Recent content by Vic in NE

Milkmaid, that's interesting. We grass finish and are 100% forage fed, but to my knowledge, there's hardly any fescue in the rations. Thanks for the input.

Wow badroute, that is interesting. Have never seen black colored like you're talking about.

Well, where to start. A heifer that could not birth a goat, would indeed be a small heifer. That's not our problem. Please don't be offended by my remarks, but my son is 5th generation rancher, we've survived during the '78 foreclosures that many went thru- we've been here 'forever' and know...

Our average birth weights on our heifers are 60-70 pounds and on the mature cows 75-85 pounds...we only breed to linebred genepools to ensure consistency in this very thing! I agree with low birth weights totally, but our maternal linebred angus are fairly low birth when compared to breed...

Yes, it sure is disheartening, because we do about live with them. One theory was because the cow's protein (being good for the cow and her health, but possibly causing a stronger sack). Thank you for your replies, let me know if you hear more.

One problem we seem to have during calving : calves being born with the sack around their head and body. If the cow doesn't get up immediately, the calf suffocates if you're not there to physically break it or pull it off. Is this a problem for anyone else? I've been told it's feed related -...