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I guess I'm kinda like that cousin who never calls until they need something...I haven't posted in a while, but things are good. The twins born in May are growing good, Momma is bred back and her first calf is bred. I have a favor to ask of anyone who may be located in or near (60 miles or so)...

Just came back from checking the momma cow with the hurt leg. Last Tuesday (11 days ago), we started seeing a small amount of sticky clear to amber discharge. It has been fairly constant and about 1 thumb joint in quantity and has no smell. Today, it was stringy, wrapped around her tail. She...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3wVkv9xQlfc Just in you can't see the video, This is our momma cow, who is close to calving. She was limping terribly, with something going on with her back left leg/foot. Short version, vet said the only thing he can figure is a hairline fracture or deep bruise...

1. What can we safely do to help control flies on a cow that is 2 weeks from her due date (I expect calf will be earlier than that, as we have seen a small amount of discharge the last couple of days)? 2. How long after calving can we worm her? Or can we worm her now? Thanks for the help.

I just thought I'd share a couple of pictures that we enjoy looking back through every now and then. I've been telling her for over a year that one of these days she will grow into her ears. It hasn't happened yet. We know her udder isn't perfect, but she makes plenty of milk and has raised...

At what point do you call the vet to come out during a pregnancy? My daughters cow is 20 days away from the average 283 and she is HUGE. This is her 2nd calf and she is bigger now than the day before she had her first calf. She just lumbers along grazing, and we don't really see anything...

Last show, at the end of a 3 year project, she finally brought home a banner! Simbrah Breed Champion at the county fair.

[/url][/img] I hope the picture posted correctly, although it's not the greatest picture. Her bottom has been large since the day she was born, and it has grown with her. She is not cycling. It gets puffy and swollen when she is cycling. She is 1100lbs, and is 14mos old. Is it ok to put her...

[/url][/img] I hope the picture posted correctly, although it's not the greatest picture. Her bottom has been large since the day she was born, and it has grown with her. She is not cycling. It gets puffy and swollen when she is cycling. She is 1100lbs, and is 14mos old. Is it ok to put her...

This is the heifer calf my daughter got from her cow and will be this year's heifer show project. Not exactly set-up correctly in some, but they are working on it. I hope I get the pics posted correctly...

We have come to the hardest part of my daughter's show career. Finding a home or a buyer for her cow. She got her at 5 months old, showed her, bred her, dropped a healthy heifer calf in Feb., and we will start to wean the calf soon. In July-ish timeframe, the cow has to leave the barn. We...

I hope I get this right this time: My how time flies, a 1 year photo journey at the barn. No show pics included because they are on my camera. Poor quality because all these came off my phone. Hope you enjoy. As far as positions, I hope they have a more successful year. As far as lessons...

Our girl's barn nickname is "water princess" because she has to have her bucket filled perfectly and perfectly clean to drink it. if not, she turns on her water. and laps it straight from the hose. (Its covered now so she cant get to it) when we go to shows, she will barely drink the water. It...

My daughters 10mo old heifer has 3 knots on the side of her eck. they somewhat have the appearance of a vaccination site but she has not had shots lately. She was kind of hnging her head like she didnt feel good, so we fed her and she ate. we came back abt an hour later and she was damp (cld...

My daughter's Simbrah heifer is going through some sort of awkward teenager stage. She is gaining an ave of 20lbs/wk and weighs 890 at 10mos old. All her weight is going to height and length. She is hearing the same thing from every judge: love her length and height but she needs to be...

While I'm sure most everyone here has lots of experience, we are new to showing cattle and I thought I'd share a few lessons learned for some of the other newbies. My daughter's first calf show was yesterday at the Fort Bend County Fair and Rodeo. It was great fun and we both learned alot. 1...

My daughter has a Simbrah calf that will be delivered today or tomorrow who has a semi-curlyish beautiful thick black coat, with ultra-hot/humid weather outside Houston and I have a couple questions about hair care and training the hair. We are trying to establish a daily routine. We have much...