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i have heard that beef breeds grow at a faster rate is this true. i buy bottle calves in the fall and try to only keep them 14 mos. to avoid feeding mature animal through the winter.thanks rob

thanks mnmtraunching, maybe i should feed the other five rounds to the older ones to bulk them up a little before the ride to the cooler!! thanks again milkmaid. i will be tarping the hay to try and keep it as dry as possible and setting it on pallets. rob

thanks milkmaid that is exactly what i wanted to know!!!!! i will still buy the fifteen bales because it is cheap , worst case scenario i feed them hay a little longer to let the pasture go. i reall appreciate the input. i am also curios from someone that raises holsteins, is there much...

like i said i dont know what to buy, last year was my first calves and i did holstein and just fed them corn til it hit 7$ a bushel. then i put up a fence a kicked them out of the barn. i have no idea how much hay to buy but i do know it is 35$ a bale right now and at least double that by...

thanks for the replys i told the guy i wanted 15 bales for sure. it is good grass hay. the bales are 1000lb. i can buy hay year round but am thinking it will be about half price right now, so i would probably be better to buy to much than not enough. thanks rob

i need to know how much hay to buy to get my calves through til spring? i will be buying six bottle calves at the end of august and i found some cheap round bales from a friend. i will probably try to buy some beef breed if i can find them otherwise it will just be holsteins again!! please...

gg, cut back on the milk, give him a bottle in the morning or evening and then the other of warm water. once he gets hungry he will start eating the feed. you might have to help him find the water trough also mine wouldnt drink until i dunked their head in the tank. get ready for the...

if the collar is ineffective around his neck put it around his belly with the two prongs on the side of his unit. if that dont slow him down put him down nothing else will work!!! :o

how about 5 and 7

Anyone watch ufc and want to make predictions on this one. i say georges in the first from strikes, serra should have shut his mouth and prayed now he has st. pierre mad. st. pierre i think is a lot like bj penn, if you dont motivate him you have a chance but why would you make him mad...

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with all due respect wind turbines and solar power are not the answer. nuclear power is, if our govt would allow us to burn more of the nuclear rods(whole different story). and of course if we have the water to cool them!! good luck!!mike c hope your lights stay on!! :drink:

i was just wondering if anyone watches ufc here. i am getting excited for next weeks match between brock lesnar and frank mir. anyone have any predictions? i will take lesnar by ground and pound in the second round!!

you think gsp's huh dun, i have never tried to train one but i do have a german wirehaired pointer. he will test your patience but is a awesome dog, loyal right down to the bone. anywhere i go he has to go, he is great with kids but he has a little energy!!!!!! the worst dog i have tried...

i feed diamond extreme energy sporting dog formula to my german wirehaird pointer. i cant get any weight on him but he does put on a few miles. i tried iams and science diet his coat wasnt as nice and he still didnt put on any weight. so back to the diamond i went, it seems to keep him in...

texican, i am by no means a cattle guru, but iam in the same situatuion as you. i have eight acres, i bought calves in the fall so they were smaller when i had no pasture. then when spring comes and they are bigger they will get kicked out in to the rest of the pasture. i bought some...

dun-- i am very sure of the age of all my calves right down to the day. i picked them up from a local dairy farm as day olds. he was smaller from the day i brought him home but has always been the best eater. i think i will try some rearanging tonight and put him in with some smaller ones for...

i never even thought of butchers. why would the butcher preferr banding? i do band my calves just for the record, and being the first calves i have ever had i found it real easy and simple but i could see how one could be missed if in a hurry and not paying attention. or maybe just not...

well stated texas bred. i dont think somn meant to insult anyone at first. he was simply stating a point of view from a large operation. and all personal opinions aside it makes sense. if you were buying in that large of quantity and investment on steers, wouldnt you want to be real sure...

bigbull-----these claves are not half holsteins they are full holstein as far as i know. if it has no horn buds by now you think it is polled? that would be cool