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    offically started calving

    Had set of twins born a week ago and 2 calves born yesterday so I'm offically underway weather is warm and every thing seems to be starting off great good luck to every one Twins born a week ago calf born yesterday pic of gelding NR asked about
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    Horse prices

    Took a horse to a sale in missouri saturday. A 8 year old buckskin dun gelding with alot of eye appeal I ve roped some calves off of him in the branding pen could use some work on his neck reining really all he needs is a job I was toward the end of the sale only got two bids final price was 380...
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    what makes a good sale barn

    Just curious what everybody looks for in a good sale barn. I know for me has been #1 honesty and a sale barn owner that will talk to you about your cattle and help with marketing decisions. Just wondered what other people looked for and what do you think makes cattle bring more at one barn then...
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    weather

    just got blown out of 14 inches of snow now we have a temp of -20 wind chills glad we don't calf in feb :roll:
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    fall herd pics

    newest bull purchase 10 year old cow calf raisen momma 3year old that became a fall calver this fall when she came back open one of the red gifts we get every calving season another nice bull calf happy holidays everybody!
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    silage feeding question

    this is my first year feeding silage we lost a large chunk of hay ground this year and with the excessive rain some corn was really pour so we chopped it the it was estimated at 11 bushel to the acre on 200 bushel ground. my question is how many pounds of silage should i feed to my stock cows ...
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    marketing replacements

    I know its early to be thinking on this but so far out of my mature cow herd I have 90percent heifers and i'm half done and I only 50 head of spring calving cows. all of the calves are 1/2 hereford and 1/4 angus and 1/4 simmy . the bulls are gavel sons and channing sons. the best cows have had...
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    first calf today

    Found my first calf at 3:30 this moring it was 0 out she was liked off I don't know if she is nursed couldn,t get her to suck the bottle . she is laying in the mud room now put her with the cow in a hour in the barn to see if she'll suck her . Wasn't even one of my hefiers it was a old cow and...
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    question for hereford folks

    go n to look at hereford bulls in Illinios sat to breed my hfrs calving now in the spring. are old bulls are to big . they have alot of AI sired bulls didn't know if there was any certain ones i should look for or stay away from. crossing them with sim angus cows and want to stay with a polled...
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    new heifers

    just have to rant a little .bought some hfrs the end of jan that came out of kanas suppose to start calving feb 15 for 21 days they are swelled up huge and a couple have bags but no calves yet i'm tired of checking them every 3 hrs and no results. quick question one is not bellyed down some...
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    daily gain question

    This question maybe stupid i haven't been able to get a answer for years. I know avg gain for feedlot cattle is 3 to 4 pounds a day but on smaller calves say 300 to 400 400 to 500 and 500 to 600 pounders what should there daily gain be. the reason i ask is we weaned are fall born calves today...
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    Hay grinding

    I have some two year old alfalfa hay that was stored outside My neighbor has a bale grinder I was considering grinding it i wasn't sure if I should blend some better hay with it or straw . kind of worried about bloating . any Ideas?
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    question on bio security

    just a question on biosecurity. In Iowa we are known for hogs and Ive worked in every segment there is from a boar stud to manageing a nursey and a guilt grow out. Biosecuity in the pork industry is very important. every job I have has required me to shower in and out of the buildings. when at...
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    help with pictures

    when I try up loading pictures it say s I ve exceeded the file size its only 1.40 mg didn;t know if any suggestions its proably something stupid on my part thanks
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    to what age do you run your bulls

    I have two hereford bulls one is going on 4 years old the other is going on 5. i don,t keep replacements. is there any scienctific reason . I should cull them. they have one qualilty I really like and thats there payed for. I don,t believe the next ones will be as reasonable as these.
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    any experiance with these bulls

    Look n at some heifers AIed to Dream on ,or pacesetter. didn't know if anybody had calved heifers bred to these bulls and what there expierence was.
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    heifer pairs

    I had a business question I was thinking of purchasing 20 bred heifers calving them out and selling them in april as pairs. I don't run enough cows to support my family so i work construction during the summer i m layed off in the winter. I built a new calving barn a year ago so i have the...
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    Herd bound horse

    Sorry another question folks. I have a 5 year old gelding that is herd bound he works great when with one of compaions but is a major pain in the you know what when by his self. I ve taken him away from the herd twice for 30 days and he came around ,but every time he gets back with a herd I go...
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    To Buy or retain heifers

    Hey guys. I'm still alive. I have a financal question about buying cows/heifers versus raising heifers. In the past years I've always bought cows either from the sale barn or from a neighbors etc. I know there are percs for both sides . Now my herd is to a point that I want to retain some...
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    Merial sure Health does it pay

    We Just worked our fall calves last friday and we were faced again with the question if we wanted to Merial sure health the calves. merial sure health requires the calves are weaned 45 days and have two rounds of shots . when the calves are taken to a surehealth sale they are sorted by size sex...
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