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I've been around livestock all my life. I used to chase them in when they got out whatever it was cows horses pigs & ect.I made up my mind I'll never chase another thing.My neighbor called one night his pigs were out.I never fed them nothing.Are you chasing them they said yes. I made coffee took...

I didn't mean to set off an up roar I just thought I'd ask about this horse to see what you all might think. I guess I'll have to ask the farrier when he comes. I can trim her feet & ect.in between his stopping in. I used to do this before.I would have a farrier 2 times a year.In between I'd do...

I've seen some at 5' 6"tall weight around 1400-1500# 6' ?" 1600#-1800#. Not sure on height largest I've seen 2100#.

Nuflor is for respiratory. I would try some probios to get good bugs back into gut.Neomycin sulfate is in milk replacer & you can give nuflor with it. If you get this calf over it .I'd vaccinate for pastuerella 3 strains of it. & c&d clostridial. I've had better luck with my calves by doing...

Your answer is B. Another way you can slow down milk fever.Don't take out all the milk the first 2 milkings. The cow will pull it out of her own system-calcium.Don't be to low on magnesium she could get grass tetany even from stored feeds. When you don't take out all the milk you save alot of...

This horse doesn't stretch out like her feet hurt her or anything & her hooves are not split. The hooves have like lines that go around the hoof not up or down.When she stretches out she sort of does it like a show horse. Thats the only way I know to discribe this. She may be okay I always...

If you perfer to dry her off don't grain for 2-3 days.1st cut hay only.water.If she still has milk. Milk out 1 time wait 1week if no milk your good to go.Still milk in her .Take that out -wait 1 week if not much in her don't bother. When you take the grain off them they dry up faster.As far as...

If you get rid of parsites. You still have to grain them if you want any milk to do what you want.You can get by with feeding them 4# a day till freshen Then at least 8# a day for some milk. AS far as butter fat you will have to grain.For good quality butter, cheese & ect.You might want to...

I watched a herd of jeresy cows come through the sale barn. They were good cows .Bred 7months & up $800-$1000. Bred less $500-$800.Depends on how many #'s she milks.50-60# is real good. Unless things have changed that I 'm not aware of.

I would buy corn to grind& add minerals & whatever else you need for your area .To buy complete feed you should have a dealer in your area that can order what you want as close to it as possible. Their are alot of replacement heifer rations that are good but cost wise might be a problem. My...

la200 is a good antibiotic for pink eye. I had a goat with it it cured hers. I thought she was going to be blind but she's not.The eye could have a rupture. Vitamin A has alot to do with eyes as well.If your bull has pink eye he won't be able to stand bright light. he'll try to hide from it.If...

How old is the last calf? What is she eating ?Is she still on milk?I've been using probios on calves when I 1st get them. This helps with stress of moving them & ect.If your calf is starting to eat grain or hay you will notice an odor because the ruman is trying to start.Thats okay. This calf...

The protein is to high for mineral intake. Calcium, magnesium is to low. If it's not in the feed your vet will be their every day. You need to get a balance in that feed. Hay should be checked to see whats missing as well as other forges. It would be a good place to start. The second cut hay I...

I'd like to thank everybody for your opinions. Like I said I'm a cow person. The only thing I knew about horses you could put in 3 sentences. I know how to feed them & even with founder but this horse has me stumped. She sort of acts foundered & yet not like ones I've seen. The way I was tought...

I have 2 horses that run them out of their field. I have a gelding who could care less if the goats are in his field.Donkies don't like goats at all. My jack tried to kill an escapie goat. I had a hard time getting that goat away from him. I'd watch to see if their going to be okay.

This horse is american saddle bred about 7years old. She does stand holding one foot up most of the time. however when you ride her she doesn't seem to have any problem. She stretches out sometimes. back feet no problem.It's mostly her front ones.She is in pasture but its real short.1quart of...

I have a horse that her back hooves are good hardly have to trim them. Her front hooves are always in need of trimming. They don't seem to smell or anything. Could this be a founder problem? We ride on dirt so I don't shoe my horses but keep them trimmed. I always thought all 4 hooves would show...

This can also be a feed balance. Protein to high. glucose drained. Poor quality silage. vitimin or minerals. Ketosis is a problem with jersey breeds. More so than other breeds. Jersey, Jersey x holstein can have this problem easy.I use jersey or jerseyxholstien for calf raising. I have found...

I also have found jersery diets play a role in mastitis. If cal-mag is to low for proteins to break up.they'll get mastitis. No meds. will do anything. Either cut back a little on protein or up the cal-mag in their feed .Alfalfa hay is good but not alot of it. I have a jersery cow. I feed 16%...

are you getting the mastitis out? Milk out all you can out. Then use tubes of today in each affected quarter.Milk out next milking & do again. Milk the mastitis out.If it doesn't clear Penicillin is good.I've put bag balm on the bag to ease the pain. Keeps from getting kicked. You have to strip...