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Might mention that if you pull a calf backwards, always pull the tail down between the back legs, to keep the tail head from hanging on the pelvic bones and breaking the tail hear or even the extreme back part of the back it's self.

It is not uncommon in new born calves to have a stool that is a mustardly color, if it is not runny it should not be a problem. This comes from the colostrum in the mama's mild cleaning the stomach and intestines. It is a common. If it gets runny then beware. Take them away from the others. All...

My suggestion in the future is if you have bulls and want steers cut them out with a knife. If you take two nuts out and pitch them on the fire for mountain oysters later, You know you have a steer, no doubt. All other types are questionable in success. If you throw then on the branding fire...

If she has a heavy discharge from her vagina, get as close as you can and see if you can detect a dead smell. If the calf has died at an early stage and she may not miscarriage it but it can stay and the body rot, causing a bad uteriel infection and can even cause death.

Their digestive acids will take car of them. The problem you need to watch for is them breaking the needles off inside their lips and gums and causing them to get so sore they won't eat and start falling off in weight. Don't worry about the ones swallowed, their gone. If they stop eating and you...

Well it seems we are missing a lot of the problem with supplementing. The biggest thing is the growth stage of the grass you are on. If it is growing and in good shape then usually you will not need to supplement them. If is has stopped growing and is in the Fall stage of semi-dorament and...

The older the cattle is when it is cut usually the more it swells and the thicker the hide is so it takes longer for the sack to shrink from swelling. It also depends on how much of the sack you cut off. I have always took about one third of the sack off. Some times if they are real large the...

Well I am 73 years young been a cowboy all my life have used good and bad head chutes. I firmly believe the Pearson automatic is the best on the market. They are easily adjust ed, the head catch latches every time and it is designed for working all size of cattle. The side adjust for different...