Recent content by sunnyblueskies

Give her a 'shot' of kaopectade or pepto bismol, whatever you have. And keep a close eye on her as the others said. As long as she is jumping around I wouldnt worry too much.

Merry Christmas to all of you. Thank you for all your input and help and discussions! No snow here, just a light skiff which doesn't cover anything. They say it's the first time in a 100 years we had no snow on Christmas. Exceptionally warm too. Around 0 Celsius during the day, right now -10...

All depends on how one sets it up I suppose. Let's take available land out of the equation for a moment, because that will dictate the size of your operation regardless of how many people work the cows. Around here we have all kinds of different setups. Most are family run operations. One is a...

Oh boy, yeah no. That's too much LOL

There is a thing like that here called Puckboard (not pegboard) it's arena or hockeyboard. 4x8 sheets and is also used in animal housing etc. Not sure if you guys would have that where you are. It's 'technical' explanation is: "Puckboard is also known as "HDPE" or "High Density Poly Ethylene"

Wow, never had that in a calf. Had a free martin who survived 4 years on the place because we couldn't get her loaded. Work her in the corral with the other cows, no problem, but once she was in the alleyway no fence was high enough. At that time we still had the good ole wood alleyway and she...

Doesn't have to be anything fancy or expensive to line the inside of the alleyway. Wood will take a beating over time and will rot in the weather more easily. Keep that in mind depending on how long you want to use that set up. As for making the sides higher. You could make the side, which you...

Did she try on the men jeans they had in the store you went to? And what @farmerjan says. Goodwill, next to new, whatever fits. New jeans are way too pricey to get down and dirty in.

If he had all his original shots for the last couple years you don't have to do the booster shot just because you are a little late with him this year. Unless you switch to a different type of vaccine.

It's unfortunate that you didn't vaccinate him the same time as the cows, you wouldn't be in the predicament with not being able to get 'one shot' doses. As what to vaccinate for....... no idea, I don't know what the 'needs' for your area are, but I would say you should vaccinate him the same as...

Give me a lesson. How do you apply those ropes, where do they have to sit? How tight? Interesting, never seen with rope. Williams Lake in B.C.?

An exam can be completely normal and fine. And the bull was probably fine a year ago too. Crap happens over time.

When is the re-try going to happen?

What did the Vet say?

I'd say it's a corkscrew penis. Can he pull it all the way back in? Curious...... was it always shaped like that? Or just all of a sudden? Can they break it that far ahead? I thought a break would be further back. But what do I know............ either way, like @GoWyo says, corkscrew or...