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I hate to say this....but I agree with the bullet guy. I've never had good luck with a cow that was down. I never had one to recover. It's very hard to justify a vet visit for beef cattle. The math just won't add up.

I use a .410. A 12 gauge might have too much punch. The intent is a sting, like a hotshot or electric fence shock. Mine always find the "hole" they went through, and go back home when I sting them.

I hate this new crap. Go back to what you had.

Google now has a spreadsheet that stays stored on the Google cyberspace. I keep my cow records on it, because it will always be there, as long as Google will be there. I can go to any computer around the world and access it. I've lost notebooks, lost disks of info, had hard drives crash, had...

My farm is set up with a "Family Limited Partnership". There's tons of info about them on Google and Yahoo. It has a general partner to call all the shots, and limited partners, not having power, just ownership. The general partner can own as low as 1%, but they still control 100% of the...

President Jimmy Carter once told a story about his partnership with a fellow to get into the cattle business. It worked out that the nice healthy cattle ended up belonging to the partner, and the sick and dead ones ended up being the President's. They did not have a written agreement. Get it...

COMAIR the ol' timers around here used cattle guards. Worked well. They have to be deep. If it's deep enough, and also full of water, and also will deter YOU from walking over it, it will turn cows.

scottdaniel14, Don't go into debt. Find the local old timers, and talk to them!!! They will be your best source of wisdom. Pay little attention to the extension service...if you do everything they say...you'll be bankrupt in 6 months. Don't expect too much, and keep it simple.

peacemaker, I would stay away from them. I signed up, and they said 90%, but after talking to other folks, that ain't so, it's more like 75%. Plus it was so complicated with the federal programs combined with the state programs, I got fretted with it. My wife has a MBA, and the fed guy sat at...