Cow Lounging

[Bright Raven]

The cows and 2 replacement heifers are coming up about every evening and lounging in the winter feed area. All are AI bred for September/October calves. The pasture the breds are in goes all the way back to the "back 30". They have a flowing creek back there. The grasses/forbs/clovers are abundant. Just poured them laying here with Ultraboss. Only two even bothered to get up.

 

[Putangitangi]

Goodness! When they're that fat, why do you even worm them? They're getting enough resources to mount their own immune response to anything coming their way!

 

[Bright Raven]

Goodness! When they're that fat, why do you even worm them? They're getting enough resources to mount their own immune response to anything coming their way!

UltraBoss is fly control.

I do still worm them twice a year. This spring I used a great product - Eprinomectin made by Merial. It is a pour on. I highly recommend it.

 

[Putangitangi]

I beg your pardon. We have a "boss" product here that is a wormer, so I presumed it was similar. But the question remains for the other times: why worm when they're obviously taking good care of themselves?

 

[Bright Raven]

I beg your pardon. We have a "boss" product here that is a wormer, so I presumed it was similar. But the question remains for the other times: why worm when they're obviously taking good care of themselves?

Putangitangi

They are my children. I could not sleep at night knowing an evil member of the Phylum Aschelminthes was parasitizing one of my children. ;-)

 

[Putangitangi]

You sir, are a nut.

 

[Bright Raven]

You sir, are a nut.

Agree. And I won't have it any other way. :cboy:

 

[frank boucher]

They look good to me.Fat,slick and gentle,I know they raise big calves,seen pic's before.I like them,you're doing a good job with them.Thanks for posting pic's.

 

[Aaron]

Man killers. All of 'em.

 

[Franke]

That is the temperament for me!!

 

[holm25]

Looks like some of them could use some worms...



LOL they look great.

 

[Putangitangi]

Looks like some of them could use some worms...
LOL they look great.

Exactly. How's a self-respecting helminth supposed to make a living with that sort of thing going on?

 

[wbvs58]

Ron, I think you just set s record, the most number photos in a post.

Ken

 

[jscunn]

Nice Cows, dont change a thing. Fat cows are happy cows. Really nice set of cattle.

 

[Nesikep]

What lazybones!

 

[NonTypicalCPA]

Looking happy to me! I agree, man killers for sure!

 

[Bright Raven]

Nice Cows, dont change a thing. Fat cows are happy cows. Really nice set of cattle.

Thank you.

 

[bball]

What are you going to do with those lovely gals when you sell out and head for Denver?

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Ron - cattle look super. I only saw a few that I would consider "fat" - like the standing rear butt shot. And a few briskets were pretty full. But, they don't have calves sucking and they are pigging out on awesome pastures. Good job!!!
BTW - my cattle LOVE to come to the barn lot and lay on the dirt. If given the choice, they will pick a dirt spot in the summer instead of on the grass.

 

[Putangitangi]

I find my layabout lot doing that all the time. They're supposed to be working!