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    Starting a Calf Operation out fresh

    Hey, thanks for the reply, I am doing great right now, I am running an operation right now and doing well. I have 335 calves right now, I have a few calves i have been treating with, banamine, baytral and neuflor. And they are showing a lot of imporvment! Chad
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    Taking them in to casterate...

    Just make sure you keep an eye on them, watch for bleeding that is the main concern you should have if the bleeding doesnt stop. Good to hear their doing great good luck in the future Chad
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    Pepto for scours

    Hey, All pepto does is lines the stomach, it doesnt kill the bacteria it just keeps the stomach from being irrated. Chad
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    Ideas on Building a Calf Chute/Headgate

    Hey, I am not to sure on this but, what I would try is make a form narrow, start wide and go small. hard to explain. Pick a cornor build going outward from narrow to wide and leave a whole at both ends big enough to get a calf in and small enough to keep their neck out so you can give shots...
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    Taking them in to casterate...

    Hello, You still can banned them instead of taking them to the vet and paying the extra money or have someone else come in and do it for you or help you, When we usually banned them we wait a couple of weeks or a month after weaning the calves, so around 2 months or 2 in half months of age, make...
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    Starting a Calf Operation out fresh

    I have worked with that many calves when u work on the 3rd largest calf farm in the state and bring in over 100's of calves a week from different big dairys its possible but I dont know the exact amount. and yes i know about beef as well there was beef at the farm. When you work with this many...
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    hand pulling calves

    You should usually never have to pull a calf. 90 percent of the time a cow can do it them selves its not always good to help pull a calf you can hurt the calf and even the cow, but if you have to pull a calf dont ever use chains ropes, or anything tied around the calf. either use ur hands or if...
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    How do you deal with mud?

    Dig around the area, and put breaker rock in the hole then cover that with a good amount of gravle,
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    Starting a Calf Operation out fresh

    Hello, my name is Chad Boese, from Wisconsin. I am only 20 years old. I worked on a Calf Operation for a good part of my life and found out thats what I wanna do for the rest of my life. I have worked with hundreds of thousands of calves in my life time, I am able to point out certain...
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