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My calf is doing better and better...except one thing, his eye on one side is very watery. When I first got him (2 wks ago) both his eyes were a little watery. Now it seems like the one has virtually dryed up and the other is watering double-time. I got a bucket of warm water and wash cloth...

The aircards are a gift from God, aren't they?

Thanks Karen! I'm relieved to hear that they probably won't charge me. I'll try to get ahold of Alice. Thanks :) Hillary

Hey guys, Well he seems to be doing pretty good. I am wondering if there is a wormer I should give him? Or shots? I don't know much about starting cows out...usually we buy feeder calves. I thought maybe the wormer or shots would give him an immunal boost or something. If these aren't...

I think he's improving. This morning when I went out to feed him he wasn't shaky like he has been. He is pretty eager to get up and has a good appetite. The reason I thought he was constipated is because I saw him straining so hard and it would almost come out, but then it would go back in...

We just got a bottle calf...when would be a good time to get him (neutered, castrated, cut...i dont know the differences between all these terms) and what would be the best way to do it? He's probably about a week old right now...so I want to make sure he is stabilized here first, but I don't...

Hi guys, We have a black angus cow that we're getting ready to butcher. We've been feeding him cattle feed from the co-op and hay. He is one year old now. I was wondering how much would you charge per pound to sell to co-workers, family, etc. We aren't looking to make a lot of a money, but...

well i was going to give them a bale a day but i noticed that the bale wasnt gone the next day so i gave them a day to eat the remains they arent very heavy bales...maybe 40-45 lbs...decent hay but not great H

Hey guys We have a couple of feeder calves (probably about 500 lbs. each right now) I was wondering how much hay you think they should get a day? There's virtually no grazing right now with snow on the ground. I gave them a bale a couple of days a go and it's just now gone. Is one square...

Hello, Last year our vet had some black angus calves and we raised a couple of them to butcher...we'd like to do the same thing this year but our vet doesn't have any for sale this year. What would be the best way to go about finding a couple of black angus calves to raise...they have to be...

I was wondering if there is still such a thing as an ox? A guy at school to me that an ox is any castrated bull, I was wondering if this is true? By the way, what is the difference between a bull thats been "castrated" vs a bull thats been "clipped"?

Hello! Here's the scoop: I bought a calf at the local sale barn about last January...it was probably a couple months old then. A. When would be the prime time for butchering? B. Should I have some sort of health tests run on it before we take it to slaughter and eat to make sure there's no...

Hey guys, Just lookin for a trailer to haul cows/pigs/horses. Nothing fancy. Looking to spend less than $750. Possibly an old two horse trailer. If anyone knows someone to hook me up with or has an old trailer they're lookin to sell please email me [email protected] and we can talk. Not...

First off, I only have two pigs for 4-h so it isn't a mass production. Second, I got the pigs for free so I know the person that gave them to me isn't trying to rip me off. Sorry for the confusion, I think I'm going to go to Tractor Supply and check out the stuff they offer for scours. Thanks...

The pigs are about 5 months old I believe...I'd guess they weigh around 60-80 lbs if that sounds normal. They are my 4-h pigs and I got them from a friend so I didn't get all the details yet.

Off the topic of cows: I think I heard it was ok to give pigs kaopectate for scours. Is that true? They just got here yesterday and they're pretty messy today. If so, how much should I give them?

we've got two of those. one was very expensive and there is a ball they push down to get a drink. the wind chill is like -8 here, and they've frozen up. we're past the point of breaking that up. i guess we'll just go out there with some 5 gallon buckets and water them all. thanks for the...

Recently, they have declared a snow emergency in my area. This means our waterers are frozen. Do we need to carry water all the way from the house to the barn...or will they just eat the snow and be OK? We're gonna go out and feed later, but it would be a huge hassle to have to bring all that...

At our local sale barn they sale from youngest to oldest. I think it's a good method because you have an idea of what's going to come in and if you would be interested in buying it or not. If you are looking for calves...you can leave after the first fifteen minutes of the cattle sale. If...

Our new calf is a purebred black angus steer. He was $300.00 and we bought him from a vet so he has all of his shots plus the vet threw in shots for our other calf for free. This calf is about twice the size of our first one (which was $165 at the sale barn). They love each other, the first...