Recent content by Stickney94

If I'm reading between the lines correctly -- my home state makes it lawful to castrate a bull running at large: https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/40-28

Are these gravity fed steer stuffers or automatic feeders that dispense periodically during the day? I grew up using gravity fed home built models but they were really only used the last 3-5 months of fattening. We used them with ground ear corn which adds quite a lot of roughage to the ration...

I'm assuming that's a reference to this. EPDs are a "tool." Like any tool if used inappropriately your results may vary. For example, a circular saw is a tool, but if you use it as a hammer don't act surprised if it doesn't work well. :-) I have calves on the ground from 3 sires -- one...

So how do you cook these brisket steaks? short rib steaks? ox tail steaks?

EPDs are a tool. If you want to use them take the time to understand what they are and aren't (I'm familiar with Angus and Wagyu epds but of no help with Sim). EPDs can be useful but they can also be misleading. We use AI for our breeding and we moved several years ago to only using high...

If my heifers had to fight off cougars, wolves, grizzlies they'd slip a few more pregnancies too. :-)

Interested as well -- not familiar with the plant -- looked up seed options and saw that the flowers/seeds can be toxic to cattle? (HERE is where I saw that)

I have a jersey cow and a jersey/angus cross cow. I've never crossed Wagyu x Jersey -- but I have bred the x-bred to wagyu (AI). If you have patience and a good feeding program it would probably work fine as private sale beef. They will grow slow. They should marble very well. They will...

Found this podcast with him. I've only listened to the first 30 min or so -- but if you take a listen I think you will get some of what you are asking answered.

Any chance it will be recorded or streamed? I'd be very interested in what he has to say.

Chuckie -- I apologize for letting you know, but if you think the bull barn one is neat -- don't go use the ABS Global one -- you can do all of those searches AND filter on multiple EPDs to narrow your search!! It will blow your mind!!! haha. (I'm guessing ST Genetics/Select Sires etc all...

The thread title says "grass" and the body says "grain" finishing. His he speaking to both? Or?

If a cow needs 10 ppm (parts per million) daily, and I have minerals that show 150 ppm and another that shows 2500 ppm (both of which list copper sulfate as the source) how much copper is taken in and how much is excreted in a daily 4 oz suggested ration? ;) The 2500 ppm seems like overkill --...

I feed mineral -- vitaferm, a local grain mill version, and a large farm store chain label -- I vary throughout the year. However, like Travlr suggests -- I'd suggest anyone with questions go look up a ration balancer tool if for no other reason to get an idea what feedstuffs generally provide...

Silver -- what do your neighbors run? Or locals? My skid runs on all ground types (concrete, asphalt, dirt, gravel, fields, corn stalks, pasture, hills, ice, snow, blizzards). I'd love tracks but several ppl advised me that due to the variety of work and ground type that tires would be the...