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Okay, that is almost above my head, but I think I understand. Assign values, keep up with costs per animal and invest in quality stock with a focus on genetics. Educate myself in areas of tax related costs and benefits. Luckily, I have two family ac”cow”tants I can pump for free tax advice...

Gosh, thank you! That made me feel better about my decision. I’m grateful! 💜 (Haha to the old age retirement home, but so true)

So, you’re saying I should sell the cow and move on? I know that’s what I should do, but right now, sentimentality is tipping the scale. I’ll get there, but I want to give her another chance to calve. I’ll make a decision after that. I also know not to fall in love with them, but I do. It’s the...

Wow! I recall reading something similar before she had this problem. I’m off to look at her poop! Thank you!

My new vet said it was likely to happen again. My head understands, but my heart clings to something my father gave me. I appreciate your sharing. One day, sentimentality (and my father’s yelling, “SELL that cow!” From Heaven) may take a back seat to practicality.

Thank you for your condolences. Your “wind out of my sails” comment is spot on. Three months later, I am entering the anger stage of grief. It took losing a healthy older cow, last week, to bring it all to a head. She was healthy one day and down the next. Despite doing everything the vet...

I understand that logic. However, my daddy gave me that heifer. He died in December. I know he’s up in Heaven yelling at me to get rid of her, but I’m not going to do that for purely sentimental reasons. (Also, I’m a vegetarian.) I was hopping for a glimmer of a positive possibility related to...

Have any of you had a cow with a rectal prolapse? She was bred too young/small and had a difficult delivery. That offspring is now 15 months old and a 650 pound runt. Vet didn’t think either would live the night. They both did. I noticed the cow kept cycling and we discovered the stitches the...

Hi, This is my first post here. I’m a retired teacher helping my 82 year old father with his cattle— red hybrids and black and white face bred to a poles Hereford bull. We have a calf that is about 6 weeks old. Has been limping for a couple of weeks. I can’t get close enough to see if it has...