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You're going to get a million different answers here, but I'll just tell you what I do (it has worked for me and never had any problems with this method) I like to cut them when they first hit the ground if at all possible. I've cut SEVERAL while they were still wet. Again, half will tell you to...

So it sounds like the general consensus is that I bought calves that were too fleshy to begin with. I could see that for sure. I bought calves that looked "good" to me, which for the most part translated into them being fleshy. I would say that most if not all of them were not weaned because...

So, here is my situation. I will provide as much information as possible, some of it probably even irrelavant, but I am really puzzled here and seeking some insight. I sold 12 Angus/AngusX heifers today that when I bought them weighed an average of 510# ( I even went back and checked the...

I live in Northeast Arkansas and have ran across a couple groups of cows in North Texas that I am interested in, but a friend of mine who has been in the cattle business all his life tells me not to buy cows from that far South of here because they will not adapt well to our climate. He also...

I hear what you are saying for sure and that is the VERY reason that we bought heifers. We have 23 total and after having them here and closely evaluating them over the last few months, there are about 12 or so that, in my opinion are of breeding quality, at least from a visual standpoint. I...

Hello all. Here is my dilema. I have a group of heifers weighing around 650#. We bought them in the fall at around 450-500# at what we thought would be a good price with the hopes that the market would climb by spring. Without getting too deep into all the numbers, we have between $500-$520/hd...

I have a question about transporting cattle across state lines. If a person were to buy cows in Texas and take them back home to Arkansas, what type of documentation (if any) would be required to accompany the cattle? Thanks in advance

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We are feeding a group of heifers this winter. We bought them at 450-500# and are about 90 days into our feeding cycle. We want to feed them for a total of around 180 days. They are grazing on plenty of stockpiled fescue and we put out hay when it gets really cold (which it has not done much...

Thanks again for all the advice everyone. Now, for an update on the calf. We gave her 5ml of Penicillin yesterday IM as per label directions. I cannot find an anti inflammatory anywhere around here. The "supply" stores around here are all a joke at best. Anyway, I do believe that she is more...

Thanks for the advice all. The problem with the vet thing is that we are "veterinarilly challenged" in my area. There are not a great deal of cattle in my area and there are no, and I mean NO large animal vets in my immediate area at all. The nearest ones are 70-80 miles from here and getting...

I have a 500# heifer in the group that I bought last week that I am terribly concerned about. She has had a snotty nose for the last 5 days. She has had 2 rounds of LA200 (Saturday and Monday) and yesterday I gave her a round of Nuflor that I got from a friend. Today she is still snotty...

I bought a group of 500# heifer calves last week to feed out this winter. We ran them all through and vaccinated them with Triangle 4 and 7-way blackleg. We also gave them all a dose of LA-200 to hopefully head off any illness. The last batch we bought, we ended up giving nearly all of them at...

Do any of you use medicine after the expiration date on the bottle has passed? I'm sure this will vary from medicine to medicine, depending on the contents, but take Nuflor for instance, how long past the expiration date have some of you used it and what were the results? Is it a "safety"...

Thanks everyone for all the info. SO, given this info, what time of year is it NOT safe for me to worm in my area? (North Arkansas)