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So I had consigned some bred heifers to take to auction about 150 miles away. I had trucking lined up and everything for 12 yesterday and as i was opening the gate to get the herd into sort i figured i would call to make sure hes on schedule. Ya ill be there he says. The trucker never shows...

how many cows per bull can i run....smaller pastures and 3 year old bulls...i had one not pass the test and im at about 50 cows per bull....do i need to find another bull....this isnt tough country...ive got 3 real good athletic bulls on 150 cows rite now

i posted this on the new ag talk forums just seeing what everbodys biggest day for balingwas ...im still in shock that things worked so good and got everything baled up...i did 670 bales in 24 hours of alfalfa on 140 acres...about 14 hours of baling time....i shattered my record of 350 in one...

I know these prices have rebounded and look pretty decent historically but how low can the price go for a 550 steer calf before you say enough is enough? I want everyones opinions. What it cost to pasture, winter, vet, misc, death loss, and everything per head. I averaged about $575 on my...

From my other post, you know i had an older cow go down. We ended up taking the calf. I really wasnt expecting it to be far enough along and survive. Well we got the calf out and got him breathing and doing good. It was a good 2 minutes and the vet decided to check for another calf. Sure...

Ive been having a few problems with older cows going down. They werent in horrible shape last fall and made it through winter very good. But now that it has warmed up they are looking tougher. These are broken mouth cows in that 11-13 age frame. Ive only had problems with these older cows...

Ive been in a lot of pain for a week now and got into the doctor yesterday and i have shingles. Im 20 years old and i dont know how the heck i caught them. Im gonna be calving here anytime so it could be interesting. Im sure glad my dad talked me into going to te doctor and i think i got on...

This was frustrating when i went out to feed cows before dark. Looked over and saw a bred heifer with her feet up in the air. I just recently moved a bale feeder and there was a little divet dug out where they were standing at the feeder. Well she must have layed in there and couldnt get up...

Ive got a couple droopy looking calves...most of them are about 1-2 months old...they kinda just have a droppy look to them...they are still able to run around but they arent feeling how they are supposed to be...when they are standing still they are shaking a lil bit and almost like theyre cold...

I just got switched to the vigortone mineral program...previously i was on kaydee...when i was on kaydee cows were eating about 4 ounces a day...now that im on figortone they are eating about 12...i cant keep it in front of them...i talked to my dealer and he said add about 5 pounds of...

Have any of you used it and can you see any difference in weaning weights and just total fly control? Im thinking about getting it mixed right in with the next mineral i get.

Is anybody else getting of this lovely white stuff? Weve got about 8-10 inches rite now. Only had one calf today and he was up and sucking before in started snowing. He must be hiding under a hay bale rite now. Ive got a calf shelter for the calves to go in. I have a feeling it is going to...

I have a calf that was born on tuesday. Yesterday i noticed he was looking kind of ghant and was trying to suck but couldnt get the nipple in his mouth. I got the cow in the headgate and i just had to pull the teat back a lil bit so he could get a straight shot at it. He sucks it good but...

Just when i got done feeding tonite i noticed a heifer was acting weird. So i got her in. Shes up by the barn in a pen. I had her ultrasounded back on august 28 and she was bred for 91 days. This is quite early for her. Whats the earliest calves that you guys get? I just figure 9 months...

I have some cows that i bought as broken mouth cows last year. Im just curious what their age is. Is there a way to tell how old they are on their tattoo. A vet showed me a couple years ago that you can shine a flashlight through their ear and usually see the numbers? Is that how you can...

I know theres been some talk about vigortone on here and ive heard its supposed to take care of many problems. I just have a few questions and want any of you to tell me more about it. Any of you that use it, do you still treat for pink eye before pasture time? Ive been having pinkeye problems...

Last night when i was feeding i had a cow that was gonna sluff her calf it looked like. I got out there this morning couldnt find any calf but the after birth was hanging out still. So i got her in the chute to see if that calf was still in there. Couldnt find anything so i went and talked to...

I just got some of my crappy first cutting tested. It got about 2 inches of rain on it and i thought it was going to be worthless. I unroll 2 bales for 145 cows everyday plus fill feederrs with ground hay. It looks like the protein is pretty good on this first cutting. Im just curious if...

There is going to be an article in successful farming magazine later this month on my dad and I. It is available online right now on their website. Thought some of you might want to see it. Heres the site...

Decided to finally bring cows home today...i squeezed an extra month of cornstalk grazing out of them. Sure helped me out a lot. I was hoping to take pictures but ending up forgetting the camera. It was a pretty fun trail home. Cows just followed the tractor trail for about 4 miles. Its a...