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What can cause a bloody nose/bloody mucus? Four days ago, I noticed one of my cows had fresh blood visible in both of her nostrils. I assumed she had been fighting and thought nothing of it. Yesterday her nose was clean as a whistle. Today, she has bloody mucus in both nostrils, but her...

I have about 30 calves born in December and January that have not slicked up (still looks like they have their winter coats), so I'm assuming they're wormy. However, a couple of old timers that hang around the sale barn told me I shouldn't deworm a nursing calf. These calves are 5 months or so...

I have 40 cows with calves I would like to sell. The calves are all four to five months old and have had their shots. The bull calves are not castrated. All the cows have bred back. Should I sell them all as 3-in-1s or should I sell the calves separately and sell the cows as pregnant replacement...

I have a three-year-old Charolais cow that's developed some sort of ever-changing cyst in her eye, right where the tear duct would be on a person. It will start out about the size of a BB, grow larger, erupt and expel green pus, shrink and start the cycle all over again. I've given her...

I have a three-year-old Charolais cow that's developed some sort of ever-changing cyst in her eye, right where the tear duct would be on a person. It will start out about the size of a BB, grow larger, erupt and expel green pus, shrink and start the cycle all over again. I've given her...

When making my rounds this morning, I noticed a sick calf lying on its side with foam coming out of its nostrils. It's about five weeks old. By the time I went to the barn and got my medicine ready, the calf was up and nursing when I got back. I'm assuming it's pneumonia. However, this morning I...

I've mentioned in other threads that my cows are pretty mellow. But there is one three-year-old brangus that's a little flighty...not a fence jumper, runner or fighter...just a bit nervous. She's fine as long as you stay on the 4-wheeler or gator or tractor, but step off and she steps back, but...

Below is a link to a video that shows a cow eating a baby chicken. Is this some sort of protein deficiency? I have geese that hatch out their goslings on my ponds each year, and something always seems to get the goslings. I was thinking coyotes, but maybe I have a herd of new suspects. The link...

My cows are a mostly mellow group. You can walk among them, run you hands down their backs, etc. However, the last few times I've set out hay (round bales) some of the cows have absolutely destroyed then before I can fetch the nearest hay ring. This morning, a couple of the cows must have pushed...

Does anyone on the board use oil pipe for fencing instead of barbed wire? And if so, can you ballpark what it cost to build a perimeter fence around 1280 acres? I would also like to cross-fence into 10 equal pastures/grazing areas. I'm wondering if the one-time cost will be worth never having to...

I've mentioned in another post that I recently inherited 45 cows, 20 calves and one registered bull from my uncle. The bull stays with the herd year-round. However, this week I noticed the bull breeding two younger, smaller cows that had calves born last May. According to the records I have...

A few weeks back, I mentioned in another thread I had inherited 45 cows and a registered bull from my uncle. He kept meticulous birth and shot records, but I don't know the ages of the cows. Anyway, calves have started dropping and here's the interval period between when they had their current...

I have a modest cow-calf operation (45 cows). I've been offered 15 Holstein bull calves 2-3 weeks old for $150 a head. I don't mind the work, but would like to hear from others who can ballpark what my costs will be. I have the facilities, but am curious as to how much milk replacement, calf...

I was recently given about 45 cows, 20 calves of various ages and one registered Limousine bull from a relative who had grown too old to care for them. However, for the last couple of years, the bull has stayed with the cattle year round, which means I have calves dropping throughout the year...

I recently inherited about 45 head of beef cattle and 20 calves, most of them ready to wean. Included in the bunch is an orphan calf three to four months old. I was told he was born to the oldest cow in the herd and that the cow died just over a month ago. The calf has been subsisting on hay...