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    bulls for rent

    Yeah, last 3 years with success. 100 delivery and pickup, Angus for my Hereford
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    Cleaning out fence rows

    We have a small place but some old fence, locust posts and woven wire in the "Bottom" Its true, scrub and trees are holding it up. I have an old Ford industrial 4400 Front end loader backhoe, working to get that in shape now to tackle or fence line. I may just clear an area an put in hi...
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    Band and feed or sell at auction?

    Thanks for replies, I have a fella that hauls for me VERY reasonable. I will find out what the buyer should pay, but my gut is telling me 90-100 cwt. he's around 900lb I had two herf steers fed out last winter.only was able to sell one for freezer beef and had to sell 2nd one at said auction.
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    Band and feed or sell at auction?

    Hi Ya'll. I Have a 11 month Baldie Bull, I cant band with my bander now, but I have a friend or can call vet. I personally don't need beef now and am curios on his prospects of table fare. I was planning on selling freezer beef. Maybe I'd be better just taking him to the barn. prices aren't...
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    A Visitor and some Calving Photos

    Great calves,, whats up with all that grass??? Bill
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    Piedmontese

    I have a small cow calf op. I'm keeping 2 heifers this year and still need 1 more cow and maybe replace another. I just had 1 steer butchered and had to sell another 20 plus month steer that was on full feed to the salebarn. No one seems to want to spend $ on a half for beef so I live i learn...
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    Piedmontese

    Hi Yall, I have 3 hereford cows a hereford heifer and a baldy heifer. The cows are bred to a angus and will calve this fall. I have a friend I just bought some hay from and he has piedmontese. He suggested that i cross the herefords with piedmontese so as to make a steer that would yield more...
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    Post Pics of your Place!

    Jo, I've only been at this place 11 years. It is now only 11 acres, but judging by the size of the barn the farm was much larger. The house was built over 160 years ago. The barn not as old, I understand that there was a fire and replaced. The Barn is peg and beam all the stone was harvested...
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    Post Pics of your Place!

    Our barn. we keep hay in stalls around back. Chicken Girl feeding bread. A Heifer i bought. Homemade sweep alley, It has a head gate attached to 6 foot gates on it now. 1972 kubota deisel Greenup My first ever, 510 lb bull calf, i bought at an auction, I named him T-BONE. If you look...
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    help deciding on a headgate.

    I'm definitely a newbie with 6 head. I got a old rusty used 30 year old manual Priefert headgate for 100 clams. Priefert sent me all new shiny parts for free, not even shipping. I mounted it on 6x6x8 posts concreted in. My big ass Herefords cant even budge it. It works well and i didn't spend a...
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    Priefert head gate

    little axle grease and shell be ready
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    Priefert head gate

    Having build a small tub and alley for my cows I'm trying to get all their shots in order. I currently have just a wood door at the end now. I use a pipe to keep them from backing up. They go in fine, seem pretty calm but when trying to give them vac's the just move way to much plus trying to...
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    Will cattle clean up the woods

    I let mine in an area we've been trying to clear , I use the wood for firewood, there are 2 cisterns down there and it was over 10 years ago cattle were in there and it was clear down there. Its only about 4 acres. They do like it in the summer with all the shade, and grass from ares where we...
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    Neighbors dog attack my cows

    Leigh, haven't seen the dog owners since the day it happened, or the dog for that matter. Vet told me to keep an eye on them ,I did they are all ok, I did have to cull a cow that had a bad udder, besides that the other cows are fine and my Heifer is growing good. Its hard to know if the dog did...
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    Barely hangin on

    Sorry Isomade
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    DISTANCE FROM GATE TO BLOCK GATE?

    Backhoe, the picture doesn't show the whole alley (on right), you'll have to click on it or right click, to open picture. :compute: I already have the front gate built and hinged. the block gate is built and haven't hinged it yet. This older picture shows the alley 'open' before i installed...
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    DISTANCE FROM GATE TO BLOCK GATE?

    I dont have a head gate but built a wood gate at the end of this. How far back should a block gate be? I have big fat hereford cattle
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    Cow Stuck

    Its a great day to raise Cattle! Good luck with her Papa.
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    Budget template

    I found this handy for record keeping. http://jackson.ifas.ufl.edu/ag/livestoc ... cord.shtml Scroll down to individual pages and click on the items.
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    Cow Birth picture HELP

    Okay,, she had a bull calf!! At 4AM on Wednesday morning i walked out to pasture with my spotlight and under a tree #31 cow was standing with her calf under her. She was already cleaned and nursing!!! So it was approximately 30-36 hours after "ANYTIME NOW" and 50 bucks later for the vet...
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