you lost a calf, but believe your timely intervention on the first cow probably saved a calf. Given the hand that you were dealt, two dead calves would have been '... not a good day." I guess it's all relative, and I prefer to think you salvaged the day as best as was...
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    Let the calving begin! I think I'm Ready!

    That's a very nice setup. Here's hoping that all your calves are healthy and your stanchion proves to be insurance that you don't need to collect.
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    Beef cow efficiency (New Mexico State University)

    Thank you, Walnut, for posting this. It is very interesting. I spent a few hours reading the linked article and references cited in the linked article, and I finished by telling myself I need to re-read all of it to absorb more details. That's the sign of an excellent post! Ebenezer makes an...
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    Correlation, Causation, and Coincidence

    Happy to share it. Twenty-five calves were noted as "hard pull" and a disproportionate number were from a single calving group, which I attribute to causation - poor bull selection. Five calves were scored "C-section or extreme traction", but from the notes I see that three were C-sections...
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