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I have a cow that has a pretty large cut right above her hoof. It isn't so much a cut as she peeled the skin back over an area about the size of your fist. There doesn't appear to be any muscle or tendon damage. She is really gentle, but a long way from the corral. Last night I walked right up...

How do you tell. The tags I just bought are the same ones (same color and from same store) that I have always used. Did they change them recently and not tell anyone? Oh. And how many different pins do they make for the Duflex Applicator.

Has anyone else had trouble with the pin from a Duflex applicator poking out the side of the button? The pin doesn't appear to be bent and it's a brand new bag of duflex tags and buttons. I have used the applicator quite a bit and never had a problem. The problem has occurred three times in a...

Thank you. I realize I won't maximize the amount of beef I will get, nor will I get maximum marbling if I butcher her before she is "finished". My main concern is making sure she didn't have a strong grass flavor. As far as already being fat, she is moderate. She did go backwards a little while...

Why does it matter what she weighs? My guess is she weighs about 900, but wouldn't the same philosophy hold true if she weighed 650 or 1250? She's been eating grass and I want her to taste like she has been eating grain. Thanks.

I have a heifer who got injured while running on wheat. She limps very badly now and the vet says there isn't much that can be done for her. My question is, how long should I pen her up and feed her before I butcher her. All I'm worried about is getting the grain fed flavor. And please don't...

This is not really a question. Just going to relay my personal experience in hopes it may help someone since I have seen hundreds of bottle calf questions on this board. My neighbor (who really shouldn't have cattle) called me Saturday and told me he had a three day old calf that he didn't...

I have been thinking about a dart gun to treat cattle for a while and after reading the previous post I have decided to get one. I know I want a rifle.Are there any other companies besides Pneu-dart and Cap-Chur My question is, which one is the best/easiest to use/most reliable, etc. As far...

I am not a vet either, but this is the first calf I have lost like this in over 6 years with about 100 calves per year so I am assuming blackleg isn't a big problem in my area. I have always vaccinated for it as described earlier. No, I didn't wiggle the legs around. I thought of that this...

Not for blackleg. It is a set of cows I bought as breds. We poured them and gave them a vibrio, lepto which would have been in the last trimester of this particular calf's mother.

No Blackleg shot. He was one of the older calves so I usually wait until my youngest is about 45 days old then I blackleg them all at once.

First time this has every happened and I am scratching my head. Had a healthy two month old calf just turn up dead. Saw him less than 36 hours ago and he was just fine. No signs of any kind of illness.There is no way he had pneumonia, scours etc. I have been racking my brain trying to figure...

I have a place that is overrun with buckbrush and blackberry's. What chemcials have worked best for you. There is so much of it, in places I want to broadcast spray, not spot spray so keep in mind, I don't want to kill any of my grasses if possible. I also realize it make take more than one...

How long do you typically wait after you see the feet protruding before you provide assistance? Assuming the heifer is large enough, in the proper BCS, bred to a PROVEN calving ease bull and the feet indicate it is a normal presentation. I couldn't take the suspense so I pulled a calf the...