My first post here, trying to help my brother out. He moved to the country a couple years ago, very much like Mr Douglas on Green Acres.
He had 3 head of cattle and 2 horses on his previously abused/ruined pasture. They have been back on this pasture for more then a month.
He came home from a couple days away to find a dead steer. the steer was in small metal building that they use to stay out of winter weather, rather then out in the pasture (clue?) but being dead a couple days don't know if it was bloat. My thoughts were poison plants or bloat, but what else should he worry about, in regards to the remaining animals?
farm is middle IA, steer was over a year old.
We had cattle while I was growing up, but got out of that before he was old enough to learn anything, so he knows zip I only know what I remember from growing up.
I suggested putting them back on hay for 2 weeks or more and let summer set in... Oh yeah, and I also suggested getting rid of the animals and plow & reseed the pasture, join this or other such forum and start fresh in 2 years. But i don't think he is going to do that
He had 3 head of cattle and 2 horses on his previously abused/ruined pasture. They have been back on this pasture for more then a month.
He came home from a couple days away to find a dead steer. the steer was in small metal building that they use to stay out of winter weather, rather then out in the pasture (clue?) but being dead a couple days don't know if it was bloat. My thoughts were poison plants or bloat, but what else should he worry about, in regards to the remaining animals?
farm is middle IA, steer was over a year old.
We had cattle while I was growing up, but got out of that before he was old enough to learn anything, so he knows zip I only know what I remember from growing up.
I suggested putting them back on hay for 2 weeks or more and let summer set in... Oh yeah, and I also suggested getting rid of the animals and plow & reseed the pasture, join this or other such forum and start fresh in 2 years. But i don't think he is going to do that