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I've never had trouble with 45-50 days. The cow has dried up, if they try to suck a little and don't get anything they forget about it.

If you have the feed, you will do better in the spring. Somebody would love those to turn out in his fresh grass. With a little feed you can get 2 lbs per day easily.

Eight pounds of mixed grains, and free choice hay.

It's the tire pressure. I run about 12 psi in my ag tires. Liquid ballast smooths the ride also.

Everything but the minerals are grown on the farm

I use my grinder mixer to grind homegrown Corn, Oats, Barley, and roasted Soybeans. Add a mineral, vitamin mix. Usually 3 ton a week.

Takes a lot of patience at times, but they come around. Spend a little time with them each day.

The cow will be dried up, but continued sucking will bring her back to milk. After 6 weeks the calves will forget about nursing.

Vacines are OK. It's the Growth Enhancers and antibotics that are not used. I don't use vacines that are not needed for my area

I have used them, they work good for the first few days when the calves are not that active. The cows lick them out of place some. I guess I left them on too long. They soon get muddy and manured. I bought 4, loaned them out, and I have 2

A bag of good milk replacer is $53 here. It is not hard to feed bag before weaning. Then medicine if he needs it. Probably $75 is what it costs me.

She will probably try to steal a drink or two of milk from other cows and she will keep up with the other calves.

That heifer either has Pink Eye or something in her eye. Get a rope on her, tie her up short to something solid, and look her eye over, lift the eyelids and find whats in her eye.

I would think you want to wean him after 6 months or so. Maybe you could wean with one of those nose flaps and keep them together.

That fence with the top rail and pipe posts was probably chain link fence, normal farmers can't afford much of that. Woven wire is pretty expensive too. I don't know how big an area you are fencing, but 4 strands of high tensile will hold cows, make 2 strands electric.

That is cheap feed, and it sounds good to me. I have fed the same mix for 10 years except I use barley instead of cottonseed. My protein is not as high. Feed mills around here get $22 per cwt for steer feed.

I don't know about that Model, but Kencove is near where I live. I have been to the store a few times. They sell quality stuff. Much better fencing material than Tractor Supply or the other farm stores here. They don't manufacture fencers, but buy them from manufacturers. They will repair it...

Put a check in the bank this week for $1226.00 The girl took out 2 posts, 2 small 6" cedar trees, and broke a couple strands of barbed wire. I told the insurance adjuster I don't work cheap, and the fence needed fixed immediately to keep cows in. I took pictures, and fixed fence a week before...

They want them for pets, to halter train, and take to the county fair, or 4H fairs. They don't want 6 month old calves. They would be worth near $900-$1000 this fall, the only cost to me is extra grass for the mother's milk. Some people don't like to take NO for an answer I guess.

I have a few Black Baldie calves from a Herford bull I borrowed. People see these along the road, Think they are cute, and insist I sell them one. I don't normally sell 2 month old calves. There is no incentive for me to sell. I guess they want them for club calves. This is a dairy area, and...