Recent content by RICHARDL

YES, I have to "correct the cattle often. Well not often but. Same with my dogs, Yea i've been talking to my folks, and most of the feed stores i deal with like to help also. I did forget to ask the lady i got the from what bits they used. I will call tonight. and i like the forums to, a great...

THANKS, thats excatly what i need to know. Yall steered me where i needed to go, And i don't treat them as pets, I treat them like horses, I don't belive in abusing my animal neither. I've done fairly well with my cattle asking questions here and there, always something to learn. LIke i said i...

Hi, everyone, Been awhile since i've posted (all on the cattle stuff) Well I decided to get a couple horses, my nephew has been wanting one, he has no place to have one and ive been thinking about getting one for myself, Having been around horses but never owning one. I decided to buy one for me...

I was watching the RDFTV the other night , And the topic of discussion was worms, Got me all worried about worms now. How can i tell if my cattle have worms, They all look heathly and solid, Not a skinny one in the bunch. all active, all seem normal . So how can i tell???????? :cowboy:

Ha Ha well i didn't get into it to make a fortune cause i know better. But if i can have healty beef for my freezer and family and friends and keep the grass down in the process i'm fine with that :cowboy:

I MAYBE wrong on those number i wrote it down at home. so $2 - $2.25 is a pretty good fig. ??? thanks thats what i needed to know. It will be going to family & friends so i'll have to be on the down side. don't want to lose money but i don't have to make that much either :cowboy:

OK, when it comes to selling beef i'm clueless. What i'm speaking of is a butchered calf Or 1/2 calf. What do i sell a 1/2 calf thats been butchered. I have about 3 that are ready to go 1 will be mine and the other 2 I have people asking me Just not sure what to tell them. Butchering fees whan...

Now my bull was kinda smallish but in the last year or so he's really come on Do you think there something to that? Yea go figure out of the 4 heifers she the smallest and has the biggest calf and she was the one i was worried about i guess for good reason. I guess maybe a lot of factors come...

I would not say immature, shes 2.5 years old. Shes on the small side and all my other heifers calfed with no problems at all. out of 6 calves, 5 were very small 50lbs range. Even my older cows had very samll calves. Why she had such a big calf ? dunno. she the sister to one of the other...

R U trying to p.o. me??? YES vet came out and like i said in a previous post. Said, we did and are doing the right thing. it happens, Happen to him. SO i guess you know more than the vet now????. I tried everyones advice but i'm not going to risk my safety or the calfs safety just to say oh...

(It is a lifestyle choice if you can not be there for your animals then question if you should have them.) I don't know of a single person in MY area that doesn't have cattle and work. I do what it takes for all of my animals. How many other people on this board have cattle...

NO NEED A FOR THAT. You don't take into account i'm at work either, some of us have to work to suport the rest of the country. today i will have time today is my go home early day. No she won't have a choice TODAY. But in the mean time i have to keep the calf alive don't yall...

thanks and yes i wish you were closer. He wants to suck. i tried yesterday evening in the corral giving her some feed and he was just about to suck on it and she head butted him to the ground. So today is the day i have time to run her in the chute tie her legs and her head and if he don't suck...

Don't get all crazy on me now, i'm trying. i asked for advice and got it. I'm keeping him alive while i do these things. I can't just throw my hands in the air and quit, than he dies, than what?? Right now both are find, i sprayed coloring on her teats yesterday i will know the outcome this...

HELL NO. she won't let me get that close. i can get arms length away thats it until i can get her in the chute. What i'm doing seems to be working until i can get away from work to pen her up and go thru all that. But my work comes first. Hes doing well and she seems fine to going too use...