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I’ve always bucket fed my butcher steers. I see guys on Facebook etc talk about steer stuffers. I can see the appeal to less labor but not sure it’s worth it. Never used one. Currently I hand feed all they’ll eat of commodity mix and limit them to 10-15lbs of hay a day. I realize Facebook...

Awhile back I posted asking about selling off and replacing with top quality red angus herd. Ended up buying 12 bred red angus/red baldies, kind of happy medium between risking it all and moving a diffferent direction. That’s the back story if you missed it. So a good friend of mine has offered...

So we had always had issues off and on with dump dogs. We live about 3-4miles out of town depending where you want to say town starts. Couple times now I’ve woke up to dogs running my butcher calves. First time I ran them off not realizing what was going on. Now they take off and can’t find them...

Ok so I’m looking at heifer retention alittle different it seems than some. My cows have been paid for for years. But we pay for all the feed, hay, equipment out of pocket. In turn we sell calves every year to pay the mortgage. Years calf prices are low, we sell most all of them except few...

In the past on my butcher steers I limit them to 10lbs or so hay and 10-25 lbs of commodity mix depending age and size. This year neighbor had teff hay (17% protein)with weeds he round baled. Decided more proteins better right? Well they're getting 15ish lbs teff and 15lbs commodity mix that...

Anyone built their own neck bars or head restraints? I’ve got an old Filson chute(similar to W-W), hopefully I can upgrade it if calf prices hold decent. But hoping to get few more years out of it. Factory these came with a nose bar that is a great way to get your teeth knocked out. Filson shows...

So I've always told my wife if I had my choice, I'd sell the whole herd and buy a matching set. I went to an old friends house to pick up a pup we were given after my son's heeler pup was ran over. Took me out to see their red angus herd. Wow they were so uniform you couldn't tell them apart...

So after attending a class on regen grazing etc I learned how beneficial cover crops can be. Started back in the summer with Sudan. Next about 2wks ago we no tilled wheat in. Both times I hired the notilling done because I don’t own a drill and I think it’s a lot like hay baling, I don’t do...

Neighbor wrecked his truck, 2yr old hay bed was fairly untouched. I’ve been shopping for a used spike bed, happened onto this used arm bed for same cost of new spike. Not really a need in my case, more a want. Does anyone know how the 2000ish ford f250 spare tire is released? It’s still using...

I’ve got a friend that he and I both want to try sorghum Sudan grass as a forage. Partially to help in case of a drought to have a drought tolerant, fast growing supply of quality grass. My plan is to test it on about 13ish acre field behind my house around a pond. Part of this is to have...

I’ve calved all my cows but 1. I’ve got 5-6 cows that I should have parted with years ago, but open cows and payments kept them around. I’m to a point I need to part ways with 5-8 anyway due to lack of rain here in far NE Oklahoma. Afraid we are in for another drought. Question being the...

Got a calf that’s been acting off for over 10days now. Hasn’t eating much at all in a week. Figured he was just off feed and he’d come around. Guy I buy feed off of mixed his own, changed from cracked corn to whole. This is a 1100lb butcher calf I’ve got a fortune in feed in. Gave him 50cc of...

So I’ve been buying bulls from a guy. Spoke for another about a month ago. He called me 2days ago that the bull got hung up in hay ring, has pretty deep cut in his “back knuckle joint”. Said I probably need to consider a backup plan. My bull turn out is May15. The bull may be ok if he can keep...

So I’ve been using Vitaferm for couple years due to trying to get better conception rates. I’ve been talking to a friend who is feeding a similar mineral as far as ingredients. It’s made by Western mineral out of Cedar Vale, KS. A lot of big outfits use it. Friend was saying theirs is...

So my shop was built by my dad 23yrs ago. Other than sound deadening I have no idea why there’s insulation on the inside of the roof. It’s foam board insulation. Recently birds have decided they like to tear it up. Azzholes! I’ve tried a decoy owl, can’t shoot enough to help with BB gun, use...

I retain 8 butcher calves a year and sell them in 1/4, 1/2, and wholes. These are currently 6-800lbs, I purposely kept them at staggered weights because my butcher dates are strung out June-Sept. question being that I feel they should be growing better and eating more. Currently they are eating...

I have always liked football. Been a Chiefs fan since I was 5 probably, Joe Montana was my player. So when he got traded to the Chiefs, I was in heaven. This year I was with the family at the mall, trust me not my favorite place. It get one spot above Walmart for me, at least there’s few things...

I’ve worked for Postal Service for 16ft s, started at 21 yrs old. Invested in my Thrift Savings from the start. I’ve always invested pretty conservative. Been using L funds because they require little attention. Been watching some different advice columns on investing solely in C and S funds...

I’ve got 8 bred heifers roughly 750-800lbs and 7 replacements roughly 500-600lbs. The replacements are heifers that wouldn’t fit on the trailer back in Nov and I decided to hold them until Feb-March. May keep a couple of them if I don’t find more breds. I separate the breds from cows to feed...

Ok so I’m getting confused. Guy teaching our cattle class calculated cubes as much cheaper than tubs. Feed store guy calculates it as the opposite, granted he sells tubs. Help me figure this. 37% cubes vs 30% tubs. Cubes are natural cottonseed, tubs up to 15% urea which negates some of the...