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4Diamond
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
why dump a bunch of money in fixing or treating a foot just to sell her? Weigh cows are way to high to dump money into them in my opinion.
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leanin' H
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 5:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
McGee213288 wrote:
Whell...boys...this problem wasn't there till the foot rot...I never knew foot rot was a genetic thing...thought is was more of a lack of something in the diet, that would predispose em...No we don't keep gimmpy cows...or even if they have reoccurring issues with FR...She had it once...walked on the edge of the foot for a while ...got that toe to growin' funny...clipped it...but it didn't work...yes she is ready to pop...so I'll let her calve...and send her on...but thank ya'll for your opinions

for the most part ya'll sure get a lot of excercise with all the jumping to conclusions... Confused bet ya'lls a bunch of real thin fellas.. Razz


Hope my opinion didn't come across as me being preachy. I was just spouting off free advice that has worked for myself. I do that a lot and most folks just ignore me. Wink If i am not jumping to conclusions i stay busy being irritable, annoying and must very humbly add that one of my best qualities is my humility and my great intelect! Shocked Laughing Laughing Or not! Wink Very Happy
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Big Muddy rancher
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
McGee213288 wrote:
Whell...boys...this problem wasn't there till the foot rot...I never knew foot rot was a genetic thing...thought is was more of a lack of something in the diet, that would predispose em...No we don't keep gimmpy cows...or even if they have reoccurring issues with FR...She had it once...walked on the edge of the foot for a while ...got that toe to growin' funny...clipped it...but it didn't work...yes she is ready to pop...so I'll let her calve...and send her on...but thank ya'll for your opinions

for the most part ya'll sure get a lot of excercise with all the jumping to conclusions... Confused bet ya'lls a bunch of real thin fellas.. Razz


No Jumping to conclusions here. Very Happy A cow that grows a long toe might get by in the Black land prairie of Texas but here in the badlands of southern Saskatchewan she will the first one to be sore footed 6 miles from home in the winter. I guess it's a difference in management styles but I have to many cows to mess much with one growing long toes. I had one last year that I tipped it off to get her through with her calf and she was shipped the day she was weaned.
Your going to have to get a little thicker skinned because we won't lolly coddle or BS you. When you ask we tell you what we think.

Buck up Very Happy Very Happy
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R A
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I thought my bull had foot rot the last few weeks....turns out it wasn't foot rot, but rusterholz ulcers???? Just thought I'd share that Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy
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mytfarms
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Course show cattle are locked up. Part time anyway. I won't lie, you do cover up a less than perfect foot when you trim. At the same time, it can be a helpful tool in fixing issues resulting from foot rot or other issues. To each his own, but calves are still worth a lot of money. More than weigh cows most of the time.
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McGee213288
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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No Jumping to conclusions here. A cow that grows a long toe might get by in the Black land prairie of Texas but here in the badlands of southern Saskatchewan she will the first one to be sore footed 6 miles from home in the winter. I guess it's a difference in management styles but I have to many cows to mess much with one growing long toes. I had one last year that I tipped it off to get her through with her calf and she was shipped the day she was weaned.
Your going to have to get a little thicker skinned because we won't lolly coddle or BS you. When you ask we tell you what we think.

Buck up


lol...I don't have 6 miles of pasture...only bout 3...if they get in a far corner...and I only run 150 mamma cows...sos I guess I have a little ,more time than you big boys...Ya'll have a wealth of be there, done that information...that's why I ask...now if I ya'll can stay focused on the actual question...or at least close to it...than we done good... Cool

My skin is pretty thick...comes from being a cop...an owner/operator...and now a rancher...don't need any coddlin'...an I can usually spot BS...I expect ya'lls opinion...that's what I'm askin' for...

just tellin' ya'll my opinion on the skinny fellas round here... Wink
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gizmom
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
We sent an entire genetic line to the sale barn for feet as you described. To be honest we thought the older cow had the problem due to a case of foot rot so we trimmed her put her back out. This year we found that her first daughter had the same problem. We loaded both of them and their calves up and gave them a trip to town. I had a yearling bull out of the old cow and new day a really good looking sucker he was on the trailer with the rest of the family. I don't want bad feet and I sure don't want to sell a customer a bull that could put bad feet in their herd.

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gcreekrch
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
gizmom wrote:
We sent an entire genetic line to the sale barn for feet as you described. To be honest we thought the older cow had the problem due to a case of foot rot so we trimmed her put her back out. This year we found that her first daughter had the same problem. We loaded both of them and their calves up and gave them a trip to town. I had a yearling bull out of the old cow and new day a really good looking sucker he was on the trailer with the rest of the family. I don't want bad feet and I sure don't want to sell a customer a bull that could put bad feet in their herd.

Gizmom
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Happy cattle
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
enough said! load her up and take her to the sale barn.
yer burning day light as we say here!!!
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