Recent content by robertwhite

Didn’t know where else to pose this question, so here goes........... Small stock pond, maybe 1/4 acre, approx 3-4 ft deep. So say 50K-75K gallons? Seems that over several years of cattle tramping through it, they have managed to punch a hole(s) in it. Used to drain out very slowly, now a full...

Thanks guys. Figured they would mess with the floater. I will go with another sinking one. The bull doesn't mess with the one I have in the other tank.

I have a couple of 110 (?) gallon water tanks. In past years I pulled the plugs and put in heaters that go through the hole and sit on the bottom of the tank. Never liked them as they would eventually start leaking thru the gaskets. This year I used one of that kind and 1 that just sinks to...

Sounds fine on paper, but what happens when you are fully stocked with 50 head and only a month or less into the cycle, then you don't get any rain for the next month? (and it sure happens in TN) Can't de-stock as you won't make any money, can't keep as there is no grass for them to eat...

I am in TN and have bottoms very close by and see no way that you can run 1 head per acre without feed or supplements. You say it hardly floods, but what about when it does? What about when it is in drought? You plan on running the 50 cows on 1/3 of the property, then rotating. What if they...

I will run it through a filter when pumping out. That should take care of any rust from the barrel (though there shouldn't be any) Will also put klear diesel in just like I do on my truck to eliminate any potential water. Thanks

Just going to store the one 55 gallon barrel. Barrel has been reconditioned. Will save trips to the co-op.

How long would off road diesel last (shelf/useable life) if stored in a sealed 55 gallon steel drum? Will be stored in an open ended barn bay.

Well, I went with the cattle panel. Nailed it down with fence staples. Have some more calves to go, so I will know pretty quick how well it works. Thanks guys.

What if anything are you folks using in your transport trailers to make them less slippery "when wet" (with crap and piss). I have one of those big rubber mats, but that gets to be a skating rink after a couple minutes. If I leave the mat out, the wood floor (oak planks) will get just as...

Thanks guys. Glad I thought of it after I put them in the compost pile.

A few of my cows love tomatoes and when I find cracked or over ripe tomatoes in the garden, I chuck them over the fence for them. But the other day when pulling the actual tomato plants out for the season, I thought.......Can cattle eat tomato plants? (this way I know for the future)

So I worked my cows on 5/24 and have now noticed that one of them has a knot the size of a baseball on her neck right in the area where she would have been given a shot. I am in with my herd pretty much everyday to check them and never noticed the knot before, so maybe it has just gotten big...

Ummmmmm, welcome to the site. But you dragged up a 2 yr old thread because?

2 1/2 month old bottle calf seems to be wheezing. Had a minor cough about 2 weeks ago and gave a dose of LA300 along with several days of a little medicated grain. Seemed to be fine, but now appears to be wheezing/congested. Calf is fed medicated milk replacer (no soy) 3x day, a few handfuls of...