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Best answer as to why I'm giving both is that's what the Dr. ordered :-). I really didn't ask him any verification as to why both when the vet told me what to give him. This is the first that I've seen naval ill, and I was late in getting meds in the calf b/c I didn't recognize what was going...

That's my main concern is if she'll end up being productive. She has progressed since the weekend to being able to slightly walk or hobble, but doesn't put weight on rear left leg. Back legs are really stiff, front right is somewhat stiff but better. 2 shots / day of Penicillan + 1 shot per...

Anyone ever have a calf w/ Joint Ill? Severe swelling in joints in hind legs and one front elbow. Vet says Joint Ill, infection thru naval at birth that settles in the joints. I've got her on a agressive antibiotic plan, and I'm hoping she will make it. I was just seeing if anyone ever had...

We bought our B&B scales a few years ago. We had some issues initially getting it calibrated. But we recieved great phone support on trying to calibrate it. We determined with phone support to have a faulty load cell. They sent a replacement cell out very quickly. BL

Well I passed on the Donkey sale. I might try to find a young one I can raise with the cows and calves rather than putting an old one in with them. I guess i'll just have to sight in the 30-30.

He has them advertised for 5 for $400 obo.

I have no experience with horses, donkeys, or anything but cows. I'm thinking of getting a few for coyote protection. We've probably only lost 2 calves last year to dogs/coyotes, but in the last year all of our barn cats have mysteriously disappeared. I'm assuming that the coyotes got them...

I was thinking that it would be too brittle. Just wanted to see some others' thoughts. I'll be building 2 creep feeders. One will be inside a barn, the other out in a different pasture.

I'm looking at building a creep feeder out of wood and plywood. I'm wondering how hardie board 4x8 sheets would stand up to cattle abuse. Any experience with this?

I was thinking $5-$7 per head. 32 head in 4.5hrs @ $50/head is a good morning.

$50 per head for labor only???

Had a former-dairy neighbor come over this morning and help me AI a few cows. What is the going rate for that service? He supplied labor only. I supplied all semen, shots, supplies, and labor to get cows in and out of chute. It's amazing what 50 years of AI experience will do for speed...

How long should the 1.33lb t-posts last in the south east? Reason I'm asking is that my family rebuild alot of our fencing about 25 years ago. about 8 or so years ago, a few pastures my Dad had a guy go and set t-posts in between all of the cedar posts to help reinforce the fence. Now I need...

I grew up on a family dairy farm. Went to college and moved off the farm. My dad passed away suddenly but we continued the dairy operation for just over a year after he passed. That was 5 years ago. Now we're up to about 200 beef mama cows. Some of those are left over Holsteins from the...

Also, If its icy and a remorseful person who had legitimate reasons being out there took out a few posts and wire that's one thing. If it's a drunk at 3am that I have to get out of bed for, that's a whole difference ballgame. Its when you catch people trying to get their vehicle out of the...

I didn't think of that boogie. I'll watch that calf and see. She stood in the headlock last night w/o being tailed up. We'll see how she does this am. BL

We have a cow who calved on Monday. This is her second calf. She left her calf, and then tried to steal another cow's calf that was already a week old. She would knock her calf around with her head, and kick it off when it wanted to suck, then would chase the week old calf's mama away when...

We only move so that they have time to explore before it gets dark. We also try to leave a few cows that are familiar with the fence if possible. That seems to help. With the 2 pastures we have with woven wire, we've seen that you have to have barb wire or hot wire at the top or they can...

In my opinion, the price also varies based on when the damaged needs to be fixed. T-posts that have to be replaced at 2am cost more than the ones that can wait until daylight. Our rule is also that the car doens't get moved until the fence is paid for. We've had several interesting...

We have about 20 holstein mama cows. These holsteins were heifers left from our dairy herd and wouldn't bring any money when the milk prices dropped in 2009 or so. We've gotten some very beef looking steers and heifers from our angus bull with them. And, we've seen great calves raised from...