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I’m looking at adding on to my working pens to make a weaning / holding pen and would like to pick y’all’s brain on size. It will be used for catching (when not in use), weaning calves (no more than 20 for 4 weeks), and holding cows while in an ai protocol (no more than 25 for 2 weeks) Would...

It comes from a 100 gal steel tank. Usually used up within 2 months or so. I will try and look in the tank to see any algae is visible. We run other other tractors just as much as this one with the same fuel though. Although those are older 60-80s IH and Fords.

Hello all. We have a 2004ish JX 95 that has been giving fuel issues for the better part of 2 years on and off. It died on me in the middle of a decently busy road in the dark last night, so I thought I would turn to you for ideas. What we have done so far: Replaced the mechanical pump that...

Good afternoon, all. My wife and I are considering purchasing a border collie for help rounding up cattle and sorting. I need opinions on whether or not it's worth it. Our current situation: both off farm jobs which have us off farm 10 hours / day, 5 days a week. Both less than 30 y/o. We...

How much room does that need to grip the bale on either side? I leave about a foot between each bale when I put them in rows. Would I still need to move the bale to get it in that?

Hello all. Wanting to get some opinions on our idea for a new feeding tractor. These last 2 years have been rough on old IH 2wd tractors. I was burying tractors weekly. We have plenty of 2wd hp for the hay field and what little field work we do. We bale dry grass 5x5 net wrapped out of a JD...

I'm pretty sure I have a crossbred one. Black and white speckled (mostly white) with black ears. Bad spooky, and so is her offspring.

That is what we have been doing. Doves have been kind of hit or miss. Some years great, and it was all worth it. Other years so-so, and I would had rather had something worth cutting for hay. Last 2 years have been poor hunting over the milo for us, so that is why I was inquiring.

Hello all, I have a 12 acre field that is used in the winter and spring as a ryegrass / wheat pasture. I planted it last October, and it came in good. I never had the need or opportunity to graze it this year, so I will try and get it up for dry hay whenever it quits raining. It is black...

Due to the wet and relatively mild winter (so far), I have left a group of my cows on a hay (fescue/native) pasture I let them get the last harvest on in mid-October. I pulled them off yesterday to bring them home to calf before they go to spring pasture. This helped with hay needs greatly...

Well, my numbers may be slightly inflated due to working and weighing the calves last thing during preg checking, so there might have been some stress induced shrinkage that I probably gained back quickly. They had been creep fed just enough to get them familiar with eating at a trough. I am...

Hello all, looking for some advice. I’ve got a group of weaned calves that have had been vaccinated and are on feed for about 45 days. They are receiving 4#/day/head of a 14% commodity blend and free choice first cutting grass hay. This is costing me around $1.10/day/head. Shortly, I’ll...

Saw that happen with a 2,000# bull. Talk about a train wreck.

I hope to be done fencing in about 125 acres of pasture soon. We have been cutting hay off of it and will squeeze another cutting in before the fence and water are done. This will become our summer pasture; however, this year I will be pretty understocked for the 2ish months of grass left...

Well, a burnt up camper trailer. It's 32x8. Pulled everything off, welded 4 cattle panels to it for a floor. I'm sure those axles are overloaded, but it doesn't go far or fast.

I work in south Mississippi. It was mid 90s with 90% humidity earlier today. Like working in a sauna.

Thanks for all the input. I will definitely keep it in mind going forward.

Finally getting the last of first cutting out.

On our farm, the only vaccinations that have been given are blackleg vacs for replacement heifers. For the last 20 years, we have been a small operation (15 cows / 1 bull). We'll also pour on de-worm once or twice during the warmer months. I feel like we should be doing more; however, we...