Recent content by sharptailhunter

We just picked up two 7/8 Akaushi heifers that were AI’d with pure blood semen. They’re due to calve in April.

Thank you, that helped me get a better idea of what I plan to do.

I'm figuring out how I want to build a calving/loafing shed over the winter to prepare for our first heifers to calve in. I've found a Sioux brand maternity pen on Craigslist that I think would be useful. A couple questions: 1. Would a maternity pen work for other uses, such as using it to AI...

Good point! I think I got it updated. We live in southeastern Idaho. So far we’ve had a relatively mild winter but we’re getting ready for snow anytime, yikes!

Hi there! My wife and I moved to a home on 5 acres with about 4 of them being grass pasture. For our small beginning steps toward a hobby farm we’ve planted a bunch of fruit trees and picked up two Angus steers. It’s been a lot of fun finishing them. We have a butcher date for the middle of...