Recent content by Lonecowboy

it has worked very well for us too! but I've found you should start in advance - maybe 40 days or so before calving starts. and feed a ration- if they have feed available 24/7 it defeats your purpose.

Chemicals used to tap natural gas wells in the booming practice known as fracking may be responsible for groundwater contamination in a small town in Wyoming, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. The finding - the first of its kind for the agency - could pose a major...

the big part of that bill was giving protection from lawsuits- anyone wanting to sue to stop production had to put up 20% ( as I remember) of the total cost of the plant- if they lost their lawsuit the $$$ went to the plant to repay for the delay. it did pass and is now law but no takers that I...

lots of times large groups of missing cattle is an inside job- look for insurance claims to be made

As long as you are running with the leaders, it doesn't matter which lap you are on! :D

that's why gals love us northern boys! :D

if you lived close by I'd bid $1.21!

even crazier to think fuel is $4.00+ pickups $45,000.00 + tractors........ well, you get the point! :shock: :shock:

Loomix is a great product but it is only as good as the distributer is. a good distributor can control consumption and make it work the way you want it to. a poor distributor is like a yo-yo tank full, tank empty, tank full, tank empty for several days, tank full, etc.

there are way too many unknown variables to answer that question inteligently. that said, I've seen brangus cows in cool weather travel up to 9 miles in the desert but they didn't put on much weight doing it. if your grass is strong I would venture to say pairs with big ol calves in the fall...

how are you loading the bales onto your sled?

a motive for doing away with a traditional practice of using brands and addresses that has served us well for centuries. I don't believe the people behind this are dumb- I believe they are calculating! if not why not register as a "property"- why stick to this word choice? not a new debate at...

there is a reason- read this carefully: http://xstatic99645.tripod.com/naisinfocentral/id8.html I'd sure like to know what you think about this info.

:clap: :clap: :clap: "hope and change" I "hope" there will be some folks getting real for a "change"!