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phil, I didn't understand which it is you are talking of breeding, but if it is the normal size female cow, I've always waited until they are 800 pounds. so far so good.....

use a bander and get them at a couple days old - don't use tetanus shots

greg, I have always fed cows up to term. I have always felt that most problems are inherent in the cow (or bull) and not as much in the amount of feed. that being said, I do cut the would-be mothers back to about half ration at 7 months. I don't want them to look like they've spent time on a...

move to Texas or Oklahoma...

in korea the folk medicine for earache was scared cat's pis - collected it by putting a cat in a plastic bag and beating on a drum...

that's the way we do it.........

how about some pics when you get him?

i don't know where you're from carrie o, but i have an open shed for the cattle and the only time that they use it is it is to escape cold rain..........

strictly banding here with pliers, have never cut one - don't know how, too old to learn.........

are they all bred to that bull, fitz?

i agree with everything you say, highgrit.......

i'm with you Bez, if someone is willing to pay that much - take the money. the type of people willing to pay that much usually have more money than brains. that's not anyone's fault but theirs. if they can't give it to you, they'll give it to someone else. don't be ashamed to take it.....it's...

we've got a cow just like her. she puts out a healthy calf every spring and always has plenty of milk. i'm looking for another one like her. we bought her at the sale barn with another tiger stripe heifer. i didn't know crap about buying cows and just got lucky. that teat size wouldn't bother me...

ditto

sunny, i've done it both ways - small bales and large round ones. for you convenience large round bales are the way to go, but you have to have a means of handling them. i generally figured about 1/2 round bale per animal per month when i was hand feeding. i agree with chippie that 16 to 1 is a...

working at it on our place includes a vaccination program - haven't had a case since we've been vaccinating; it does seem to me that animals with no pigmentation aroung the eye are more prone to pinkeye.

working at it on our place includes a vaccination program - haven't had a case since we've been vaccinating; it does seem to me that animals with no pigmentation aroung the eye are more prone to pinkeye.

a flat back.......and free of other obvious defects, but then aren't you the guru?

very informative - thanks vette.........

i agree 100%