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Today's workshop
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Caustic Burno » Fri Apr 17, 2015 4:48 pm
Was largely on retaining and buying replacements.
Average cost to raise a heifer was 1900 the most to pay for a replacement
was 2400 with the five...
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Last post by flightsb2
Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:49 am
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What happens on a feedlot?
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milkmaid » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:54 am
This a cross-post of mine from another forum that I created for the hobby people who are anti-big-Ag, thought maybe y'all would appreciate it as...
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Last post by jedstivers
Tue Nov 28, 2017 11:42 pm
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RAISING BEEF CATTLE ON A FEW ACRES
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Arkansas » Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:08 am
I want to start off by letting you all know this is not my material I found it while looking into raising cattle on a few acres. I found it very...
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Last post by greggy
Fri Apr 26, 2019 6:08 am
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Last post by M Gravlee
Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:46 am
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For newcomers..........
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Mod2 » Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:29 am
No advertising, no politics, no profanity, no threatening of others
Welcome to the forums
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Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:46 pm
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Last post by cypressfarms
Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:01 pm
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cows calving -- for newbies -- pictures
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milkmaid » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:49 pm
For those who wonder what normal will look like... (and those experienced folks feel free to add more to the info I've given)
Cows calving:
This...
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Last post by Son of Butch
Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:03 am
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Record keeping...
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TNRiver » Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:27 pm
For those of you that run a Cow/Calf operation, what does your little black book or spreadsheet entail? What is the information that you make for...
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Last post by Hippie Rancher
Mon Apr 22, 2019 6:56 pm
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feed bunk space
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snoopdog » Sun Apr 21, 2019 7:16 pm
I realize its different for cows/and or feeders, but how much trough space do you give for one sided use? I'm thinking about 1.5 ft per head.
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Last post by bird dog
Sun Apr 21, 2019 7:49 pm
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Heat after twins
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BigBear56 » Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:29 pm
Question for the group. I have a cow that had twins unassisted on Black Friday. Both calves came out head first and both placentas were out. She...
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Last post by backhoeboogie
Sun Apr 21, 2019 6:23 pm
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Last post by Bfields30
Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:11 pm
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Clearing land
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CCFARMS » Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:57 pm
I have recently concentrated on clearing my land 40 acres. I have owned it about 5 years and have used it for hunting. Its rough and hard to find a...
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Last post by Sailorman
Fri Apr 19, 2019 1:10 am
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hail and cows
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bird dog » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:41 pm
So how big does hail have to be before it will harm cows out on the open? How about young calves?
They are calling for some areas to have baseball...
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Last post by Redgully
Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:52 pm
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Head gate setup
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ccattleco » Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:38 pm
I’m just starting out so a squeeze chute isn’t exactly in my budget right now. I’ve been looking around at just head gates. For the people that just...
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Last post by mdt192
Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:52 am
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Newsletter
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Jeanne - Simme Valley » Thu Mar 21, 2019 6:12 am
This is a link to my last NY Simmental newsletter.
It is not just Simmental stuff . Interesting articles. I will try to remember to post on here...
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:10 am
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my first heifers
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ez14 » Sat Dec 05, 2015 9:41 pm
I bought my first heifers today :banana: and was wondering what people thought of them. Hereford red Angus cross. I cant decide what bull to breed...
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Last post by slick4591
Sat Apr 13, 2019 7:29 am
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Last post by bball
Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:53 pm
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Last post by TCRanch
Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:30 pm
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Youtube
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Silver » Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:06 pm
Did we not at one time not long ago have a Youtube button for embedding video? Now I have a Media button that doesn't seem to like to embed anything....
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Last post by Nesikep
Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:27 am
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A beautiful day in OK
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snoopdog » Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:32 pm
What a beautiful day! 75 and a slight sw breeze, Perfect for working 2 potloads of steers/bulls for my FIL. He's in the stocker business now, I...
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Last post by Dirt Farmer
Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:55 pm
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Last post by farmerjan
Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:07 pm
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New setup
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broncohunter » Sun Apr 07, 2019 6:45 pm
I'm doing a new setup that will allow me to do pot loads. What size area do I need for tractor and trailer?
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Last post by Silver
Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:13 pm
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Last post by Dave
Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:44 pm
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New here, question about a wild calf
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Annaaa » Wed Apr 03, 2019 7:43 pm
A couple of weeks ago I bought a 6 month old heifer calf. Angus/limousine cross. She had never been handled until I picked her up. At first, she was...
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Last post by farmerjan
Mon Apr 08, 2019 6:27 pm
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How long
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Butterbean_Farms » Fri Apr 05, 2019 7:36 pm
How long does a calf need to be off its momma before you can sell it as weaned?
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Last post by kenny thomas
Sun Apr 07, 2019 8:13 pm
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Bull size question
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FATHER6 » Sun Apr 07, 2019 12:02 pm
Hi, curious if anyone can answer this for me. I have A very nicely structured lowline bull calf. He is 8 months old. I’m having trouble deciding to...
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Last post by Ebenezer
Sun Apr 07, 2019 2:11 pm
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battleing the north
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buckshotbob » Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:11 pm
Hi All been reading for a month or so lots of articles with helpful info.
I own a small herd of red cows of various cross breed with a preference...
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Last post by Silver
Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:58 pm
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Running heavy Breds through chute
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tncattle » Mon Apr 01, 2019 11:14 pm
I’m off this week and need to work our first calf heifers. There is 16 total and 6 havent calved yet. We just have a head gate and no squeeze. They...
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Last post by TexasBred
Sat Apr 06, 2019 3:01 pm
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152Z
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Silver » Sun Mar 31, 2019 9:30 pm
Thought I'd post a pic of 152Z. You just don't see udders like this everyday.
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Last post by 1982vett
Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:41 pm
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Worked em today
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snoopdog » Sun Mar 31, 2019 7:27 pm
Got them all except a late newborn, and a heifer that slipped out as I was closing the gate. So relieved, my cousin showed up to help and is a top...
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Last post by snoopdog
Mon Apr 01, 2019 8:02 pm
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Small gate in barbed wire fence
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Bcompton53 » Sun Mar 31, 2019 9:54 am
I’m putting up some barbed wire, and I want to put a 5 foot metal gate in a 1/4 mile stretch. Can I just put in two 2 7/8 posts 5 1/2 feet apart and...
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Last post by Bcompton53
Mon Apr 01, 2019 8:25 am
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Feeding cows hay vs feed
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Bfields30 » Wed Feb 06, 2019 9:32 am
Have a few hay bales left debating buying more or just starting to buy feed I do feed usually 3 times a week cubes. A guy in my town has some bales...
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Last post by Caustic Burno
Fri Mar 29, 2019 1:48 pm
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Slobbering cows when I feed by hand
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Takatz » Wed Mar 27, 2019 7:10 pm
Ok, I am new to raising cows. And I just want to know, I have 4ciws and they Are eating, foraging, and drinking good. But when I go out to feed then...
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Last post by Hunter
Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:53 am
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Last post by Brookhill Angus
Wed Mar 27, 2019 9:43 am
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Last post by NolanCountyAG
Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:11 pm
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How color works in cattle
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Rydero » Wed Mar 13, 2019 4:48 pm
Been a few questions about what color calves come out of different combinations how often. I'll explain it how I understand it. If anyone knows...
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Sun Mar 24, 2019 12:17 pm
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red heifer calf
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rw77 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 3:10 pm
hey everyone , I've been raising black Angus cattle for years and a couple months ago I went to the barn and a cow was giving birth , everything went...
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Last post by Rydero
Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:06 am
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