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Good advice, Bird. Welcome to Ranchers.

That's interesting, thanks for the information. Do you have markets locally where farmers or ranchers can sell live animals? Something similar to our cattle auctions or sale barns? Our auctions typically will sell all classes of cattle - calves, yearlings, breeding cows, and slaughter cows and...

No apologies necessary, and this site certainly isn't for U.S. producers only. A general location is important so people are giving you advice that is actually useful for you and your situation. I know nothing about Borneo, or the cattle business in Borneo, or the beef business in Borneo -...

Welcome to Ranchers.net. My first thought is that if you're wanting to sell beef, you'd be a lot better off buying calves or yearlings to feed instead of trying to maintain a cow herd. And you certainly don't want to have to put up with a bull for only five cows. (Your neighbors with cattle...

A calf every 40 to 50 seconds is fast enough. Usually just the two of us and it's been a long time since we could work that fast. We do everything in a squeeze chute and average about 30 per hour on our home-raised calves and we can only do it that fast because we also band at birth. That...

A nice big heifer with a lot of capacity. I like her a lot, too.

No, I saw his posts, but they were more than a year ago and I don't remember seeing any activity from him lately. His posts were always thoughtful and informative, and his political observations were always spot-on, as well. Maybe he'll drift through here again one of these days.

It would sure be nice if @Traveler would come back. I always enjoyed his posts.

FH, I don't think those people in Arkansas use mineral. They're mostly anti-vaxxers and probably think a sulphur salt block is a complete mineral program.

Welcome to Ranchers - kinda quiet around here lately. A search brings up a few hits with members discussing their calving setups, including cameras. But, nothing within the last year and camera technology is changing very fast. If you haven't already done so, use the search box in the upper...

We have better luck with the Tomcat bars, and like the rest of you, we really go through them this time of year. The Hawk bars are also green with a little different texture and color, but for some reason they don't seem to work as well for us. Dogs love all of the bars, so be sure to use them...

Weirdo/wacko ideology seems to be taking over everything now. That kind of stuff is to be expected from young people - college kids, etc. But, a lot of these people are old enough to know better. SMH

Yes, that was a blast from the past. I go way back into Bull Session every once in a while to read some of those old threads. There's some good reading in those old threads.

Mike, you know that article is nothing but junk science. It didn't even contain any input from the learned and esteemed Dr. Singletary - the world's foremost expert on the subject of prions. As Traveler pointed out, though - good to see you around again.

With what you're already supplementing - 4#/hd/day of 26% cubes - and figuring the value of wheat hay at 20+ pounds/hd/day, I wouldn't use the lick tubs at all. Certainly never in the spring or summer when forage is at it's peak. If anything, you might consider sticking out a couple of round...

I use the simple rule of thumb that if I have plenty of dormant grass or am putting out enough hay, cattle will get enough energy, given proper protein supplementation. If you don't have enough dormant grass or hay, you'll be better off using a natural protein supplement that will also provide...

Great points. I'll choose dealing with a dog or a snot-blowing old crazy cow over dealing with people any day. I guess I lack the diplomacy and social skills to deal well with people. People suck, anyway, so I don't really care - just leave me the hell alone. LOL

I'm a little different in that I don't like to spend any more money on mine than I have to. Your deal sure seems to work for you, though, so I'm probably leaving some money on the table by being a cheapskate. If that 47 cent COG is all the way through from in/out, you can't beat that. I don't...

Okay, I gotcha now. You're looking at it from the protectionist/trade standpoint instead of the food safety standpoint. You want trade with China and Japan, just not with Canada, right?

Jed, do you just feed that to get them through the winter, or do you keep supplementing after grass gets here? I like to rough a 5 wt through the winter and sell a big summer yearling, but I taper them off feed just as soon as grass gets here in March or April. Wondering how you do yours...