A good mineral program will go a long ways to prevent some of these problems but some of the cows just don't eat enough of it milk fever is seen more in dairy herds but does happen to heavy milking cows and the treatment is calcium in blood and with grass tetney can be helped if a person puts...
Ok now I get it same as our blackleg shot some farmers give it at 2 or 3 days old and turn them out to pasture vet says it wont work because calves are too young but they figure it is better than nothing and they seem to have good luck so far.
Pardon my ignorance but what is a c and d shot ? We give our calves a scour vaccine at birth along with a d e selenium all by mouth and they get blackleg at a month when they go to pasture never seem to lose any by overeating.
Love the pictures looking good on the farm I shouldn't have any calves for a month hope it warms up. Do you have any problems with scours? Here it seems after a wet snow we get a few scouring Yours look clean and spread out which is the way it should be. Happy calving!
My mother kept a few years ago still have some hives but the other equipment is long gone was alright for awhile but after a few years and having trouble finding bees and a queen was just easier to buy honey and leave it to the pros lots of honey produced in our area and can buy what we can use...
Great pics! I recently rescued my grandfathers threshing machine from the bush when I got it out looked it over closer and found grandpas writing on the galvanised metal in pencil ( must have had good lead in those days) of who he was threshing for and the bushels but no dates.It looked like the...
Thought I would use this young bull to add more leg ,longer hair, and save on feed just have to feed willows. Looks like some brahma influence with the hump though might be a drawback.
Might have to get a faster horse though
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