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I'm breaking an 18 day old calf right now, whose mom got out on the highway during a horrible thunderstorm and was hit by a pickup and killed. I've found the easiest way to break one is feed it a full bottle once a day for the first few days to make it hungry at each feeding. I know it isn't...

We feed about 4 lbs. per cow per day, bulls and all, and have never had problems with it. Cotton seed prices are also up this year. We paid $120 for a ton a few weeks ago, and it wasn't near that much last year. Travis Bryan

Well I just finished talking to them, and they had called the neighbors and everything is ok, so that's good. Hope everyone else is all right. Travis Bryan

Alice, which direction from Stephenville do you live? I have some relatives that live a few miles south of Stephenville and I was wondering if it was bad around there. They are visiting some other relatives so they aren't there, and I have no way of knowing if their place is ok. Travis Bryan

How much money would you guys give for a 6 month old, never been messed with(just petted), unregistered quarterhorse filly. I know they have really good bloodlines, like Gay Bar King, Smart Little Lina, and Peppy San Badger. Her grand and great-grand parents were registered, but then the man...

Dave, I don't know about other states, but in Texas someone would find them no matter how sneaky they are. That's just the way us Texans are!!!! Travis Bryan

Due to the popularity of the reality TV show "Survivor", Texas has decided to put on it's own Survivor contest. Each contestant will be driving a pink volvo, with bumper stickers, reading, "I am gay", "I love the Dixie Chics", "Boycott Beef", George Strait sucks", "I voted for John Kerry"...

#3 is so true around here. Practically every drink that is carbonated is called a "coke". Travis Bryan

Only 21 days left. I can hardly wait. And only a little over 3 months before pheasant season opens in Texas and I really can't wait for that. Travis Bryan

Could be, I've seen some cows at auction who look pretty durn close to that age. :lol: Travis Bryan

We usually just dump round bales in the field and don't unroll them at all. Most of the time the cows clean it all up before they get another one, unless it rains on it or they use it as a bathroom. They know that to get another one they better clean it up first. Travis Bryan

It really is normal, but usually it doesn't all happen on one day. Usually just a few things here and there. Travis Bryan

It started when I woke up at 6:30 this morning didn't end until about 9:30 tonight. I woke up and found a 19 month old heifer(accidentally bred) tryin to have a calf. Took an hour to pull it, because it weighed close to 100 pounds the heifer was small. Both are doin okay tonight. I then went to...

We wait until they tag them before we leave too, even if it is dark already. Too many mistakes made in past years. Travis Bryan

Well i am sorry to say that this calf died tonight. I went out to check him and found him laying in the sun breathing hard. I moved him into the shade and he coughed twice and died right there. He was doing good last night(took his whole bottle), but this morning he would not take it although i...

He looks like a beef wagon to me too. Seems super thick from that angle too. All in all he looks like a great bull. He would pass my inspection for sure. Travis Bryan

I'm not really sure what kills them either, just thought they might be premature(in fact I know some are), but the hot feed probably has something to do with it too. Bryan Ranches

Thanks for the help. We have another bottle calf now who is weaned and eating sweet feed daily. This calf should follow her eating feed and i hope he does. We have raised 5 out of 10 calves from the feedlot the last 3 years. It seems that these calves are just too premature and too little to...

Sorry, I forgot that part. My dad pulled him at the feedlot where he works and his mother was being shipped tomorrow. He can stand on his own although his hind feet are sore from the chains on them. Thanks!!! Travis Bryan

We ended up with a new bottle calf tonight. He was pulled as a breech and had no colostrum. We fed him one of the packaged colostrum deals. We usually give a dose of Nuflor(to clear out their lungs) the first day and another 48 hours later. However after losing the last two bottle calves this...