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I use a dog daily on my place and have bred and trained Border Collies for about 30 years. I would suggest that if you do not have a dog training background your best approach would be to buy a started dog from a good working bloodline suited for your type of stock. I would also suggest you...

The company in question is Rawls Livestock- Robert Rawls out of Bogue Chitto, Mississippi. I have a pot load contracted for June delivery and was informed of the situation. I have sold him several loads over the last 20+ years. A really sad deal.

I run strictly stocker calves. In putting together groups you see all kinds, some haven't been weaned and are still looking for mama, and most have never been around electric fences. I have had very good luck with 2 strands of electric and 3 strands of barbwire. I want calves purchased each week...

I generally produce about a 150% lamb crop. I turn rams in in Oct. and ewes generally lamb for about 2 weeks the first of March. I work all the lambs at one time about 2 wks. later (just a clostridial vacc. and band). They run with their mom until about the end of June. Sell most off the place...

I keep about 50 kathdin ewes and generally run them thru the traps behind my stocker calves. My exterior fences are 5 strand barbwire and my interior fences are 3 hot wires with one barb between the bottom and 2nd hot. I keep the sheep in a nite pen and turn them out each morning. They go down...

Yes sir I am still using the grain screening pellets. I have been feeding them for about 20 years and thru several thousand head of calves. You do know that feedlots buy afla corn and can feed up to several hundred ppb. Export elevators are only supposed to handle grain at less than 20ppb. The...

Thanks for the response Lucky_P; I feed a high-fiber ration in the self-feeders. There is only 300# DDG/ton in the ration and not much grain. I don't push the calves too hard just shooting for about 2#/day gain. Fat 7-8 wts. don't go over well with my buyers. I have been using community well...

Yesterday, when I went to move calves to ryegrass I found a 6 wt. steer standing in a fence corner by himself. He was pushing his body against a 5 strand barbwire fence and laying his head on a 4 strand hotwire fence (that I know had 7k+volts) and did not seem affected. I pulled him out of...

Kind of what I thought. When I called WW, they wanted us to go thru a dealer. We only have a couple in the state and they are new. Guess they don't need the business. Heck, the freight quote was $1150 to ship from Ok. Boss decided to pass. If it was for me I would talk more. I think I...

Between my boss and I we have owned three Stampede chutes, all bought before WW purchased Stampede. They are heavy and and have held up well. One is used strickly for my bosses bulls (herd bulls + about 70 two year old bulls sold yearly). We haven't had to do any repairs. I priced another one...

I can tell you exactly what it was. Calves were bought during last fall runs and were about thirty cents/pound cheaper. Also, feed was purchased early last fall in front of higher grain prices. I sold those 7 wt. steers for $ 1.48/# . The load I just sold were bought in late spring at higher...

I can't live and die with one group of calves. This spring we sold a couple of pot loads for more profit than I have ever made, but this fall the worm has kind of turned and I sold probably the best, most even set of steers I have ever fed for about one third the profit. I used to be able to...

I agree on the Zuprevo. I have started 3 pot loads this fall on it. I did metaphalyxis with it and have not lost a calf. That is really unusual for fall calves in my operation. I can't comment on treatment as I have not had many "pulls". Lane

I have one like Dun showed and it works good. A few months ago I got one that uses compressed air and it is great. Uses the same hook type end and there is no waste and very accurate so I save wormer. Lane

I buy light 3 wt. calves weekly so I figure few are weaned. My starter lot is 200' X 300' and located next to my working facilities. It has a couple of shade trees, a big water trough, a hay feeder and a line of concrete troughs. I pick up calves a couple of evenings during the week and unload...

When we are buying calves we generally work a group every week, and you would be amazed at what you may find when castrating. The worst is the calves messed up banding. These are the hardest to fix as most of the time the testicle is deformed and feels like it is growing to the side of the...

I order all my vaccines, wormer, and antibiotics by phone. You will need a vet script for certain drugs. I would suggest you don't order on Thursday or Friday so that drugs that require a cold pack don't sit over the weekend. I always make sure drugs are cool and check expiration dates when...

It kind of sounds like you have an agenda, but I'll jump in anyway. I buy lite wt. calves from 3 salebarns weekly. First off, you have to figure I am usually working with someones mistakes so I see a lot of different levels of management/mismanagement. The calves don't necessarily come in sick...

We brand several groups of calves every year. I have an L & H that has to be 15 years old. Out of 100 head I probably get 10 ugly brands. I used to try to leave it too long and get hide too hot. We keep a wire brush handy to run over hide to remove manure, etc. and run it over end of iron to...

I think you were given some good information. I don't really start working my dogs until they are about a year old. With that said, I do haul pups with me from a very early age. I don't let them off a rope until I can trust in their recall. My older dogs are loose around my stock whenever I am...