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I'm having one cow that is pushing very hard but not like she is trying to calve. It looks like it's coming more from her anus that her vagina. She strains hard and then goes and lays down away from the rest of the herd. She will still come to feed but she goes and says down afterward. Has...

What is grass country going for in your area, and what are the stocking rates?

Hey guys getting ready to buy a cracker box welder for the barn but dont have a 220 hook up. Wanted to know if any of you guys have used a 110 cracker box and if it is worth getting a 220 hook up. Have a mig that is a 110 and is real handy because I can get and extension cord and take it any...

I was wanting to beef up my suspension on my half ton dodge, and wondering what you guys imput was on the best and most cost efficent way. I was looking into air bags. I have a 14' gooseneck trailer that has axle plasement pretty far back. I was looking into 2500 lb of weight on air bags is that...

When I was pulling my stock trailer yesterday I pulled over to get fuel. When I got out I noticed a burning smell like I had smoked my brakes a little bit. I walked back to the trailer and noticed that my wheel and hub where very hot on the driver side, and warm on the passenger side. I was...

Hey guys got a training question for all you trainers out there. I bought a colt today and he rides pretty nice. He knows about neck reining and will move off your leg bet you have to guide him through the spins and rollbacks. What is the next step in the training prossess to get him moving like...

Hey guys I finally jumped in and boutght a little gas welder. It has 37 hours on it and the leads came with it. It was pretty hard to track one down that I liked but I finally found one. Has any one had any experience with this welder. The only thing that I was worried about was its size, but it...

Hey guys I am in the market for a used gas welder. Most of the welders that I am coming across are in the 1800 - 2500 dollar range (already on the trailer). I was wondering what you guys have paid for older welders. A budy of mine recently purchased an old pipe line welder for 150 bucks, and it...

Hey guys and girls, a budy of mine has a six year old quater horse that sliped in the mud and through out his shoulder. He had an equine chiapracter (?sp) come look at it and said that he set it but his but it pulled all the muscles and it could come out. He said to take him to the vet but he...

Hey guys I was thinking of taking some light bred longhorn cows the the sale barn but I can't find what they are bringing. They are five years old if that helps. I just need to make some room but I don't want to loose my butt either. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks KaneRanch

We just got done with our county show and its already about time to start looking for calves for next year. In our county the calves need to be born any were from august to october of last year. So now I need to find a starter feed for my calf. I work at a feed store and mixed all of my feed...

I just blew out the head gasket and the injector pump on my 95 chevy 6.5 diesel. I am reviewing my options and wondered if dropping a 350 gas motor is one of them. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks KR

I was reading the post about calves drinking water and it made me think of a follow up question. At what age do calves start to drink water? The reason for asking is that the pasture where I keep my cows doesn't have water so I have to use a water tank. The water tank is about two to three feet...

What are used one ton feeders going for in your area. KR

This year is the first year that I am going to keep out hay free choice. Before I just fed hay when there was a snow storm and the cows wouldn't be able to get grass, but a combination of hay abundance and grass shortage has made me think about keeping it out free choice. So with that being said...

Wanted to do some budgeting to see how much my cows were going to cost me over the course of the year. This is what I came up with, feel free to add and cretique (?sp) the list. P.S. I have 5 cows and lease a bull, and not paying for pasture. Hay - $300 (round bales @ $25 a bale) Feed - $300...

Just curious what the differences between longhorn and corriente cattle were. Thanks Kaneranch

I am leasing a bull for 90 days and I wanted to see what the going rate for leasing a bull was. Any info would be appriciated. Thanks KaneRanch

Has any one ever had an injector pump on a diesel engine go out. What kind of things does your truck do when it is going out. Any info would be apprieciated. Thanks Kane Ranch

What do you all think about the straight six in the older model fords. Thanks kaneranch