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Year round calving would be to stressful for me..I need afew months to "decompress" before doing it again.. My goal is to suppliment my "real" income, keep the ag-exemption on the place, and show my kiddo (and any other kids whose parents I know) where their food actually comes from.. Oh and...

Echoing others... Most folks have a full time job AND cattle on this board.. As has been said..cattle dont know you have a job..Ive had to run home a time or two due to a cow related problem..or a sheep problem..luckily, my boss is from a ranching family and understands..he even let me bring a...

IME-Most cattle are happier and you will experience less stress if they are with another of their kind. if your area supports it, get two, and has been said, sell one and butcher one.

Andrews, I had a heeler who took a good knock to his head..split his face wide open..much to my husband's insistence HE could stich him up, I drove him to the vet's and they performed surgery to repair his face. They sent me home with one of those collars to keep him from scratching his face...

Very interesting indeed... I noticed the number of cattle going thru our salebarn has dropped off from what it was..seems alot of guys who sold out are wanting back in..but cant afford the prices TO do that.

cross, I know Ive heard similar sentiments..but regarding eartags..someone told me he wont buy anything not tagged, as he felt that ment they probably hadnt been vaccinated or wormed..or handled..*shrugs* I guess I can see his point..to an extent..cattle folk seem to have their own way of doin'...

Thanks for the info everyone..like I said, just curious...Ive seen it done both ways and wanted to really know the nickle and dime of the matter.

so, when you are selling in larger quantities, you are more apt to feel the "Sting" then if you sell just 20 or so at a time? This makes sense..the guys that are adamant you have steers are huge ranches..the guys who sell them still intact are smaller..no more then 15 or twenty a year they take...

Boy that is a tough call.. do you think alot of "hobbyist" folks frequent the sale barns? or are they more inclined to buy privately?

hmm..interesting..Id always thought it was more then that..the way folks talk.. mabey it was "worse" when the prices werent so high.

really? that is all?? even on the coming yearling bull calves?

I keep hearing people talk about weanling-yearling bull calves get docked in the sale barn over steers.. Is it true? how big of a dock do you usually take? Im just curious..I see afew guys are adamant the calves are steers before they go to the sale..and some others who sell them as is..and...

The vmesh dun posted is the best fence, Ive found, for horses..but its dreadfully expensive..we used Red Brand no climb for all our pens, with a pipe toprail, welded pipe braces and pipe posts (pipe was cheap when we did all this)..the no climb has been gradually torn apart by the $%&#$...

wheat is coming up really good in my area..Ive mentioned before, Ive got rye out my ears right now..turned my sheep out on it and they havent even made a dent in it yet. Im not doing the happy dance on getting oodles of rain yet though..I think it's going to be another DRY year..I am thinking of...

Thanks for the experiences and opinions..most of my cows are quite suspiscious of strange people..the place is only 5 minutes down the highway and I'd go and check them everyday..Its a good deal to get them on a large area of ungrazed pasture..:)

Id check on them everyday..its only about 5 minutes from my house..but its kinda secluded.. I like the game camera idea..wonder if they make signs I can put on the gates "Smile, you are on camera"

I am pretty sure afew folks on this board keep their cattle at a pasture that is not at their home..I know it's very common.. I have come across a situation where I can potentially do this...but I'm looking for what folks do to prevent problems or theft...outside of the obvious of locking the...

Nothing in my area to make a significant dent in what we are lacking..Enough rain to help the wheat fields abit..and I am having wild Rye pup up EVERYWHERE.. Spoke with our rep from the fertilizer plant last weekend..his concern is we need more significant rain to help fill back up the...

yep, I got alot of help from folks on this board when she got ill! My husband questioned my logic in fighting to keep her alive til she popped out that red heifer calf..everyone likes her. Momma did good. :)

Shes a mystery for sure..she looked very brahma-y as a calf..and then ended up very angus-y looking when she matured. she also has horn buds..which I honestly dont remember her having as a calf..so I sure didnt do anything to de-horn her..such is the surprise of a sale barn calf..;)