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A good mineral program will go a long ways to prevent some of these problems but some of the cows just don't eat enough of it milk fever is seen more in dairy herds but does happen to heavy milking cows and the treatment is calcium in blood and with grass tetney can be helped if a person puts...

Ok now I get it same as our blackleg shot some farmers give it at 2 or 3 days old and turn them out to pasture vet says it wont work because calves are too young but they figure it is better than nothing and they seem to have good luck so far.

Pardon my ignorance but what is a c and d shot ? We give our calves a scour vaccine at birth along with a d e selenium all by mouth and they get blackleg at a month when they go to pasture never seem to lose any by overeating.

Had a sunny bright clear day here today too bad it was -38 c with 10-15 mph wind chilled to the bone. Call that a lion or lamb?

Ok I got it now Thanks !

what are the pics about?

Here we use Udder Butter comes in a square tin probably the same as bag balm works good but like you say wear gloves with it on over night like you say not good for night life but later on with soft hands.....

Woops! was supposed to be on peace river wind :oops:

Pic from this morning wind took 3 grain augers down one on hood of tractor at my neighbour place took lots of tin off my roof and plywood of side of my shop when will this crazy winter end?

Oh man that's bad wildlife can sure take its share of feed. We don't have rabbit problems but have our share of deer and elk that cause problems didn't think of rabbits causing damage. Could do with some of that good hay here if wasn't such a long haul.

Thanks good to know

All fuel supply companys mix in oct good till-25 and after -40 and I always put a additive called polar plus and run 0-40 oil in my feeding tractor wish I had a heated shop.

It is cold in the Peace River area when I went out to do chores this morning I saw two ravens pulling a rabbit to get it started! But really its -38 right now and with win chill -42 cows are really eating hay up now and its not very good with all rain this summer.I found one of my spring steers...

I had a colt that I bottle fed and would put him in back seat of my car and cruse town got to meet lots of girls with him at that time.After I moved from home I returned about a year later and he tried to climb in the pickup cab with me in it had a hard time breaking him of the habit. When I...

bred heifers and good cows are in that 1500 range and lots of herd dispersal cattle all the ranchers said when the prices picked up they were getting out of the business and it looks like this is true most of the auction markets are working at max

nortex that looks bad! we had a drought here a few years ago but it only lasted a year and we have had 2 yrs of good after and the lakes still haven't recovered completely I don't think I could have made it through another two years. Like Red Green would say keep your stick on the ice we are all...

Just wondering how things are going in southern states is the drought still going on or is there some relief ? See on news that there is some really wicked storms and twisters hope everyone is alright. The weather has been good here in the north just cold last week -38c but has warmed -7 this week.

Got about another 10in this weekend and turned cold -30 last night no calves due for 20 days thank god. pic is my old dodge bale feeding truck dont use it unless the tractor breaks down.

man must be that time of year went out to feed this morning and found a pb shorthorn cow dead looks like she found a little depression to lay in and as she was heavy in calf couldnt get up so bloated and died go figure. :mad:

this is how we do it in Alberta take a black cow breed to a Roan or white shorthorn and you have those great blue roan offspring