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Unfortunately I’m out on work again but I received a phone call and accompanying text from my dad on June 10. My last calf of the “spring” hit the ground. She was late bred August 28 which put her due June 6. Dad said she was a lively little thing, running wild when he saw her. Makes me think...

Bad juju buying potential problems from the sale barn, but when a deal comes through and you have some grass.. I wanted to see if I could condition this girl back up. She’s got a little steer calf. What do you all think her make up is? And mutt will not be an acceptable answer 😅

My favorite cow, Red, calved last year April 1, this year March 31 to a nice simangus heifer. I went up to check on her I want to say around mid March and noticed she had a freshly ripped teat on her front right quarter. Man talk about a punch in the gut, made me sick because she is absolutely...

I would like to get all my cows to be calving on the same time frame mostly for management purposes, but also for natural forage. The saying "you don't know what you don't know" goes a good ways, especially with these cattle. I bought a couple 3n1's in May, not noting their bred date (3 mos bred...

I suppose you're gonna have your first calves at some point. Today was that day for me. I worked all night and pulled in this morning to look in the pasture and see my 57 cow standing over a black speck in the grass. That little speck turned out to be a prettye heifer calf, and the first to fall...

As my introduction post mentions, I'm a first generation 'farmer' giving it a go. Well, of the farm I bought, a section is a real nice 4-5 acre pasture that I decided to put up in hay. I got a Vicon disc mower on auction, as well as a cheap 4 spool sunflower hay rake that I had to clean up a bit...

Hey all, have been reading the forum for a good bit and finally made an account. Have found lots of good information so far! Little about me. First generation "farmer", 31 year old located in central West Virginia, I bought this place about 2 years ago now. I have always thought it would be...