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Whatever you do don't bring them in the house, because you risk them getting pneumonia when you return them to the barn. If momma is feeding them they will be just fine. As my teacher used to say "Keep them warm from the inside".

Great. Thanks for the replies. It makes much more sense when you know how to speak the language. :nod:

I am new to raising cattle and have two heifers. Thankfully I have many helpful cattle people willing to help me through my first 2 years. I bought a Simmental heifer from a local farmer. When it came time to breed her(AI) her previous owner helped chose the bull. I was glad to have her...

I have a heifer. She is 23 months old and 7 months pregnant. She has always been very friendly and comes running for food and scratches. the past week she has started spending a lot of time laying down and has become very stand-off ish. She basically looks like a tired, crabby pregnant woman...

I separated them and haltered the problem heifer. Talked to one of my dairy friends and he gave me a shot of "exceed" antibiotics and "tomorrow" to inject right into each quarter. My boss was doing me a big favor by pasturing them. They are a school project and its a huge money saver if i...

Ok ill try to make this short. My boss has 2 cows. Both around 8. Never calved(untame pets). The galloway has an udder problem. It has 2 swolen quarters and every farmer says that the scotch highland must be trying to scuck on her. 2 weeks ago i put my heifers in with them to graze summer...

very interesting. Does he/she act like it hurts? running/playing like normal? in the picture it looks like it licking it like a wound. My first thought was it looks like the calf straddled a wire fence...???? is it open? deep? bleeding? puss/discharge? you should catch the calf and take a...

from my knowledge your heifer would not be "getting round" if she was only 4 months pregnant. And from what i know longhorns mature later. If your heifer is only 11 months(and if she is 4 or 5 months pregnant that would mean she was bred at 7 or 8 months) For longhorns i think that would be...

I started feeding my heirers cut grass. I have found that if you use a mower that grinds it up fine they wont eat it. Especialy if it has dirt/stones mixed in. I have a lawn mover that is basicly a weedwaker under a lawn mower body. it leaves the cut grass in longer pices. i mow a few strips...

Hi, I am looking for pictures of calves at different ages. I have two heifers of my own. one is just about a year, Simmental heifer. The other is 7 month simmental/holstein heifer. I would appreciate pictures that are good representations of calves at different ages/wheights. Please state...

I would deffinately feed them a ration of grain once a day. I am raising a bottle calf(now 6months) and i recently bought an 8 month old heifer. She wouldn't let you withing 100 yards and now after getting grain 2x a day she moos every time she hears the house door or gate open. including...

I got this in an e-mail and thought you all might enjoy it. :D A Lesson In Political Science DEMOCRATIC You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. Barbara Streisand sings for you. REPUBLICAN You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So...

This ladys cattle are not perticularly small by any means. She runs 40 head of shorthorn and simmental. I was told that her dam was the tallest cow she had. She is not under wheight in terms of conditoning, Just small framed. She is doing good on the spring grass and i don't think she should...

I would rotate pasture but i sadly do not have the pastures to rotate. The two heifers are on a three acre pasture. Dring the day i take the three month old out and let her mow the lawn. She moves around on a crow bar and chain. So the 8 month old is in view but has the grass in the pasture...

I have also heard that fall calves are at a disadvantage because they don't get the fresh spring grass as a late winter/spring calf would have. Could this be part of the reason? She is eating well and is probably getting close to just under three pounds of 16% a day. I have not been able to...

I am in a vo-ag school and have a 3 month old simmy/holstien heifer and a 8 month old simmental heifer. My origional throught was that i was going to breed the older one this nov. and have a calf next fall. My concern is that the 8 month heifer is only 450lbs. right now. :???: I was told...

It may sound crazy but i have heard on here that it you milk the cow and cover the calf in that milk and sprinkle lots of salt on the calf that the cow will lick it and start bonding. the milk makes the calf smell like them? I don't really know but it worked the the person that tried it. You...

Those are some interesting simmentals. I have recently started into cattle and have a 8 month red simmy heifer, and a 3 month black simmy/holstein heifer. I would love to get some painted/Fleckveih(sp?) calves out of them. Who is your bull/cows out of. I would love to get some info. I...

I am sorry about the pics. Itr took me forever to get them on the post.... and i have no idea why they are soooo samll. She probably wheighs about 400- 450. She was a small heifer when born but she has grown fast and is bigger than her other pasture mates. We got all the fencing up and she is...

1. #3 2. #1 3. #2 Good Luck! those are some nice bulls!