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    Round bales sticking onto hey spear

    Lots of different bale types - a soft core bale would work well with your system As for the trailer - if it is wood or it is sheeted or it is metal bars they are slippery. If you have steel mesh you will find the bale grabs and sticks - all have advanages and disadvantages. If you pick the...
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    Round bales sticking onto hey spear

    Jammed for time but looked at the pic - that is a poor spear setup IMO - although it is very commonly used. SRBeef is bang on - quality and setup are everything. I use a single spear mostly - attached to the centre of the bottom bar of the quick attach for single bale feeding. Yours is rigged...
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    Round bales sticking onto hey spear

    About the only time I have had a bale stick is when I have the angle of the spear up or down too much when I am placing the bale and backing out - it will drag the bale with the tractor. That means it is my fault - it is not sticking - it is my operation that is causing the problem - we have all...
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    Round bales sticking onto hey spear

    Do not spear the centre - come into the bale about half way down from the top to the centre. If that keeps you from raising the bale high enough you will need a bigger tractor. 8) Bez+
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    horned cattle calving problems..

    Who ever you were arguing with knows little about cattle Bez+
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    Cattle For Profit?

    Well the next time I am in Texas we can sit down in the shade - have a drink of your choice and decide upon the answer - because in truth I do not know. Take care Bez+
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    Mini donkeys as herd guardians?

    Mini donkey? A good dog or two would pull it down in a heart beat if determined. They will only stand and fight for a bit then run - thats' what gets them killed. Donkeys love to kick the living crap out of calves at times as well. Heck there have been some serious coyote attacks on people and...
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    Need help with a mud problem

    We make our own hay so it is even less of a loss. I agree with your comment - making your own is cheaper - I simply used this as one example. For any who might be unclear the "bit of hay" I was talking about was the waste hay - not the total cost of bought hay. But I digress and to not get...
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    Need help with a mud problem

    Living in one now - hate it - too many big bugs Cold is a wonderful thing - kills the bad biteys Bez+
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    Need help with a mud problem

    Alan - and others who read this long response - it is a thought that many people ignore for some reason - we do this every year now with astounding success. Do not know your set up as there are no pics. I hate feed troughs and bins - very messy - we feed on ground - cows never come to the yard...
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    Age and source verification...

    Contact your local cattle org Bez+
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    do you

    No "depends" or second thoughts from me. If it takes that long - even if she is bred she is a cost and she goes. We give no second chances now And we for sure do not want her genetics in the herd Bez+
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    basic corral building question

    Inside Spike a nice long rail along the top of all the posts - we set it right on top of the posts - makes the pens a lot stronger as well - we use a single 12 inch ardoch in the top of each post to hold the rail on - 6-8 inch diametre rail - when the cow tries to go over she will break the...
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    Snow questions

    Seeds from hay in other locations will sprout after being eaten and through the cow - then dropped on the ground. Corn is one proof of that. We have added seed to grain at times to promote grass growth in remote and rugged areas. Yes, it does work. And the cows eat it, transport it and place it...
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    wooden corral

    Small piece of advice for you. No matter how high you run the boards there are animals that will try them - so we always run a rail down the top of the fence posts and spike them in with one 12 inch ardoch nail into each post. When the animal hits the top board it will break - this way they hit...
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    Getting out

    Sorry to hear it - however you are in good company - lots of folks are getting tired of feeding the masses for free. Or worse - working several off farm jobs to maintain the farm. Tough on the families and the future does not look all that rosy from the numbers that are getting out. I do not...
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    A sentimental question

    Trust me - if you fed him right he will taste just fine Bez+
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    cow/calf operation vs stockers

    Are you prepared to lose the money if the price goes south? Seems everyone thinks the profit is there automatically. You also have to factor risk, drought, fences, time and the return you could get from renting the land out and investing your available cash. Your numbers do not represent a...
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    Snow questions

    I can honestly say that we lose so few in both cases that I have not really seen a difference. I would say our losses overall on the farm are and were so low that I would think people here would challenge me if I started to talk about them - so I will leave it at that. One difference I do...
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    Snow questions

    You're welcome As to the second thought - you will see how popular I am after I respond to someone who comes here asking what to do with that down cow that has been laying in the field for two weeks and asks - "Should I call the veterinarian?" 8) My best Bez+
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