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So, here is my situation. I will provide as much information as possible, some of it probably even irrelavant, but I am really puzzled here and seeking some insight. I sold 12 Angus/AngusX heifers today that when I bought them weighed an average of 510# ( I even went back and checked the...

I live in Northeast Arkansas and have ran across a couple groups of cows in North Texas that I am interested in, but a friend of mine who has been in the cattle business all his life tells me not to buy cows from that far South of here because they will not adapt well to our climate. He also...

Hello all. Here is my dilema. I have a group of heifers weighing around 650#. We bought them in the fall at around 450-500# at what we thought would be a good price with the hopes that the market would climb by spring. Without getting too deep into all the numbers, we have between $500-$520/hd...

I have a question about transporting cattle across state lines. If a person were to buy cows in Texas and take them back home to Arkansas, what type of documentation (if any) would be required to accompany the cattle? Thanks in advance

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We are feeding a group of heifers this winter. We bought them at 450-500# and are about 90 days into our feeding cycle. We want to feed them for a total of around 180 days. They are grazing on plenty of stockpiled fescue and we put out hay when it gets really cold (which it has not done much...

I have a 500# heifer in the group that I bought last week that I am terribly concerned about. She has had a snotty nose for the last 5 days. She has had 2 rounds of LA200 (Saturday and Monday) and yesterday I gave her a round of Nuflor that I got from a friend. Today she is still snotty...

I bought a group of 500# heifer calves last week to feed out this winter. We ran them all through and vaccinated them with Triangle 4 and 7-way blackleg. We also gave them all a dose of LA-200 to hopefully head off any illness. The last batch we bought, we ended up giving nearly all of them at...

Do any of you use medicine after the expiration date on the bottle has passed? I'm sure this will vary from medicine to medicine, depending on the contents, but take Nuflor for instance, how long past the expiration date have some of you used it and what were the results? Is it a "safety"...

I have 24 recently purchased heifers averaging 500#. We gave them their first respiratory and blackleg vaccines this week and will follow up with their boosters in a few weeks. My question is concerning worming them. I live in Northern Arkansas and the weather is still very warm (at least at the...

My dad and I just bought a group of 500# heifers to feed out this winter. We go 11 last week and are going back tomorrow in hopes to get another 14-15. Anyway, I have a friend that says he "trains" his calves to come up to feed when called. When he brings the new calves in, after he turns them...

Hello all. I posted this in the feedyard board and hoped that it might get more action here. We (my dad and I) have sold our cow herd. We have had our farm for sale with no buyer as of yet and we just don't want the farm to sit idle. So, we are thinking of buying a group of calves (400lbs or so)...

Hello all. I have a question (well I'm sure it will end up being more than one question but here it goes). We (my dad and I) have sold our cow herd. We have had our farm for sale with no buyer as of yet and we just don't want the farm to sit idle. So, we are thinking of buying a group of calves...

Hello all. First off, I want to apologize in advance for the long post, but here it goes. My dad and I have about 80 acres of pasture that we bought about three years ago. We are currently running a cow/calf operation with 25 momma cows. With the added cost of fuel, hay in this area (as I'm sure...

When I got home from work today and was checking the cows, I found that the first heifer that I raised here on the farm from day 1 was about to have her first calf. I have her and another heifer that we kept in a small lot close to the corral in case we had to get them up to intervien during...

I think there is a good possibility that we have a set of brand new twins on our hands today. I found a new calf with his momma, went to get the ear tag gun and a tag, and on the way back to where I had last seen the calf and his momma, I caught a glimpse of another brand new baby standing up in...

I have a quick question for you guys and gals. We are looking at getting a larger bush-hog so we can be more efficient in clipping the pastures. We have located a "Bush-Hog" brand 15' rigid type 3-point hitch cutter. Our tractor is a JD 4020 with a loader. Here is my question. A friend of mine...

We are about to have 20 acres of our pasture cut for hay. It is fescue/bermuda (mostly fescue) and there is a pretty good stand of it. We got some good rains early in the spring and it really took off. It has not been fertilized. My question is, how many 4X5 round bales might I expect to get on...

Does anyone know how to get rid of lilly pads on a pond? Thanks, Zach

I am considering retaining a couple of heifers from this year's calf crop. At what age will they start "cycling". I need to know when to seperate them from the bull. Thanks, Zach