Recent content by Triple_S

I need to move 40 1st calf heifer pairs about 25 miles. They started breeding May 1 and the bull will be pulled Aug 1. In 90+ temperatures, will I cause a lot of abortions? I've never moved a herd during breeding season, but the grass is gone on this particular farm. I could move them at...

I bale with the 7330 and used to run with the hitch all the way up. It will clear even turning in swells in the up position. However my hitch leaks down about half way over night and I forgot to raise it before baling. Since the wreck I have asked several others how they bale and decided to run...

Some various pictures from this spring Moving a herd to a new pasture with some shade for summer. Pushing everything to one group in the center of the pasture. Lead cows following you makes the job pretty easy most of the time Last calf of the year for my main cow herd Headed to the woods...

Put in a email to Vigertone technical this morning. Hopefully will hear from them next week. It would deffinately be the easiest fix. Now what to do with the 3 pallets of mineral I just bought.

Finally got all the cows preg checked. Yeah, I know I'm running late. The fescue thing finally caught up with us I guess. Terrible bred rate of 77% over the whole herd. Vet said he suspected fescue combined with summer breeding is what's hurting us so bad. I've been breeding May 15-Aug 15...

I guess my thinking was "baby steps" If it works and I see there is room for feed cost then push next years group a little harder. All I should have in it is labor (going to be there anyways but add working the calves), vaccinations, dewormer, antibiotics, death loss, and the occasional calf...

Just trying to keep input $'s as low as possible. They should do better than 1lb a day with stockpiled fescue and oat balage free choice. I can feed them if I should, but this may be my first go at anything except a cow/calf operation so I was just thinking to squeeze by with the least amount...

What's your opinion on running some steers and/or heifers over winter this year. I should have plenty of fescue to stockpile and I've got enough hay and baleage even if I didn't have any grass to run them. Thinking about 5cwt's and running them on grass/hay/salt/minerals alone, no grain...

My 08 ranger has a windshield and roof. With the heat coming from the engine underneath your butt it keeps you plenty warm plus you don't get soaked if you get caught in the rain. Its perfect for about any task, from herding cows to hunting. We don't run cows with it, but every now and then...

I'm not sure about what a savannah climate is? But, if you're talking about the piedmont of NC then your going to need at least 2 acres for a cow/calf pair, 3-4 would be better. I know alot of guys that run a cow per acre but their pastures look like deserts and they feed hay year round. We...

Homemade eye patch ideas?

Cow herd is vaccinated 7 way blackleg(ultrabac 7 + somnus ) and respritory(virashield vl5). Calves don't get vaccinated until 3 weeks before weaning and then boostered at weaning. Never vaccinated for pinkeye because I usually only get 2 or 3 a cases a year. I'll treat him, the cow, and his...

Guess I was in denial. Never seen pinkeye this early in the year. How young can you vaccinate.

What do you think this is? This calf is on the list that I make sure to check daily because its a graphted calf. I'm pretty sure this came on within 24 hours. I know (well at least i think I know) its not pinkeye. Nothing is swollen and there isn't any flys or seed heads out yet although it...

This may be true, but then again it may not. I'd want some hard facts to prove they were really going to take off. Sounds like a ploy to get people to turn away from Tyson. Animal activist hate Tyson and have no ethics about lying or atleast stretching the truth. No, I have no affliation with...