Recent content by whiskyb

hpm08161947 North Carolina is a great spot. I head for the outer banks any chance I get. Years back when Lisa first graduated we were going to move to Hartsville, South Carolina. Ended up getting rid of all my winter clothes before we decide to stay put. Have not enjoyed a winter ever since...

My wife Lisa and I have been doing alot of searching lately. We currently have about 700 acres leased for cash crop, pasture and barn. We have around 30 charlais cross cows. We live in town. I commute about an hour west to a casino job and my wife is about 1/2 an hour to the east as a nurse in...

As of today(friday) calf is sucking. Mom seems to be bagging up a little better now as well. I will have the vet come out as well and check her. I am sure he will be happy as well to see the calf as his predicted survival rate was fairly low. I have checked the property for a second calf as well...

Friday morning and all is still good. Yesterdays weather was in the sixties, tomorrow is supposed to be around freezing with snow. I'm glad that I have them in a good part of the barn that is not too drafty. If it stays cold I will open windows slowly to climatize the little fella. Whiskyb

Well 48 hours later and were still going strong. Stood on his own yesterday, good thing its raining as it gives me more time for spending in the barn Whiskyb

It was a dried colostrom that I used. Itried milking the mother and only got a few ounces after 10 minutes or so. Quite an ordeal so it was. Momma is usually a kicker and she stood still the entire time. It was'nt as thick as you would expect for just giving birth. If she is premature and her...

Had a surprise today as the first of my fall calves was born about a month early. She was with the bull last March13. Still could'nt stand when I got to him. He has real short hair and probaly about 50 lbs. Feels more like a sack of flour when you pick him up. As luck would have it she calved at...

unhooked the power and tried it again with nothing showing. It is a new unit so I am hoping that all is fine. I am going to disconnect it and bring it back to the house and hook it up to try it on a different power line. Their is a ton of information if you google "stray voltage" I am hoping it...

I have checked at the panel which is almost directly below the transformer on the pole and found only trace amounts. The ground wire is intact coming down the pole but I have yet to dig up and inspect the plate or rod. I have thought that the actual problem could be in the well and is coming...

I recently installed a new heated bowl. Their original tank was about 10' away although not heated. I drained the original so as to force them to use the new one. Every time one of my cows would use it, it seems that they would get shocked. I have since unplugged it, and went back to using the...

Although it is a lease barn the price is good and we treat it as if our own. I need to replace some water pipes befor winter and thought that a painting would brighten it up. Winter seems to long and dark around here so any help at brightening up a room is worth it in my opinion.

I called the local paint shop, he has no leads on any washes but can sell me regular flat latex for little money. I can spray the whole thing with my existing equiptment and not be worried about chemicals. I wish I could get someone local to do it for me but I have not been able to find any...

I am looking for advice on whitewashing the inside of a leased barn where I keep Cows/Calves. It has not been done for a long time and really needs a good cleaning. Does the homemade lime recipes have any negative side effects with cattle licking, rubbing against the walls. I have heard about...

Wow, sorry for posting and running off but I was called out of town for abit and am just getting home. It looks like i will use my existing rails in my bed and get a goose from the same hitch company that will use those rails.

I am currently looking at a 20' gooseneck stock trailer. My truck is a 2001 F350 dually diesel with a fifth wheel hitch already in the bed. Is their a reason that all (all that I have seen anyway) cattle trailers use the gooseneck 2 5/16 ball as opposed to the fifth wheel style that campers use...