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Were they short of Calcium? Have heard of wrecks where the mineral balance was way wrong, and /or no mineral, or at least no Calcium.

I think the word "Simmental" could be replaced by "any breed name" and the stories would be the same. We ran a simmental herd for many years and had virtually no cows with an atitude, but part of that was because any that did got a great big O on their back and both sides and went to town for...

"And would it be worth it to go ahead and feed my feeder steers alfalfa for the protein so they'll grow faster(i'm also doing grain)rather than the corn stalk" Be careful mixing good alfalfa hay and grain. Be ready for bloat. It can be a deadly combination. JDB

I do not have a picture, but if you want a cheap indestructable, windproof shelter that looks like a baby Quonset, here is an idea. Find a four foot or larger in diameter culvert, split it on one side from end to end with a metal saw, then open it up like opening your hand (visualize the...

There is an old saying "low prices will cure low prices, and high prices will reduce high prices, all in due time.... the bigest element we have against us us time. It is all a balancing act.

Until I read this thread I had forgotten all about this incident. Many years ago we had a heavy rain, 5 inches in an hour, Newly seeded rye, just out of the ground, was washed badly. Eight inch trenches were cut everywhere. The next spring after the mud and sloughs dried up the neighbours...

[b]Don't even consider it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/b ]If you were friends before,,,,,, you won't be after. Especially with auction mart. cows.... the problems can be numerous. Heifers need much extra TLC. as do prolapses and C-sections, bad udders and mean temperments. Where would you calve them...

Hi Shelly; As hard as it is to believe, there is life after cows!! We sold ours two years ago. We wrestled in our minds for three years before we finally sold them. At this time in our lives it has turned out to be that it was the best thing that we could have done. We get to see them in...