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    Cattle Scales what do you use?

    Thats a really good point I hadnt thought of , sounds like chute bars are the ideal solution.
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    Cattle Scales what do you use?

    Looking for new load bars for a Gallagher TSI 1. Contemplating alley vs chute, wondering if anyone has any suggestions or pros/cons. Alleyway is easier, portable and cheaper, but downside id say is having to weight the cow prior to entering the chute for actual handling, ie preg checking, meds...
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    No Engine but its a Tool- Gallagher HR3 and TSI

    Not connecting to my phone right now. Im hoping to hear back from Gallagher today, but the TSI1 doesn't have the wifi for the Animal Data Transfer App, and the HR3 wont show on the device list on my phone no matter what I try.
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    No Engine but its a Tool- Gallagher HR3 and TSI

    I recently picked up an older model TSI and and HR3 Tag reader. I'm starting to doubt if it is possible but anyone use a tag reader with their phone? The HR3 has bluetooth but my iphone x wont see it. I have messaged gallagher but no reply as of yet.
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    Scale and EID questions

    So I need some help understanding EID readers and scales. We rent a scale yearly a couple times and are spoiled with the system. A Gallagher TSi2 with a really high end Gallagher wand. We track weights adg and put the shots/ stuff into the tsi2 scale head. We are considering getting our own...
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    How long on high grain diet to see any carcass effects

    Looking to add a few steers to the freezer and have a line on a few grass fed organic steers that are 1100 ish lbs. We are not a fan on grassfed as a rule and would like to feed them out grain to finish them. With the weight they are at now whats the minimum we would need to feed to see any...
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    TUFF or Arrowquip for calving pen

    Looking at adding a round calving pen to our handling system. looking for feedback between arrowquip and TUFF
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    RFID reader options for CCIA tags

    Im looking to add a cheap reader to my tool box. My operation does not warrant anything fancy like the big wand readers. amazon has a bunch of options in the sub 100dollar mark, just looking to be able to display the number Connect to computer would be nice but not critical. Easier then...
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    judging resources

    Wondering if you have any recommendations for starting kids off in judging. I have looked at livestockjudging.com and judging101. Just wondering if there are any other options out there.
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    Feed Tracking App or software

    Excel is a great tool, but like many of the software tools I use in my 9-5, they are all based on the data handling premises of excel, but skinned to improve user experience. I have built a rudimentary google sheets file that does what I need, but its not easy from the seat of the tractor as I...
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    Feed Tracking App or software

    This may not be in the right category but I figure it's directed towards feeding and tracking. I am using cattlemax for my heard records. Love it..for the most part. A major feature I feel that it is missing is being able to track specific feedings and feed consumption on a per head, or per...
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    Use of TMR in grazing style winter feeding

    Some clarifications. Wanting to feed 3 days worth of feed, every 3 days, IE 2 tractor starts a week givertake. I used the wrong term. Im not refering to TMR as the machine (feed wagon) but just a mixed ration itself. I have access to a hay grinder, silage and grain so was considering mixing on...
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    Use of TMR in grazing style winter feeding

    We are investigating transitioning to a TMR for our winter feeding needs. However our current herd size and off farm employment do not allow for viable daily feeding. Last year we were rolling hay out every 3 days and feeding mollases and straw. Little to no grain. It worked ok, but not great...
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    Scours question

    We are a small cow calf operation. We are in our 3rd season and always had our cows on range with no scour issues. This year we expanded and bought a few bottle calves.. running into a scours issue. We have 3 holstein nurse cows so the calves are getting alot of milk. 9 calves Issue is one...
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