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That's really special TC.

How many animals does it hold at a time and how long are they supposed to last?

My problem is that I've learned to move em in pens and chutes with a cattle prod (usually non hot). Don't know if that's the best or lowest stress way to do it whacking em moderately (probably not lowest stress) so I'm always up to learn the best way. Less stress to me equals less shrink...

That's important especially in stress situation like alleys in chutes and something as silly as leaving a jacket on the fence (God forbid a yellow rain slicker I didn't know cows hated yellow high contrast color til I read it from her) can stress and scare them. I haven't read enough to get her...

Cost? Did you get the 24 foot original or senior?

All I did get the Animals Make us Human book it had a nice 30 page chapter on cattle on the fear vs seeking behavior, and a little bit on moving, flight zones etc. It was a nice overview of basic cattle behavior and handling from someone who really cares about being humane with farm animals and...

First generation cattleman, didn't have my dad or no one else to teach me. I get the experience part but don't mind seeing what someone else has to say and then applying that to my observations. Certainly doesn't qualify me to say I got this versus an experienced cattleman. Particularly...

Alright looking at Humane Livestock Handling (going to have to order online as obviously not carried by local Barnes and Noble.). Also Animals Make Us Human looks great like it has explanatory chapters on each type of farm animal - cows, horses, dogs, chickens, pigs. Check out the table of...

Was looking on Grandins website and she has a number of books that have this as a chapter or two but not entire book. Any recommendations on which books you found most useful, most cattle specific information before I order one? Thanks.

Are you going to use solely alfalfa or in addition to grass hay?

Who'd you buy the bred cows from and how'd you know they were bred?

Yup now everyone gets the beauty of post hole digging in heavy clay soil with 4-5 inch diameter wood posts for all the steel posted southern folk. :lol2:

How the heck do you get em that cheap, price is almost double up here!

Nice Seminole, m-5 told me it wasn't too bad down there just some rain and hotty toddy gosh almighty do I hope for an ole miss win on Monday night! :lol2:

Why do you say that about buying open heifers because people might be trying to pass on a heifer that they tried to breed unsuccessfully before?

Don't matter what size ur pasture is as long as you enjoy it we all have different size operations and share love of cattle whether it's a hobby, part time or even full time job for us. Welcome sounds like you have head on straight.

Jerry what kind of posts do you use?

Yes we use corn stalks. Otherwise they in feedlot we do not winter pasture graze.

None of y'all understand. My cows go to in laws feedlot in winter, only on pasture approx may 1 to nov 1 depending on pasture condition. I'm talking about leaving my rebar posts up in winter but removing wire and insulators so don't have to reset post in spring not like it's hard though.

Rotational grazing