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I use a quick attach front spear manufactured by Dirt Dog in Georgia. Rear spear so old I don't remember where it came from.

I had a steer named For Sale

I band and tag as a newborn and have not had any problems either.

I had a simalar experince with a heifer calf I bought at the sale barn. It was calm enough at the barn and on the ride home. Put it in my barn to get it use to me and quarantine from the other cows. After a couple of days I let it into the pasture where it would be it and my minature donkey. The...

That’s interesting. I have never heard of rain rot. I hope he does well. Keep us updated.

Good idea. I never know what to do with them old gates when they quit swinging.

I have a small portable generator that will run well pump, refrigerator and a couple of lights. Have to swap out what I have plugged in. I have never lost a lot of stuff money wise to offset the cost of a full whole house generator but for comfort and security I am saving up for one. Last year...

Thought I did regular "beef" steers been running around $145 / hundred lbs. I wasn't expecting that much but thought it would be closer to $100/ hundred lbs.

Took 2 bottle raised steers to the sale barn on Monday. Been using the sale barn 20 plus years. They were dairy cross one weighed 335 and the other 275. Both fully vaccinated. Got 67.50 & 65.00 / 100lb. Passed up $800 a month ago because I didn't want to haul them 2 hours. I feel I got a bum...

I usually band shortly after birth with the Tri-bander. I don't give tetanus shot then either and have had no problems.

Good luck! I had a 35hp lemon a few years ago. They did fix all the problems under warranty but some took awhile and a few phone calls to corporate in USA. Final blow was I had to buy a $500 starter so it would crank for the guy I sold it too. I thought I did my research but then not enough...

Good to know that they have spots for campers etc.

First stopped at Buc-ees in Texas, Now we have 1 in Georgia and I have stopped at it. Both clean and nice with great brisket sandwiches. I did Christmas shop there too. Just wish they had a parking spot for trucks with campers>

My neighbor and I cows started calving on 9-11-17 although one of his cows had a calf about 4 weeks premature and we found it dead. Since then it has been all good. I had twin girls on Monday. We have 9 more to go with 2 being first timers. I hope they come soon so I can quit worrying about them.

Thanks for the ideas!! The wire is not any good and alot of the post have broke so I may just push it up in a pile and burn it. I do have a magnet I use to get up the staples etc... when I burn stuff.

We have put up a new fence on part of the pasture. It is about 10 feet from the old fence which is wood post with very old woven wire and barb wire. I am wondering about an easy way to clean it up. I thought about pushing it up in a pile and burn the wood then haul the wire off to the scrap yard...

I put in a H brace every 100 feet. I use T post in between spaced about 10' apart.

I put down the cloth like they use on construction sites and then crusher-run gravel on my water ramps to the creek. It has worked well. This is what the soil and water people reconmended.

I take the twine off. I have some that is in the woods near where I park my tractor. It has been there for years. So imagine it laying around trhe pasture to get tangled up on equipment, you or the cows. Also don't want cows to eat.

The comment about borrowing a bull. I have borrowed one from a friend 2 or 3 times. He has a different breeding season from me so it works out good for both of us. He has a larger herd than I do also. He tells me which bull he thinks is good and I usually go with it. I have a some nice calves in...