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I will post seed heads when it comes to seed. Very shallow roots. I thought quackgrass but it doesn't have auricles where the leaf comes off the stem. Its going to be pasture just want to make sure that it isn't something that could be dangerous for the cows. I'm pretty sure its not crab...

I just cleared some new ground in midlands SC and have been prepping it for pasture. I have some wild grass coming up and not sure what it is. Its spreading very fast. Even the dirt piles from where I dug a few small drainage ditches is full of it. Maybe dallisgrass? Could someone id it...

It seems he only got dumber. Wife found him like this. Lathered his head up with dawn then lifted the ring up and did some mashing and pulling and got him out none worse for wear. I'll have to do some modifications to the hay ring. Should of just bought the one with the solid bottom.

I think there is a design flaw.. Put out a fresh round bale and 3 mins later..

The cow that we synced and then re-bred came back into heat 17days later. The heifer that we also re-bred at the same time hasn't shown any signs of heat and previously she has been very easy to spot. I'm scheduled for the AI class in Clemson at the end of the month. Hopefully all goes...

Here are the 2 calves side by side. 32 days old and 9 days old. Here is the bull calf with mom.

Just wanted to post an update. The 2nd heifer had a bull calf today about 1pm. By my records she wasn't due till Sept 26. He came out completely unassisted. This morning she didn't come for feed and was acting standoffish to everyone. I tried to check her then but she wouldn't let me...

I'm planning to take an ai course so I can breed them with natural heat. Its hard for our vet to get here for natural heat. She is 1hr away so a breeding takes up 2.5 - 3hrs of her day. If we can't schedule its a crap shoot if she can make it here or not since she is the only farm vet...

So leave CIDR in for 9 days instead of 7. May try that on next sync. So I went out at 6:30am and the cow and heifer were still riding each other. Txtd the vet and she came out at 8am and tried the AI again. She said both the cow and heifer uteruses had great tone. So fingers crossed. That...

The first obvious signs of heat started around 4pm. At 2pm no heat behaviours were observed. Bellowing began at 4pm with mounting but running out from under. At 7pm they began to stand for 10-30s while mounted. I was under impression that ovulation occurs about 24-30 hours after and that...

Used the 7 day select-Synch + CIDR method to sync a cow and heifer, the Vet's preferred method. On Tues 8/2 vet came out and started sync on cow and heifer. Put in the CIDR and gave the GnRH shot. On Tues 8/9 at 8pm I pulled the implants and gave them each shot of Lutalyse. On Frid 8/12 at...

From where we ordered our semen the bull Michifuku is $60 a straw. Some bulls start at $30per and go up to $2000. Semen is widely available as well as embryo transfers. Getting imported animals is extremely tightly controlled but full blood registered bulls are available in the south east and...

Got Dolce checked yesterday. She was 825lb and had 12cm x 15cm pelvic measurement at 12 months old. So sounds like a 70lb calf would be ok but I talked the wife into using the 50lb avg bw wagyu bull for her first calf. Also got some bad news it looks like our 6yo cow is now open. We...

Had to google the pelvic measurement info. Vet will be here Friday for AI service call for my dexters so I'll get her measured then.

Definitely was not enthusiastic about having to pull the calf. Was very enthusiastic that I pulled it and she lived. I believe she would have done it unassisted if the calf's feet had of been in the right position to begin with. She kept pushing but they we're hung on the top of the pelvic...

So last night I got to pull my first calf. Our Dexter heifer is 24months old and about 750lbs and black. We AI'd her to a mini Hereford bull that has an avg birth weight of 27lbs. Both of the calf's legs were above her head and got hung up. That and persistent hymen caused the heifer to...