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Thanks everyone for your replies. You all are the best! We moved them off several days ago as they were reaching thorough the five strand fence to get to the grass on the other side. It's funny that they never seemed to carry on like they usually do when they're hungry. Guess the shucks fill...

Just clarifying - this field was harvested before putting the cows on it. Carrie

Happy Halloween everyone! I'm sitting here with a full basket of candy and no trick-or-treaters so far. Of course, the one year I didn't buy candy, we had a bunch of kids come. Such is rural life! I've got a question for anyone in the know. We're short on pasture this year because of the...

Good morning everyone, Hope this finds everyone healthy and looking forward to Christmas! I need some ideas for insulating a well house. Several years ago, we used styrofoam board when we revamped our back well house. We now have a disgusting, smelly, mouse hotel with 5 inches of styrofoam...

Jimminy - this is getting ridiculous. We just discovered the darn things have been working on the plastic tile outlets in our waterways! Do you think this could be related to some type of dietary dificiency? Anyone ever see squirrels using salt/mineral licks? Maybe we ought to put out some...

Angie, We've not seen them drink from the tanks - there is a pond about 50 yards away. We were told that squirrels, like rabbits and rats, need to gnaw in order to wear down their front teeth. Otherwise, they grow too quickly and make it difficult for them to eat. I used to think that...

Once again I find myself coming to you all for advice! 1. Anyone ever had problems with squirrels chewing holes in hard plastic water tanks? Never had this problem in the years (going on 11 now) that we've had cattle, but 6 months ago something began chewing the heck out of 2 of our tanks...

Update: Our cold snap has eased up a bit, so we lowered the water level in the tank. She seems to have gotten the hang of it now. My thanks to all who replied! Carrie

Hi all I posted this on the horse board too - just thought I'd see if anyone here had any input. Does anyone have any experience with using a Mirafount ball type waterer in a horse pasture? We recently installed a double so that it spans 2 pastures (one for cattle, one for horses). We have...

Welcome HR! I'm a Hoosier transplant. Been living in the SE part of the state for almost 20 years now. CT is a fabulous resource. The folks here have always gone out of their way to offer help and suggestions whenever I've posted. Thanks to all of you regulars who take the time to help...

Hi all, Had to pull a bull calf (failure to progress) out of a heifer 72 hours ago. Both calf and mom seem fine except mom doesn't seem to be making any milk. The calf is on her all the time, she's well fed and hydrated, we've tried warm towels on her udder and finally hit her with some...

I know in humans that dizygotic twins can be a familial trait but monozygotic (identical) twins are just a fluke occurance as the ovum splits. Is this true in cattle? We've only had one set of twins. We supplemented with a bottle feeding once daily for a while and they weaned bigger than...

Boy, you guys are quick today. Thanks Ryan! Why would you get docked at the sale barn for eared cattle?

Morning all, Now for today's Cattle 101 question. I've been reading the "prolapse" thread and keep seeing comments about eared cattle. Don't know of any breed that doesn't come with ears, so what does this refer to? As always, thanks for your willingness to share with a dummy like me! :D

Happy Friday Everyone, I keep seeing the term F1 on the board. You guys will probably think I just fell off the turnip truck, but what does this mean? :oops: Humbly yours,

Hi Alan, The best, most long acting stuff we've found is Durasect. It's a pour-on. We usually treat them twice during the summer, then once every 3-4 weeks or so we hit their faces. Our cows are quite tame so my husband just sits in their feeder and swabs them with a paint brush while they're...

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Good evening all, Does anyone have any experience with cattle dog training? We have a wonderful Border Collie named Flip that we've been working with. He is so smart and does a great job with the cattle except if they get to running when he's bringing them in. Then he falls apart and wants to...

Hi all, Just a quickie fence question. Does anyone have any experience with vinyl fence and cattle? Our big barn sits directly across the road from our house and needs new fence. The white vinyl stuff sure looks nice and seems like it's relatively easy to maintain, but how practical is it? I...