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We lost a cow 2 days ago that has a 6 week old calf that we are now trying to bottle feed. Problem is she wont take the bottle or suck. She doesn't beller like she's hungry either. She does eat grass pretty good. Will she survive on just grass or should be tube her? I will not sell her and...

We had a cow lose a calf 15 days ago and the bull bred her back TODAY? Is that possible? I really didn't think they came back in that fast. Any ideas?

We have two bottle babies that are about 4 months old now. Looking to show them at shows next year in June and August. One would be in the breed class the other market. They are being fed corn w/protien, hay and free range grass. They appear to have more of a "boney" look to them and we were...

My daughter showed a red angus heifer at our local fair this last weekend and the judge said the heifer had some roaching(?) (at least that's what we thought he said) when she walked. He mentioned the same thing when some of the steers were out in the ring. Can anyone tell me what he...

My daughter just finished showing her red angus heifer at our local fair this past weekend. She was in the running for top heifer, but didn't get grand or reserve. The judge told her that her heifer was too short for being 12 months old. The other animals were 4 to 6 months older than my...

Ok, I've found this board to be very helpful with alot of different issues. I have not posted alot here unless I have a problem that I can't find an answer to anywhere else and ALL of the advice has been excellent. To make a long story short, we have lost 7 calves this year (a totally new...

Hi all! I've found this board very helpful with a multitude of problems and have another one I'd like to see if anyone has any input for. We have a small black/red angus cow-calf operation and this afternoon one of our heifers calved. The calf wasn't overly big, but we believe born dead...

Had a cow calve over the weekend and she won't take care of it. Instead she tries to take another cow's calf away. We've tried putting the cow and her calf in the pen together, but all the cow does is butt and kick the calf. We also did try molasses on the calf-she still doesn't want anything...

My daughter has a red angus heifer calf that she had showed at a local fair on Labor Day. It was 4 months old at that time. The calf did beautifully that day, but ever since then my daughter has had problems getting it to lead. The calf plants its feet and won't budge. She wants to show the...