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Howdy, With your question, it sounds like your new to this. Talk with your local butcher. They might have someone wanting to buy a 1/2 beef. Whether the butcher is USDA certified or not. The 1/2 purchase is a live on the hoof purchase. The other people tell the butcher how they want it...

Howdy, I use cattle rubs here too. I have them around the water troughs. Actually, when I put them out, a lot of cows get stuck under them :) in a good way, because you come back 15 mintues later and they are just gently rubbing back and forth on the rub, and not walking off. Make sure you...

Howdy, White clover in your field is a good thing. Most folks try to get white clover growing in thier fields. The seed itself can stay dormant in the ground for a long time(they say up to 12 years) Anytime you have a spring pasture which you have cows in, and then move them out, before the...

Howdy, Tru-Test 700 scale with HD1010 load bars under a seperate weigh box (slider doors on each end) after the alley, and before the preg-check and chute. I stop them here before entering the chute, I record them on paper, and with the scale. I then of course have my proper weights for...

Howdy, Like some have said before, The most important item to think about is, what implements do you want to use. Always get a tractor which has atl east 15% more hp than you think you will use. Sorry, not a small farm , but JD 6400 w/loader JD 5500 w/loader JD 4720 w/loader w/backhoe JD 955 JD...

Howdy, Different options for different breeders. My herd is all registered black angus. So a few things are almost mandatory. Calving kit Tagger, tags, tag pen, notebook, iodine for dip, Bo-Se, 400lb freight scale. Tatoo at weaning. Pistol on hip, for keeping the turkey buzzards away. When the...

Howdy, I use AI on selected dams. I use natural service on selected dams. My AI conception rate varies year to year. This last season I got a 58% conception rate on my AI. The bull got 100% on his service and backing me up. You still need a good bull. (his nose knows when thier ready)

Howdy, Fat and a butterball? That does not sound like a gain test. You might want to check with your extension office and talk to the ones which operate your state bull test. Remember that the ultrasound is done, and its not fat. It is genetic expression. Wouldn't you want the herd sire which...

Howdy, Savage .243 Burris 6-24x 40mm scope here with hornady 58 grain varmint express

Howdy, Standard upright mineral feeders are play toys for bull's. The flat, on the ground bull mineral feeders works for my yearling test bulls. The herd has a Dusticator mineral feeder which is to big, and heavy to really be moved much. 150# of mineral in it helps keep it in place too.

Howdy, But the weaning weights you listed... they sound great. Were those weights 205 adjusted weaning weights? My bull which which weaned at 840# and had an adjusted ww of 786# went to the VA Bull test, and finished adjusted yearling weight of 1351# and largest rib eye on test at 15.6" adj...

Howdy, Look over the specs and look at the nitrogen loss. I do believe the newer style millinuim ones have a little better construction with less loss.

Howdy, I open a gate to another field, yell "come'on" and they all look up, and come a running. 8)

Howdy, Used all kinds of tapes etc... but have narrowed it down to a fancy parcel box freight scale. All registred herd here, and it makes it quick and simple. Since its a freight type scale, it goes to 400 lbs. The base is a sturdy steel er... bout 14" x 14" and the readout is attached via a 8...

Howdy, At the time, there really wasn't any other software out there we could use. I use AIMS from the American Angus Association. Since they keep me updated to whatever version, it has worked fine. I was using AIMS for almost 3 years before cattlesoft came out. I downloaded it and tried it out...

Howdy, BCS is very important. BCS 5 or 6 is ideal. Make sure they have the full round of vaccinations, and proper boosters. Loose the fat. simply doing gnrH, or gnrH and lutalyse might kick start a heat. And if you wanted to go further, you could go with the full blown gnrH, CID-R, lutalyse...

Howdy, Registration = like many have said here. geneology of the animal. The sire, grand sire, great grand sire../sire's dam, dam's sire, dam's dam etc.. ;) and so on. If you went to the race track and saw some horse win every race for a year, do you think the offspring would be cheap...

Howdy, Bulls can be sold with many conditions. I would rather be impressed that they would want semen interest. If you purchased the bull... what reasons did you buy him? epd's, looks, muscle, fleshy etc... Sold my herd sire myself, and bought new blood. But, before I sold him, I collected. I...

Howdy, $15 a head here. customer supplies semen. travel distance can come into play for long distance, unless they want multiple breedings, say 50 plus head.

Howdy, At birth they get their shots, iodine, and ear tag. At approx 3 weeks before weaning, for the first round of vaccinations will get tattooed. Weaning day they get thier booster shots. Tattoo process here, tattoo pliers, green tattoo paste, plenty of digits, bucket with warm water and...