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Ladies and gentlemen, please forgive a modicum of hucksterism on my part, but I wanted to let you know that I wrote a book. I am an avid reader, in all kinds of genres, and inevitably I have come across things that made me say to myself, "you know, I can write something better than that." So...

Hogs are getting after my pasture and my coastal patch. What do I do now? How do I get rid of these pests in the most effective manner possible without mortgaging my land to do it?

My father was a throw it on the ground guy, my grandfather was a throw it on the ground guy, and I am a throw it on the ground guy. But now my sister, who is graciously boarding some heifers for me, tells me that they are stomping around and scattering their hay, and not eating it. Well, yes...

I need some ideas for a temporary shelter for 4 heifers. Cheap is good, but functional is better. Need to get them out of the West Texas blue northers/ north wind for about 5 months or so. Any ideas are appreciated.

Any suggestions on how to keep a young Brangus bull at home? The Simbrah girls next door seem to have turned his head ... What do I do now? I can't sell him and buy another one. Do I just get used to getting calls from my neighbor? Thankfully, he runs a Brangus bull, too, and he don't care...

I have looked around but have not found the answer to this query. Does anyone have a good plan for an old-fashioned crowding chute? Planning on sinking four cross ties and nailing some 2x6's.

Why do 400 lb. calves sell for more per pound than 600 lb calves? What makes them more attractive? My dad sold his calves at 9 months of age for years. Now, my 9-month calves are way bigger than his were, so should I be selling sooner? Advice is appreciated!

I was bragging to one of my fellow weekend ranchers at work this morning about finding another baby in the pasture over the weekend (probably gonna name him Tom Brady!) when he informed me that one of his cows had twins on Friday. Not only that, but he found a set of twins in his pasture about...

It amazes me how the sight of one new little baby calf can cheer me up! :cboy: I was checking on my little herd yesterday and one of my old cows was missing. I was worried for a few minutes, and then my son spotted her through the mesquites, and whaddaya know??!!!! She had a brand new little...

I have inherited a small herd of aging cattle from my dad who passed away a couple of years ago. Things have pretty much been on auto-pilot for a long time; good, dependable mama cows (Angus, Hereford, Brangus crosses), a great bull (Brangus) who got low-birth-weight calves that almost literally...

We have some empty mineral tubs that we need to do something with. I have about a half-dozen of them in use as water troughs for the calves. But what do you do with the tubs you can't find a use for? Any suggestions? Now, I'm not any kind of bunny-loving tree hugger, but I don't want those...

My dad used to mix up a 55-gallon drum of water, turpentine, kerosene, gasoline, diesel, Jack Daniels, Lucky Tiger Hair Oil and sweet tea (jk) and spray his cattle for ticks, lice and flies every year. Well, I don't have a spray rig anymore and I was wondering if there was a good pre-packaged...

My son and I have "inherited" my dad's little bitty herd of cattle. They are mostly Angus-Hereford crosses. Our bull is a big ol' black Angus, and our Hereford, Angus and BWF cows bear small calves that grow off quickly and healthy and big, and they sell GREAT! Now, I am not really wanting to...

My neighbor's bull has taken up hurdling and high jumping. :mad: :lol: :mad: :lol: :cboy: Oh well ... at least he is a registered Angus like mine ...

Well, I WAS crabby with my son because he up and took off a bull calf to the auction the other day, and I told him he was too young and to wait another couple months. He told me he was tired of waiting on me to go to the farm with him on Saturdays, so he just loaded him up by himself. I reckoned...

Daddy bought a Hereford heifer a couple of years ago from a friend at church. She is a pretty little thing, and her first calf was born easily and grew off fairly well. A few months ago, she started walking so very slowly from place to place that she is always last to the feed, last to the...

Daddy bought a Hereford heifer a couple of years ago from a friend at church. She is a pretty little thing, and her first calf was born easily and grew off fairly well. A few months ago, she started walking so very slowly from place to place that she is always last to the feed, last to the...

Daddy and I have always fed 3-4 bales of hay per dozen cows three times a week during spring-autumn grass season here in West Texas. During the winter, we feed 6-7 bales per dozen cows, three times a week. Of course, it's hot and dry in Texas right now, and the grass is gone, and I am afraid I...

Howdy, y'all. I'm not new to cattle but definitely new to the "business" part of it. I used to love to go to the old-time sale barns with Daddy and Papa, but those days are gone now, and I don't have time to go sit in the sale barns anyway. Football season is coming up, and I am a coach and...