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    looking for Gelbvieh in NY

    I have a couple of neighbors looking for Gelbvieh. One wants a bull, the other is looking for some cows / heifers. Anyone know someone that breeds them? I'm Simmental & Angus. Located in Steuben county. Even northern PA would be ok. Thanks.
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    Joint Ill

    I have a 3 week old calf that got joint ill through its umbilical cord that didn't dry up with the wet spring we had. I had the vet out & the calf was septic. He gave the calf a 50/50 chance to make it. I have hit the calf with NUFLOR / EXCEED / Penicilin. He is nursing & bright eyed - just...
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    Beef Cow Mastitis

    I have a shorthorn cow that has mastitis in one quarter. Her twin calves have been weaned for about 30 days now. She was laying down and didn't want to move away from me. I roped her and checked her bag. 3 quarters were soft and one was hard. All I had to give her was LA300. What else can I do...
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    Slippery Scale Platform

    I just bought a Tru Scale weighing system. I used it for the first time Sat and had a tough time weighing the heifer calves we are keeping as replacements. The aluminum platform has a rubber topping applied and with the rain and mud, it was very slippery. The calves wouldn't stand still as their...
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    Need help repairing a tractor fuel tank

    I have a Ford 7840 that I pulled the fuel intake adaptor out of the tank while brush hogging. the adaptor is still attached to the fuel line, but i need to some how get the adaptor back into the tank and sealed. Looks like there may have been some sort of insert in the tank that the adaptor...
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    ? - How long in milk

    What is the longest you have had a cow still have milk after losing a calf? Situation. Cow lost her to pneumonia Friday(4/28) and we had a cow have twins last night. I would like to graft a twin onto the cow that lost her calf, but I'm not sure if she still has milk. I will see tonight after work.
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    Calf with a broken leg

    [img]http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/500/thumbs/calf_in_cast.jpg[img] We just had the vet put a cast on a calf with a broken leg. The break is above the hock. I was just wondering how good a luck others have had with the leg healing with a break this high up. Cast has to stay on for 30 days...
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    Twins again

    Well, my cow spot had another set of twins this year on 5/29/07. She had twins last year on 5/15/06. I was never expecting twin from her this year especially when i had another cow have twins the day before. Spot is a great mother having accepted both calves both years. :clap: I still don't...
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    Shorthorn heifer

    This is a picture of my first shorthorn heifer that I bought last fall. I bought 2 more heifers this fall but I don't have pictures of them yet. I would like to know what you think of her - strengths & weaknesses. Thanks for your replies.
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    Warts on teats??

    One of my cows this summer hads these "warts" show up on her back 2 teats. None of my neighbors had seen anything like these before. I E-mailed the pictures to the vet clinic & the vet E-mailed back that he thought it was herpes. I was able to get rid of them by spraying the warts with iodine...
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