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mine is a freeze brand on the left shoulder , for both horses and cows , , but where I live now I do not brand , but I could Suzanne

her teats may also be plugged , and if that is the case you will really have to work to get the plugs out Suzanne

more important than breed is temperament in a family cow , beef/dairy crosses are hardy cows when you go to buy a cow ,temperament is # 1 and she needs to already being milked or have been milked in the past , also see if you can have it tested for BLV,BVD , johnnes and is Bangs vaccinated...

play here also , and the bull could of tagged her with out you seeing a thing like in the middle of the night , she will settle down Suzanne

22 month old heifer due in March Suzanne

^^^^^^^^^ this is also how I do it the calf may not be drinking enough water at this age for the water method t work Sozanne

my cows are all pet cows and I can walk up to them any where and touch them anywhere , but they know they are not allowed to touch me with their heads , and yes I will rub their face sometimes but not often , they will come up and drop their heads for a good neck scratch, if she rubs her head on...

I also have a freeze brand , and yes if you hold it on longer on a light coat it will look like a hot brand I had my vet do mine , and he put it on for 10 to 15 seconds then put it back in the nitrogen and put it on again for 5 to 10 seconds do not remember , it killed the hair follicles when...

some one will want it for a pasture ornament , here it has to do something like feed me or produce something that will feed me Suzanne

she is an easy keeping cow , dose she have a calf on her ? if so how dose it look ? if no calf and did not breed she would be finished for the freezer Suzanne

I would keep the heifer and breed her to something other than Highlander Angus ,Hereford , Limi Galloway , the choices are endless , I would butcher the cow for myself , as that LimiX will raise a more marketable calf down the road ...

I use wire panels and T posts , every year , and also move the pen every year , works for me Suzanne

you can go either way with it ,pen it with good hay and give grain 2 times a day ,1 to 2 % of its body weight spit into 2 feedings a day , or take it to the sale and let someone else deal with it these are the calves I buy at the sale , and make some money doing it...

I also have a registered brand in Idaho , but I pay 50.00 for 5 years , and I used the brand book from my brand inspector , you can use a brand that is the same as someone else but it has to be in a different spot , the other brand like mine I believe is RH for cow or horse where mine is LS cow...

freeze brand here is just as good as a hot brand , Suzanne

here you have to keep them for 30 days before resale Suzanne

you can not give bute to cows, as it is not approved for food producing animals just throwing that out there Suzanne

I worm 1 time a year in the spring and I use Cydectin or Eprinex pour on as they have no milk with drawl Suzanne I have also used Ivermect injectable at dry off if they are going to have more than 60 days dry

looks like edema to me , fluid retention as it is common in dairy cows Suzanne

do you have a way to make an outside run for them off the barn ? where you could make them a wallow as pigs spend most of the day when it is hot in a wallow as they can not sweat, and that is how they stay cool ,a mister is a great idea for that also...