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I have a cow with an eye problem, thinking pink eye and the next date the Vet can come in is next Fri. I got her in the barn and plan on squeezing her between two gates, put a rope around her neck, cinch her up to a post and injecting her with LA 200 in the morning. Done this many times with...

I just ran a couple of late season calves into the barn. One calf has a, perhaps 1" area, under one eye that has no hair. There is no discharge from the eye nor does the eye look abnormal. I am dealing with Texas Longhorns. Pink eye is virtually unheard of in Texas Longhorns so I don't think I...

My son and grandson want to purchase 2 Jersy bull calves. The cost of the calves is $30 each. They will bring them out here and I will probably have to all the work. They promise they will help, but we all know how long that will last. I told them $40 per month per calf. I don't really want them...

Please clearify line breeding for me. I just had 3 year old drop the best looking calf we have ever had in 5 years. The cow and sire are out of this calf are from the same Dame, but the sires are of completely different lines. Sire and Dame of calf are half brother and sister. Is this an...

When we raised sheep, the ewe would have a waxy plug in the teat. On rear occasions, you would have to milk the ewe to free up the teat. Especially if the lamb was weak and couldn't suck the plug out. Does this occur in cattle?

I have a calf that was born Mon. Yesterday The calf was laying half outside the fence. After, 2 hours I went out and nudge the calf back inside. The calf went to mom and nursed. Today, I went out to give an injection of BoCee.The calf layed there and I gave it the shot. All the other calves at 3...

For more info read my ?Calving & Clear Discharge on the Beginer's board. Heifer has been in the barn since Sat. She didn't get up for feeding at first. She finally got up and nibbled a little on the hay. Didn't take any grain. Layed back down. No heavey breathing nor did I observe any...

This is the first year that we will be calving from halter broke cows/heifers. In the past, all our calves were born in the field from non broke cows. The calves, like mom, were timid towards human contact. I have removed the heifers to the barn. Is the timidness natural or is it learned from...

1st time longhorn heifer. Noticed tonight, while feeding, my 2 year old heifer had a clear discharge and it was the first that I noticed she was starting to bag up. I have been watching closely every day. She had a one time exposure with a due date of April 3rd. The final turn out would put the...

I was out of town for 3 days came back and am about out of horse. I will be working late Mon. so won't have a chance to get any before the lady that is doing chores for me feeds. The horse normally gets three 3lbs coffee cans of sweet feed a day at 4pm. I have maybe 1 can. Would it be better...

The 2 Grandkids joined 4H and want to do a beef project. I won't have the money to purchase club steers for them to do a market steer project and thinking about a Dairy Feeder project for them. The farmer I buy hay from buys calves from dairy farmers and raises them out. He says the dairy...

My wife recieved a call from a man that bought a bull calf from and said he would be down Fri or Sat. to pick it up. My normal process is to pull the calf off momma and start it on grain and hay for two weeks before letting it go. This calf has been on pasture and hay for the last couple weeks...

Every year the local FFA students come around and pick apples off my trees to press into cider that they sell at football games. I was thinking about getting the pulp from the pressings to feed the cattle. As far as I know they throw all the pulp away. Good idea or not? Will it hurt them to mix...

I have always used wheat straw and order a load from the neighbor. He just informed me that he will not be making any wheat straw. To much rain on it. He will be making oat straw in the morning. Will the oat straw be more dusty? Which is better as far asorption when used for bedding? My hay...

I had a cow that was having calving problems and removed her from the herd in Feb. I had tried once before to put her and calf out with the rest of the herd. The other cows viciously attacked the returning cow. The calf has been weaned. Today we woke up to see the bull pacing the feedlot fence...

My grandson will be showing a 7 month old Texas Longhorn at the fair this year. The breed association requires branding for registration. People around here don't brand. I am worried about the city folk raising cane with animal protection people if the brand isn't healed. The fair is 6 weeks...

The neighbor has an oat field across the road from my place and offered to sell some to me at the price the mill is going to give him. I have on sight storage available. Anyone feeding oats to cattle? What would be the advantage? Any difference in the taste of the meat if finished on oats? Corn...

I have a calf with a large navel flap. The calf is 4 months old and doing good. Is this generic or did something else cause it? The calve's grandmother had a large flap, but none of mother's 4 calves have displayed this trait until now.

I was talking to the grain farmer that I buy straw from. He will have some oat straw this year and said "feeding oat straw in the spring when the grass is comming up will stop the runs the cows get from eating the new grass." Anyone heard of this? Does it work? My cows won't eat good alphalfa...

I have an older cow that has never wintered well. She always stands back and lets the other cows eat and gets what is left in the feed trough. She calved the 1st of March. I put her in the barn before she calved and have her on special feed. She is gaining, but I can't afford to give her special...