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Thanks, you guys always have the most input for what works for everyone and different views and ideas from different parts of the country. Thank you very much it is truly appreciated by me and other newbies as well. :tiphat:

Okay, I searched for this but after looking threw lots of posts, I give up... So I want to start over. Am I correct is saying that freeze branding will not cause a deduct due to hide damage? I am wanting to freeze brand my cattle, but not if it cost me money at end. Also, if it does cost some...

Thanks, that was my thoughts. I figured if it ever came a problem I would have to shave ear to see either way.

I am new to registered cattle and fixing to tattoo my first calves as they hit the ground. When I bought my tattoo pliers it came with black ink. They were out of green and said they wouldn't be carrying it any more. So, my question to you old timers is will the black ink show up in an angus...

Well I ran across this post searching for something else. I know alot about the Blue Mule brand as I owned a trucking company and hauled them. Blue Mule was in Livingston TN and sold out to WW Livestock. They are still in same building with same people working there. I have several pieces of...

Well, I dozed off all fence rows that have grow up over the last 40 yrs. Everything looks great.... Except, now I realized while cleaning up and looking good, I don't have much left in way of cover for cattle and horses. I have 2 or 3 trees and they bunch up like they are glued together. I...

Well I have a question that has been buggin me lately. Does anyone know either by self weighing or by SWAG (Scientific Wild Ass Guess), how much weight does an average calf gain on day 1? I usually wait till day 2 to weigh a calf because I like to let them be a calf on day 1. So I have been...

thanks, that is exactly what my intial thoughts were.

When do you really think it is too late to apply fertilizer in the spring? I have plenty of grass and doing rotational grazing. I didn't get my soil test result back as quick as I hoped and now I think if I fertilized I would be wasting my money as fescue will slow down here in month or so. I...

I just did high tensile and used all wood post. I did 4"-5" post on 15' centers. My line post cost $ 5.25! No way would I take T-Post over wood posts for anywhere close to same money. Wood post look good for 20 yrs, T-Post look good for 2! I bought 15 bundles for the discounted price.

I use W W Livestock panels. Have been for 15 yrs. I used to use economy gates and panels that wrap up like paper when cattle or horses or pickup got into them. But since going to the heavy duty corral panels and gates, I don't have a gate or panel on the place with dent in them.. Well I do...

That is good info. How much did you use and what was the %N? How long did you leave cattle off? That might be a very feasable option on pasture in a rotational grazing setup. Spray as soon as you pull cattle off.

Does any one use a liquid fertilizer for pasture? I am dying to find something I could spray and mix with herbicide to do a 1 time pass to achieve both. Any thoughts?

Great idea. Split herd up and have best of both worlds with half the number of bulls. That is why ask questions, always another view that makes you go hummm.... :compute:

Spring or fall calves? I love hearing everyones different ideas and views. It makes you think about stuff you never have thought of before. Thanks

What is the best age to brand calves? I have bought and registered a brand several yrs ago to use on my horses and only did 1. Now I am back into cattle & would like to start branding them. Also, and feedback on whether branding is a price deduction of any kind in the aftermarket world?

how soon after AI can you do an ultrasound to determine preg or not? Is it close enough to not miss a heat cycle? In horses I can check in 19-20 days and never miss a cycle. Thanks

does anyone know of any software available that might be compatible with Blackberry device that has any farm applications to it? Just curious. Probably need to use somesort of spreadsheet application that can be accessed from Blackberry.

Does any one have experience with windmills? I live next to a river and was wanting to know if I could use a windmill to pump water up probably 100-125 ft uphill with a windmill to use to water livestock? That and I am dying for a windmill cause they look awesome and trying to justify the...

I understand that part, I do my horses to check for pregnancey. I thought they were sexing after they flushed a donor cow and could somehow sex an embro and then place that "sex'd embro" in a recip cow. Can they do that?