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Keep in mind this is only 5-8 out of the herd. Not sure I could afford to feed them all until Novish. I did LRP on most of them.

Yes and no. I’ve weaned a lot of calves but not typically that light weight. I’m kind of taking the gamble we see $3/lb 5 -6 weights in fall. My plan is to buy couple hundred pounds of calf starter and gradually move them to my commodity mix, just for helping starting them. Yet that starter is...

I’ve calved all my cows but 1. I’ve got 5-6 cows that I should have parted with years ago, but open cows and payments kept them around. I’m to a point I need to part ways with 5-8 anyway due to lack of rain here in far NE Oklahoma. Afraid we are in for another drought. Question being the...

I’m going to try to still provide some hay. I just may pitchfork it into the feed bunk vs free choice.

Max Gain is my goal here, while still growing them correctly for slaughter

No worries of acidosis etc from only eating 12% commodity mix with little roughage?

I retain 8 butcher calves a year and sell them in 1/4, 1/2, and wholes. These are currently 6-800lbs, I purposely kept them at staggered weights because my butcher dates are strung out June-Sept. question being that I feel they should be growing better and eating more. Currently they are eating...

My tractor decided to gel up today to. Tan real rough, no power. Luckily I guess I treat fuel year round with howes. Grabbed a bottle of 911 and hour of idling had it running good again. Haven’t tried starting diesel truck, my Tacoma does what’s needed most days, tractor does hay etc. my...

Almost bought some peanut hay, going to cost $102/bale after trucking. I opted out and found some local hay. I hear it’s good if done right

I don’t have a barn currently to store alfalfa, cubes are the route I was going. I just know next time I’m in the feed store he’s going to ask me and I’d like to make sure my math is right.

I got that 1.79 and thought I’d divided it wrong. By that it’s way off. I think guy at feed store wasn’t calculating out pounds of protein, he was doing whole tub as 100% protein….I think

Yes 1072/ton on tubs

Ok so I’m getting confused. Guy teaching our cattle class calculated cubes as much cheaper than tubs. Feed store guy calculates it as the opposite, granted he sells tubs. Help me figure this. 37% cubes vs 30% tubs. Cubes are natural cottonseed, tubs up to 15% urea which negates some of the...

I am taking a class put on by our county/state extension. They did a cost comparison of protein tubs vs 20%cubes vs 38%cubes. All to obtain a certain level of nutrition. It worked out to .93/lb protein on tubs, .36/lb protein on 20%, and .30/lb protein on 38%s. I’m getting my local store to see...

I’m 37 and in building these my back would hurt by the end of the day. Hopefully I never need new ones in my lifetime. I’ve still got some small ones my dad built for our show calves when I was growing up. I screwed up when first starting the farm on my own, feed salt/mineral in them. Trashed...

I couldn’t find enough material at these prices to stay ahead of demand, can’t compete with big companies buying in such bulk. I just kind of happened onto these last 2 pipes(4feeders). Traded 2 I beams that were my dads for them. Takes about 8hrs to turn one out if it’s already cut in half...

Used torch and blew roughly 1inch holes. Hopefully big enough they won’t plug up with crud, small enough not to lose much feed. 1 hole in each end. Also added a hitch for clevis so I can drag them since my corral gates are 14ft with overhead braces, can’t carry them through. Last 4 have some...

I’m always asking questions thought I’d share something I actually do, might be helpful ideas for someone. These are feed bunks I’ve been building. Made 6, that should be enough I don’t have to move them pasture to pasture so much. Made out of 3/8 wall 22inch pipe. 6inch pipe for legs. 20-21ft long

That’s what half or more looked like when I started this post. I’ve cut back my feed due to having my feed bin out of commission, I’ve got it at the welding shop getting an axle and hitch put on. That way I can buy feed off local rancher who mixes his own for about 50-100/ton cheaper than COOP...

These calves are 4-500lbs. 3 pics. Wouldn’t let me attach the video. I’m not seeing the bellies I was, but the protein tub is running out and I’m not putting another out. Planning to keep them another 45-60days