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    I'm on the fence about using a char bull on my red Angus cow

    Took a tour of a feed lot a couple weeks back and was totally surprised and impressed by a lot of the cattle there several pens of char cross cattle really catch my eye and to here the owner of the feedlot talk he had good things to say about them. So I've got red Angus and red Angus cross cows...
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    5 hr energy

    Wondering if anybody out there has used 5 hr energy to give calves a boost of energy to get up going? I've got a 3 week old calf that is just a tiny thing that is slowly on the mend from scours and with it being so cold I've been pulling her in side to get warmed up, she's slowly getting better...
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    used mineral tube uses?

    I have a stack of these around and was wondering what some others are finding them useful for, I have some that I use for pen feeding and water.
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    How many days calved for timed AI?

    im thinking about using timed AI on some cows, completely commercial herd just wanting a tighter calving window as i have a full time job also. Theres some other things i like that come along with using timed AI but thats the main reason. So my question is how many days calved do you guys see...
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    Lost a bred heifer

    Well last saturday night i lost a bred heifer... did chores sunday morning and there she was dead. I didnt really see alot of signs of anything and she was fine the night before when doing chores, she was kinda one of my favorites always at the bunk waiting for me, calm... anyways had a post...
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    Is it such a bad thing to want to be a farm hand?

    WARNING kind of a long story hope i didnt ramble on to much im on here alot but dont post much im a young guy (25) grew up on a farm lived in the country all my life except when i was in college. My Dad has always had some cows up to 70-80 when i was little but has cut back to 15 because of...
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    Making a silage wagon into a feed wagon?

    was wondering if anybody has thought of making a old silage wagon in a feed wagon for ground hay? Has anybody done it? Seen one? My situation is feeding ground hay in tires, currently just using tractor and loader but you have to get off and use a pitch fork or silage fork to put the hay...
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    came home with a JD 7410

    we had been looking for a while and decided to sell our JD 4240 with 265 SL loader. we wanted a front wheel assist and reveser for a loader tractor, did a little looking and decided that a 7410 would be pretty sweet for us did a little research and found out what to look for and after selling...
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    Red Angus Bull

    Heres a picture of our red angus bull a while back and also wanted to try my hand at posting a picture http://ranchers.net/photopost/uploads/5 ... 13_249.jpg
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    how does a guy go about getting more grass

    im pretty new on here, me and my dad have always had our cows together i have 18 he has 26. id like to add some more and so would he i guess, so he says if i want to add to mine i have to find my own pasture, the pasture we currently rent has room for more but like i said he evedintley is also...
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    How far would you drive?

    Long story short bank would rather loan me money on pairs now than breds later...that being said how far would you drive to look at/haul home pairs found 3 different groups of pairs 20-35 head but closest ones are just under 4hrs and farrest ones which may be the ones i like most are 6.5hrs away.
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