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Well , I had him tested today and he passed with flying colors . Very good density, very good motility, and 95% normal sperm. This evaluation from a vet who has a reputation for being real tough on bull evaluations. WHEW ! what a relief !

No, I'm not taking chances . I'm going to have him semen tested probably in january. That way I've still got time to pick up another bull . The guy I buy bulls from has me down for one bull already since I'm expanding my herd and he knows my situation in case I need 2. I just hate the extra...

Just wondering if anyone has been through this . About a month ago my 3 year old bull got pounded in the nuts by a yearling bull. I noticed one side of his scrotum was full of fluid (blood) . I took him to the vet right away and had him examined . The vet said it would take a few months for the...

Well , if you enjoy working hard and barely scraping by as well as being so stressed out at night that you can't sleep , then the cattle business is for you . Basically everything in this business is out of your control . My oldest son left home for college 2 years ago and my other son plans on...

Had one last year we named Reets. That's steer spelled backwards. :mrgreen: Thanks for the post , good info.

Having sold slaughtered animals direct from the farm for several years , I have to tell you it's not all it's cracked up to be either. You will have a list of clients and when your animals are finished and ready to slaughter usually 1/2 back out on you. Alot of them wise up and shop the other...

. I don't know how many coyotes my cows have asassinated by telling me there is something over there. If I see them with their heads up I just go get a rifle and shooting sticks

Pdfangus ,when I was a teenager I used to work at a honey farm in the summer and bears would often destroy an entire yard and we'd almost a full day putting it back together. We used to trap them but by then the damage was already done. So about that time solar powered electric fencers came in...

Last week it was dark and raining and I was running home when I ran into the hot wire that feeds all my fences. Completely forgot about it in my hurry. I hit it full speed and broke the connection with my neck and I don't know how it happened but the hot end wrapped around my neck and flattened...

This thread reminds me of a time when I was going out of bison and into beef that I put a mature red Angus bull in a pen of 4 yearling bison heifers . The heifers immediatley attacked him (he was a wimp for an angus) and I had to get him out before he lost an eye. I've got another red angus bull...

Somn, I can certainly relate to your story.When I made the switch from bison to cattle I bought my foundation stock from a retired vetrinarian. Those animals were so calm they would fight over who got their back scratched Two years ago I bought 12 more heifers from him . In the mean time his...

I graze my cows on 80% alfalfa. Never lost one. I start them on a full stomach of hay and when it drys off they go in for an hour and then increase it daily. They do tramp it but it gives good cover to retain moisture in the spring . This spring I was going to turn them in in May as it was...

I had a nutty heifer calving this spring and she hiplocked then got up and ended up sitting on the calf and killing it .So I went out to put her in the chute to pull the dead calf out and she charged me and chased me all over the pen . I was covered in mud literally running for my life. As soon...

You might want to put differant colored tags in them . If I,m wondering if a calf in this situation is sucking I put a finger in it's mouth . A warm mouth is a good sign , a cold mouth and you better get some milk into him . Also if the calf stretches when it gets up that's a good sign it's been...

When my boys were young they used to trap skunks and coons for a local outfitter . The animals were live trapped then taken far downwind from the camp and shot . I got sprayed twice and I used the body wash from this company , it took the smell completely away , I even got to sleep in the same...

Come to think of it there was some brusing on the flank area , maybe she was stepped on. I guess we'll never know for sure.

I lost a very nice heifer 2 days ago that was born in Feb.I tubed it for 2 days trying to get it up and going along with trivetrin shots. I opened it up to see if it had a blockage or if I the bull had broke through her vagina since some of the heifers were coming into heat. Anyway the stomach...

Hey Vett , Just before I made my last payment the transmission went on my pickup , so the boys don't need to worry about me throwing money at them. I make them earn everything so they appreciate what they have :cboy:

It's a tough life . But I wouldn't want to live anywhere else . A lot of situations are out of your control like weather , markets , disease , diesel , fertilizer inputs . etc . My oldest boy is packing up and heading for college and my youngest (16) is having a long think about whether to stay...

I do everything possible to avoid calving problems like using calving ease bulls on heifers and inducing when I feel it's appropriate.This year I still had to jack out 3 . I was talking about pulling calves with my neighbor and when I mentioned inducing he had a fit . Then he went on to tell me...