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    Where do you prefer your scales?

    Ours is in under the chute. The alley way was a pain to cut one calf sometimes. We have the tru test hd10-10 and it works well. Its designed to take a beating. Did a lot of research on this. The only problem that I have is that I would have like to used it to weigh horses too. Might do something...
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    Freeze Branding Supplies

    I always use acetone. It can be found at walmart or any hardware store. I have better luck with it than 92% alcohol that i found.
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    Branding Cattle

    The swelling. Not sure how to post. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/K ... directlink
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    Branding Cattle

    I freeze brand lots of horses and cows. I use dry ice and acetone. Pure 99% alcohol works well too but is hard to find. Acetone can be gotten anywhere. The key to a good brand is clipping the hair, spaying some acetone on just before you brand and hold it for 25 seconds. I've had a 100% success...
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    Just curious -- How many veterinarians . . .

    My wife is a vet. She doesn't help nor condone anything that I do. I grew in the horse trading industry on one side and a cattle trader on the other side. My (our) closest 4 friends are husband/wife teams, they help me if I have any problems that I can't handle or need medicine. I've castrated...
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    Sell before or after Labor day?

    In our area, next week. It's starting to get dry. They will bring just as much now as in 6 weeks, and you'll have saved some pasture. Just my opinion.
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