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Hi, everyone, Been awhile since i've posted (all on the cattle stuff) Well I decided to get a couple horses, my nephew has been wanting one, he has no place to have one and ive been thinking about getting one for myself, Having been around horses but never owning one. I decided to buy one for me...

I was watching the RDFTV the other night , And the topic of discussion was worms, Got me all worried about worms now. How can i tell if my cattle have worms, They all look heathly and solid, Not a skinny one in the bunch. all active, all seem normal . So how can i tell???????? :cowboy:

OK, when it comes to selling beef i'm clueless. What i'm speaking of is a butchered calf Or 1/2 calf. What do i sell a 1/2 calf thats been butchered. I have about 3 that are ready to go 1 will be mine and the other 2 I have people asking me Just not sure what to tell them. Butchering fees whan...

Ok my last heifer calfed sunday morning It seemed a little rough on her i was able to pull it as she seemed to be struggling, She stayed down for about an hour. In the mean time the lil bull calf was alive and well except that his momma wouldn't nurse him because she was still down. I...

How long is the weaning period for. ? I'm weanin my first set of calves. And i'm not sure how long i need to keep them seperated? everything is fine so far not much balling from them and they all seem to be happy eating grass. but its only been less than a week. :cowboy:

Right now we are in a Moderate drought, HA. I run 6 momma cows & 1 bull & 4 calfes born in january. I have 2 (5) acres pastures & 1 roughly 7 acres, that I rotate them on. BUt since we aren't gettin the rain, the grass doesn't grow very well as we all know, Would it be better to maybe split...

What are some good ways to irrigate pastures ? We haven't had any significate rain here since Feb. and the grass isn't growing as fast as they are eating it. I have 2 roughly 5 acres pastures along with a 10 acre field. i have water to all fields. But how should i put the water on the fields...

Who out there makes a good finish mower. One that i ca pull around with a 33hp JD. or 25 hp tractor. looking at least a 72" cut but i could go smaller :cowboy:

I did a search on weaning age. too much to sort thru. I also heard about the 205 day weaning age. But can You wean earlier, is it a good/bad ideal to wean early. Or is the 205 weaning age the normal.? Most of the momma cows are in pretty good shape except for one. especially after the...

Had my fourth calf last friday of the season. Brangus and angus. This last one is a Heifer calf. No problems with calving. and this is my 3rd from heifers. My question is when i was out yesterday putting out a little feed i noticed the little heifer calf had poo stuck to her anus. Is this a...

Does anyone know how much feed (in pounds) can fit into a 300 gallon conatiner Yea i know 300 gallons. But i have (2) 300 gallon tote tanks i'm thinkin of making into bulk feed containers just not sure how many pounds of corn/feed i can fit into them. I can get a ton of feed here for $280 or...

What are the advantages & disadvantages to calfing this time of the year. Besides weather? I have 2 Heifers that calfed this month all fine, no problems and hit the ground running. Got 2 more ready to go sometime soon. :cowboy:

I read the topic of discusssion on winter rye, My question would be how long can i leave them on in the rye grass field? A day, hours, everyother day. ??? they have been on hay since early november. But with all the rain. I gave up waiting on the rye to get taller, and just turned them loose...

I have a month old healthy bull calf. (Angus) Is there anything i need to be ware of , things i need to do to keep him healthy? Do i just wait till my spring vaccanation time , to get him vac.? He is in very good healt right now. Not sure what i'm going to do with him just yet. What...

ANYONE EVER made a spray rig at home? I mean a spray rig that will spray 30'-40' on a barrel or good sizr tank? i used a homemade rig with a diaphram pump but the mixture i used, i belive messed up the diagphrams. lets say it had a little petroluem base to it. I NEED the flow rate pretty...

On my way to work this morning I noticed one of my Cows i purchased Preganet had her calf. I was thinking mid sept. But it was on the ground it was trying to get up. Is there any thing i need to be aware of? how long before it gets up ? and should the momma cow be right there with the...

Has anyone or do any of you have a personal data sheets for you cattle. like Age, born on dates < when vaccinated. when bred etc etc........... I've been trying to come up with something to keep records found a few just not what i'm looking for. Looking for something simple :cowboy:

I have an opinion question. I had an Uncle whom past away last dec. 08. he had 15 or head. His wife & daughters are still alive and still do need or want this cattle. well a problem came up with land issues between one duaghter and my Aunt. To make a long story short they have 72 hours to move...

I've been feeding my (4) heifers & (1) 15 month old bull every other day a mixture of corn, 12% sweet feed & rice bran. I try to divide a 5 gallon bucket equal amongst them. During the winter months. My question is am i wasting my $$$ & time or should I increase/decrease there amounts. They all...

I'm not sure about vaccinating my cows & bull for the spring. I vaccanated them Back in Sept. with Virasheild 6 & ivermec. Do i do the same for the spring even though i have 1 that's preg. ? not sure if the others or . I don't think they are but is it save to vaccanate them? are any info...