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#1-7 have the same dad. #8-10 share GAR Gridmaker as their daddy. #8-10 have been at the bottom of the pecking order since I put them together and they have grown the slowest and consequently were the least immature of the group. #6 was the one that ovulated. #5 was the one that miscaried...

I sure hope so. That's what I'm paying him for. He AI's for the local large animal vet as well as number of farmers I know. Everyone seems to trust him. As far as minerals go, I've been feeding loose minerals free choice all you can eat since the fall. I bought Vigortone (I think) It's what...

The AI man came out and checked all 10 heifers. All 10 were open. 3 were said to be mature with developed ovaries. He was surprised that were not cycling. Or they are and not getting marked. 1 miscaried, and the other 6 he said were not mature (small ovaries). This is really surprising to me...

Well, the collective wisdom of 2 vets was bring her in so I did and found out that she had already passed the calf and was working on passing the many pieces of placenta. I had her in a 2 acre field that had been freshly mowed and was fenced to keep in sheep. I paced that field up and down...

I had the vet check her Monday at 8am and she said there was definitely something in there, but that it wasn't in the birth canal yet and she couldn't tell yet which way it was positioned. Do I need to have her checked again, or just wait? The vet said she didn't detect any movement in the...

Well, I've been feeding the 5 lbs./head/day and the girls are fattening up. The green grass is helping some too I think. Still only one of them has had her sticker show a sign of heat. Sunday, I noticed #5's udder looked half full and all her teats were full, tail half raised, back end saggy...

I'm paying $5/hd to give em Lut shots and apply the stickers. After watching it being done once, I won't be paying for it again unless I have to be out of town when I want it to happen. The same tech will come back to my place and do the enseminating for $15-20/hd. Don't for get you'll have...

MM, pardon my ignorance, but what does CL stand for?

Thanks everyone for the input. To answer your questions... These heifers have been nowhere near a bull for the last 7 months. They were riding eachother in the fall and going into winter. I havn't seen any of it since probably december, though I am now associated with food so whenever they...

Ok, I've hired an man to AI 10 purebred angus heifers (ages 15-17months). He came highly recommended from 2 separate friends who had used him. The heifers have had fertilized hay, salt, & free choice minerals all winter as well as access to all natural protien tubs. They lost a little...

I like the look of this bull too, unfortunately he's not a calving ease bull for my heifers. Any other suggestions for moderate framed, heavy milking, growthy black gelbvieh with great phenotype to use on heifers :?:

Yes! I'm here to learn. I'm glad folks are giving their opinions, but REASONS for those opinions would sure help me a lot more. :)

He's Gelbvieh, Carolina Fortune, reg # 687061 . I'd be mating him to purebred angus heifers out of Gridmaker and Plowman. I plan on keeping all heifers and finishing all steers to sell direct to local health nuts by the quarter or half. Once the heifers are old enough to breed, I'd like to...

I'm picking my first bull and I'd love some opinions on this bull's phenotype. Thanks for your help! :tiphat:

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I'm considering using Flying H Exclusive to sire replacement heifers that I'll use a terminal sire on. I'm wondering if anyone has any or has seen any of his daughters. If so what did you think of them? Do you have any pictures of them? Did they have too much milk? He's got great numbers...

What would you do? I've got a herd of 10 angus heifers. 1 got ringworm & the vet told me to scrape the wounds, & scrub them with iodine every other day for a week. So I moved her to a corral and am doing that only to discover today that 4 more heifers are starting to develop spots around their...

When a cow has a calf out in the field with the rest of the herd, How are you guys measuring the birthweights?

What are you guys feeding these beasts?

Well, I've got mine up and running. Looks just like the one in the picture. thanks for the help! This feeder reminds me of the first steer I ever bought. He developed an unhealthy affection for my daughters swings set. He was daily finding new ways through the fence just so he could stand...