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Thanks a lot for the info. I will call Humes Meats first thing in the morning. Malone is just a few miles away and a much shorter drive than Rendon. Andrew

Hello, I am looking for a meat processor in Navarro county, Texas close to Frost or Navarro Mills. Perhaps in Corsicana or as far as Hillsboro. I've been searching the internet and yello pages but can't seem to find anyone. The one I used before is in Rendon and too far for just a steer. I...

Have you considered the remote possibility that the calf actually belongs to the cow? I have an angus cross cow and a Brangus bull. The cow must have had some longhorn but she's solid black so you couldn't have deduced from looking at her. She recently had a little longhorn calf. Looks just like...

That's a good looking cow. I can't imagine anything wrong with it. I like the head a little low so it fits my idea of the good cow; not perfect but good cow. A bigger bag could make her a little better but I don't know if she's open, calved, nursing (unlikely) or what. Sorry, can't criticize...

Calf never came. I even moved all the cows including the culprit to my other place about 1/4 mile away and the cow went without hesitation so I'm pretty certain there is no more calf. This is my third calf crop ever and the first time I've lost a calf. I have another cow that has given me two...

I still haven't seen the calf.. The bag still looks sucked but its been a month. I'm going to put the momma in a pen to see what happens. Will let you know. Andrew

Thanks, yes it makes sense. I'm just a little fed up with this cow because I can't move them to a different pasture because of her. She became the dominant cow and all the others follow her. I will wait it a bit longer to see if she brings out the calf. Thanks again, Andrew

Has anyone seen a cow hiding the calf in the woods for three week? I have a cow that had her calf three weeks ago and has hidden it since then. I saw it right after birth and she took it in the woods and hasn't brought it out yet. I know its still alive because her bag is sucked. I bought this...

I had some bull meat about a year ago and I didn't like it. It tasted gamie and it was a little tougher than I would've liked. This was a bull that someone else butchered and gave me a couple of t-bones. I think the bull was about 4 years old. Andrew

Anyone in North Thexas (or anywhere where with a drought) ran out of water in the stock tanks? I got 7 tanks and only two have any water left. The cows can't get to the water; however, because of the soft mud. I've had to pump water out of the tanks to give them. I got a 275 gal tanks and then...

Brought 6 cows from the sale barn the other day and three got out. About 3 miles from my place, a pickup truck hit one of them on an FM road. The sheriff said I was responsible and that its always the cow's owner responsibility from keeping them inside the property and away from the road. I...

Just sold some steers ~400lbs in Hubbard and they did ok. Mostly around $1.20-$1.35 which for me is not that bad for this time of year. Andrew

Man, I sure am glad I didn't bring up the bb gun I use to move cattle around. :oops:

I've found it useful when getting calves into the trailer to take them to the sale barn. Since I'm always alone, it helps to have that extra encouragement for the to jump into the trailer. I hardly ever use it on the cows. However, I used to have a crazy cow and she's the reason I bought the...

Man, I just would hate to take her to the sale barn and have some poor sap (like myself) end up with her. I know someone will buy her on her looks. She is long, straight back, and extremely good body composition. Plus she's bred at least 5 months. Andrew

Hello, I have a very nervous cow that put out a great calf for the past two years. This is my only problem cow. She won't get close to the range cubes, she'll baby sit the calves and drive them away when its time to pen them to take them to the sale. I'd put up with her because I couldn't pen...

Exactly my point! My neighbors look at me funny when I tell them I'm a software engineer. They wonder what compelled me to get into cattle and ranching. Truth is, of all the things I've done, cattle and ranching has been the most rewarding in more apects than money. Andrew

Cattle prices will go up and down simply because its a commodity and traded in cash markets. I don't agree with the notion that it will go down just because it was down before. But supply and demand are the only determinants of price and as such, there is a 100% certainty that cattle prices will...

Well, I don't have any tractors or other expensive equipment but a pickup truck, I don't pay any utilities at all as I'm off the grid, I buy wormer 2x a year and feed a $5.25 sack of range cubes every Sunday. I run 11 cows and a bull on 80 acres divided into 3 paddocks. My biggest inputs (aside...

But there you are talking about people who would make stupid decisions in any business they get into. What about the prudent one who buys land below market in cash, gradually builds a commercial herd, learns as much as he can and makes a few bucks now and then from calves? Not to mention take...