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    to buy or not to buy

    Three years ago I got a dairy bull calf for $7.50 today at the sale they were bringing $250- $300 cow calf pairs were running $1200 to $1800 bred cows $780 to $1400 goats were up to $75-$300 glad i took 4 billys to sale
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    wedding

    Over the last 3 yrs both of our boys got married: We paid for the rehearsal dinner, the brides flowers and gave the kids $1000.00 to use on whatever they wanted to. The brides parents paid for the rest. One son's wedding was at a winery and was very nice and cost around $10,000 which included a...
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    found a dead

    Well we now know who had the calf a little 22 month old that was 5 months along she is now back in heat so it was a premature baby its nice knowing
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    found a dead

    We don't border any other cattle farms but who knows there is one down the pipe line from us. Don't think it could be a twin unless there is 5 wks between them. Still no signs of who had it so I guess we will just mark this down as one of those things that makes you scratch your head! Thanks...
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    backwards births

    had two this yr saved one lost one! But as our vet (whos' 88) it sucks but its cattle farming!! Didn't help me feel better
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    found a dead

    calve today been dead at least 5 days!! We check our cows everyday not just look at but we drive around the herd on the golf cart and look at bags and rear ends! Our cows have a schedule each day they are in the same spot at the same time everyday and not one of them has been missing!! Not one...
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    Insurance on Cattle?

    we have some cows on a family members land and have them covered with liability from State Farm $250,000 runs $75 a year
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    opinions massey 165 175

    we just did a clutch job on a 175 parts ran $345 husband and a friend broke it apart and replaced parts all in all from start to finish took about 2 good working days. We have 4 tractors and I like the massey the most for my jobs on the farm bush hogging, straying and raking.
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    calf losing hair after

    update on my little one went out last night and he was up and running around like a two week old calf should be! We are going to keep an eye on him but so happy he is doing so much better.
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    calf losing hair after

    He is staying good and dry I treat him everyday for flies when I treat his skin. I keep his area clean and put down fresh shavings each day. This is the first time on have deal with 'fly strike' and I hope my last. Thanks all for the help
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    calf losing hair after

    being attacked by flies. Heres the story we went out of town for a quick weekend trip two weeks ago. And you know it always happens one of our cows drop a little bull calf. Well seems she didn't cleaned it up very well and being in Georgia the flies just covered him. And our friend who was...
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    Miracle July 4th calf

    that's an awesome picture! We have a little tiny one born on April 2 she was 28lbs at birth momma did a great job and is raising her just fine. Good luck with her.
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    Belted Galloway Cattle

    Nope I meant Baldie (black body white face). Hey I was hoping for a black, white and red calf! :lol2:
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    Belted Galloway Cattle

    We are in Georgia and picked up a Galloway heifer at the sale barn two yrs ago just cause! She is a sweet cow takes the heat just fine we bred her to a reg. Hereford bull she had no problem having her calf. And what did we get a bladie heifer we are keeping her 6 month weight 550! Wish we could...
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    Warts

    we had some come upon on a couple of young heifers our vet told us cut them off and feed them back to them we did this and sure enough they went away. This was 4 yrs ago and everytime I see warts we do the same thing and they go away everytime.
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    never buying bred heifers again

    We do buy at the barn and yes its a pig n a poke what your going to get.But we have 30 out there that all came from the barn are are making babies for us each year. And we have their heifers coming along to be replacements for the older ones.So it all comes out in the end. I have been upset this...
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    never buying bred heifers again

    I turned Josie twice last night and we got her up with a strap and the front end loader for a little bit before dark. Then put a bale of hay behind her to keep her sitting up. And low and behold she is standing this morning looking pretty good!! I took her out some grain and freshed her water. I...
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    never buying bred heifers again

    Heres' the story hubby got as he said a great deal (NOT) on two bred heifers! Well one had a dead calf last week and I had to pull a dead one by myself today out of the other one! Bred way to young to wrong kind of bull! On top of that couldnt find my gloves and hubby had the farm truck so I had...
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    What is the last " stunt" one of your cows pulled?

    Three weeks ago we picked up 5 new cows for the farm and put them in the pen up by the house and yesterday a man knocked on the door and wanted to know if I was missing 4 cows. I looked over at the pen and yep the gate was open and 4 were missing. So I run in the house and get a loaf of bread...
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