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Hey guys, it's not a question about types of vaccines, but about the tools you use to administer. Processed calves and cows today, using new to me auto load syringe guns. Allflex to be specific. One has the bottle mounted directly on top of the barrel and administers 2 to 5 cc's at a time when...

What's your best guess? See pictures. So we bought this yearling Simmenthal bull this spring, older bull beat him up once they were turned out with the cows and the yearling decides to leave...... but that's a whole other story. We were finally able to catch him a few days ago in the...

I've posted the same question on other forums as well, but never get a problem solving answer. Maybe I can find somebody here which dealt with the same problem before. JD 2360 (which is made by MacDon, equivalent to macdon7000) is a pain in the butt with steering. It's power wheel driven, 2...

Kind of a stupid question. Or at least it feels like that for me. Blackleg (8 way) we always did the calves in spring and then again in the fall. Never vaccinated for IBR and all that stuff, Vet suggested to maybe add that to our schedule. Problem is, our breeding/calving season is 90 days, but...

Just trying to see what you guys would think is going on. Since everyone discussed Docility in a different thread I thought it would be interesting to see what you guys think about this. So our herd is out on 'pasture' all year round. Even in the winter they are fed out on the field, they never...

Question for all you smart people. We need to rebuild or reseal the rear SCV connectors, they have a small leak and need new seals. It's not the valve itself leaking as whatever is hooked up isn't creeping or loosing pressure, so as I've said, it's most likely a seal between the female cartridge...

Look at that. Cooking question in calving. We stored some fresh colostrum the other day. In Freezer bags, laid flat in the freezer. This morning I thawed some in warm water but found that some of it had gelled in the freezer bag, to like a rubbery consistency. Does that mean things have...

Where are the mineral smart people? I have a question. We usually give free choice salt blocks to our herd. They are Trace Mineral with Selenium. Our area soil is selenium deficient. Last calving we had a few problem heifers and our Vet suggested putting out free choice molasses/mineral tubs...

Give me your thoughts on cattle mutilations. Stories, explanations, experiences? Just stay respectful to each other, no matter what opinion it is. Before I continue, I've never experienced cattle mutilations or seen one in real life on our place. So. We live in an area where every so often...

Just wanting some opinions, stories you've experienced. The Vet is closed today and I couldn't get their input. Here we go. 4 year old purebred shorthorn bull. The bulls have been turned in with the cows about a week ago. Yesterday I noticed a little bit of a swelling of his sheath, but wasn't...

We're calving since about 2 weeks and I don't know what's going on this year. Our heifers are having problems and I don't understand why? Our animals are Commercial Charolais/Shorthorn cross (Beef shorthorn). They've been bred to a low birthweight Charolais bull (abt. 75 lbs BW) He is not new to...

Anybody tried to cross Charolais x cows with Speckle Park? We usually run Charolais x cows with Charolais and Shorthorn, few years ago some Red Angus too. This year I wanted to purchase another Shorthorn as heiferbull, but the spermtest fell through and I needed a replacement quick. So I picked...

Can somebody please explain shrink on cattle at sales? I understand what it means, but how is the end price calculated? If I have a group of steers, let's say 5 mix steers at 527lb each (average) and the auction mart gives me 1% shrink. How does the shrink percentage come into play in the...

JD 7410, running a Matador swath inverter.......... the hydraulic oil get's way too hot and the tractor doesn't like it. I've had this discussion a few years ago already, but lost track and didn't follow through with the project. Has anybody installed a aftermarket hydraulic oil cooler to one...

John Deere 7410, but that doesn't really matter. So I had a flat today on one of the front tires. (FWA) There was no hole or anything, the tire simply had cracked and deteriorated on the inside. These front tires are/were only 6 ply. So we are putting now 10 ply tires on, but our tire guy...

Cows are out on pasture, this specific one has a good growing calf on her side, about 2 months old. Anyway, go out to the pasture and this cow is down with both her backlegs straight back. Managed to get her legs under her with rope and ATV, but she crawls ahead on her front knees and backlegs...

First time heifer. Had her calf no problem, loves it, moos at it, licks it. Makes sure it follows her. Nothing wrong with the calf, can suck, is hungry....... but the two don't mesh. When the calf sticks it's head there and tries to latch on, no matter which side or wich teat, the heifer kicks...