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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Had a rough start to the 2011 calving season so I decided to build a calving pen. I bought a few cows from a neighbor that started calving mid January and coyotes got 2 out of the first 3. We are really eaten up with the dang things this year. Called the wildlife department and they gave me a...

Hope everyone had a great Christmas. They predicted our first white Christmas in decades but it showed up one day late. We usually only get 2-3" a year around here in 1 or 2 storms. Usually in Feb. or March. My little man helped me load some hay out on Christmas Eve. Its always fun when he...

We're losing too many first calf heifers to the cull list at preg check. I know my region is alot different than most of yours but just looking for some ideas. I don't make it a habit of feeding or supplementing cows. Everything here makes it on grass, hay, salt/mineral, and water (except...

It's been pretty wet around here the past week. Not going to complain at all. My cousins came and planted soybeans for me this year since I was behind. I can do about 60-70 acres a day with my equipment if I push it pretty hard. That 16 row covers 35-40 acres an hour. Made me feel like a...

Anybody have a picture of a corral panel trailer. Got an idea of how I would build it but thought I might get some better ideas.

Had to do a c-section on a cow yesterday. I've not got the pile of experience some of you have, so this was my first one. Vet and I both felt the calf and it was confusing to say the least. Besides the calf's intestines being outside its body, something didn't feel shaped right so we opted...

Had a driver call in this morning. Said he hit a horse. Running about 65 on a four lane road. Missed the 1st one, second wasn't so lucky. At least it killed the horse instantly. Hate it for the horse and owner but just glad no one was hurt. Good thing we hit it instead of a little car with...

Been watching these boards for a few years now so I thought I'd join and introduce myself. My family has always raised cattle. Grandfather and Father built up a pretty large herd of Herford's in the 70's and 80's. Fences were in bad shape and when Hurricane Hugo centered us in '89 it destroyed...

I've read this board for a couple years now but never posted. Didn't want my first post to be an ignorant question, but here goes. First heifer of the season started calving today. Showed all signs of being in labor. Walking with her tail stuck out, away from the herd, getting up and down...