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Oh.....you must mean bale wasting, from what I've seen around here.

The gel collar keeps the dart in the animal until the gel dissolves. The depth is determine by the lengh of the needle.

Don't do it, buy your own. Interest is pretty cheap compared to the share you are giving up.

Put 1800 hrs. on one with a loader. It is an economy tractor, mechanical shuttle, dry clutch. Had good luck with mine, only replaced a leaking fuel pump. More of a hobby farmer tractor. Light weight tractor, you'll need weights or fluid in the tires to handle round bales. Traded mine for a...

AngusCowboy- sounds like a plan. Not much you can do in Feb. and March so why not calve. When you sell those steers the 1st of Jan for $1300.00 you can smile all the way to the bank.

I thought it was Miss Sasquatch!

I have been calving in Feb - March for a long time. May have to build a few more barns.........so my poor cows can get in the shade. No leaves on the trees and near 80 degrees in Bismarck. Ain't complaining, just fact.

I do the same but like to keep the loop and half hitch on the under side of the leg. As you pull down it puts even less stress on the legs.

Thanks for the replies. Since they are twins, I'll price them at $400.

Been having lots of twins, ready to sell some to all the guys that have been losing them in the snow drifts. Called Kist Livestock today, but they haven't sold any since Nov. Any ideas?

One reason no one goes from May calving back to Feb. calving is the fact it's harder to shorten your calving interval. Moving your start calving date ahead one month is hard to do.

A few years ago I bought a small ranch from an elderly gentleman. He asked if I wanted to buy his cow herd as well . I asked when they started to calve...he said he never pulled the bulls. That way he could take a pickup load of calves to town anytime he needed a calf check. :lol:

Thanks 3words, couldn't have said it better. We also like to A.I. between farming and haying. We sync with MGA but heat detect and breed for 10 days.

I sold my Feb-March calves the end of January for $1050-$1100 per head. Not bad return on labor...getting a little tired of puttering in the shop all winter anyway, so looking forward to checking cows.

Wednesday at Kist Livestock in Mandan 809# at $125.75 for $1017. Wondering what color pickup I'm going to buy for the wife.

Nylon ropes, even an extra soft don't close fast enough. Get a poly.

Sold 875# steers for $94.50 at Kist Livestock yesterday. They were Red Angus X Red Simmental. Good prices all day, so I thought.

Ditto on the 50 tags, marker, and tagger. Got mine yesterday. Thanks Z-tags.

Back in the days of all the exotics, a neighbor asked what I thought of those " pin scours" I replied that my calves get just the regular scours. :D

Simple solution is to use a neck rope on your horse like the kind calf ropers use. It will always make your horse face what is roped.