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Big udder
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cowgal604 » Tue Apr 07, 2020 8:12 pm
I am probably just being paranoid but my cow had a calf today and I’m concerned about her behaviour and udder. Her udder is huge. She is half...
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Last post by TCRanch
Wed Apr 08, 2020 7:20 am
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They are coming.....
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gcreekrch » Wed Apr 01, 2020 7:18 pm
The trickle has started. About 20 calved, first set of twins today out of a second calver.
Last year we had nearly bare ground as of April 1, this...
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Last post by gcreekrch
Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:55 pm
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Last post by Aaron
Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:55 pm
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Retained Placenta
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Cindy » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:08 pm
How long can a cow go with retained placenta? This is a mature cow that has calved several times and just had twins 24 hrs ago. She isn't mine but...
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Last post by MurraysMutts
Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:23 pm
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Abnormal calf
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JJ27 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:55 pm
This is a first for us...one of our cows had a heifer calf that does not have a tail and her left eye seems strange...kinda like a really bad lazy...
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Last post by MurraysMutts
Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:21 pm
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Donkey adopting calves ....
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Classyusa » Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:10 pm
I got a jennet for coyote protection and she does really well. She hates dogs.
When I bought her I made an 8 week old jersey weaned bottle steer her...
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Last post by 76 Bar
Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:19 am
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How is your calving season going?
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tom4018 » Sun Apr 05, 2020 9:02 am
Last year was our best probably with the majority off our spring calving cows going in a 3-4 week period. This year we are maybe close to half calved...
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Last post by MRRherefords
Mon Apr 06, 2020 9:01 am
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Calving ease bull? I'm not so sure
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3BMorne » Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:55 am
We recently bought a new bull, and the birthweights I'm seeing out of our older girls has me a bit nervous for the heifers we have coming up later in...
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Last post by SBMF 2015
Sat Apr 04, 2020 1:12 pm
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Placenta Previa
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Katpau » Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:19 pm
Had an interesting birth the other day. We are down to the last few cows to calve, and when feeding the other morning we noted one did not show up...
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Last post by Katpau
Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:19 pm
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Calving season 2020 for me
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Nesikep » Sat Feb 15, 2020 2:50 pm
Kicked off the calving season yesterday afternoon, Chroma has a pretty little heifer, only about 70ish lbs, but full of energy... got 3 more (2...
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Last post by Nesikep
Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:18 pm
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Long Night At the Vet
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Silver » Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:16 am
Evening of Mar. 31 I put a second calver in the chute that was in distress. Upon inspection I found a tail so figured it was just a matter of...
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Last post by gcreekrch
Fri Apr 03, 2020 4:44 pm
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buying angus bulls
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Jacobsoncattle » Wed Apr 01, 2020 11:47 pm
I bought a poss achievement son anyone have experience with poss achievement and or Shaw cattle company? The dam is from shaw and the sire is poss...
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Last post by Jacobsoncattle
Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:19 pm
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'Bout Time!
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TCRanch » Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:20 pm
This old girl is 13. Always one of the first to calve, always has a bull calf and raises a whopper. Short solid mouth, draws down because she gives...
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Last post by gcreekrch
Wed Apr 01, 2020 7:28 pm
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calf won't take bottle
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Susie David » Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:33 am
Had a moment of weakness at the sale last monday and bought a 175 # bull calf out of a young heifer, the pair was split and I sort of felt sorry for...
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Last post by AM Ranches
Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:26 pm
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Goodbye Spring....
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Silver » Fri Mar 27, 2020 7:39 pm
.....hello winter.....
Bringing the heavies up:
Cows hiding on the south side of the barn video clip:
Bringing a new pair up:
Could be a...
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Last post by Dave
Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:38 pm
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Which two hereford bulls?
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Hoser » Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:07 pm
I only need two of these hereford bulls this year, one I will rent out to a friend. Which two should I use with mostly black angus frame 6 1300-1400...
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Last post by gcreekrch
Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:09 pm
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Free bull usage
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nobull82 » Tue Mar 24, 2020 5:58 pm
Just curious on everyones take on a free bull usage other then feeding him. Would breeding heifers/cows and selling as bred or breeding then calving...
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Last post by farmerjan
Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:31 pm
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Uterine Prolapse
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Silver » Tue Mar 24, 2020 2:49 pm
Had a heifer dump her uterus on the ground night before last. Put her in the chute, gave her an epidural, a shot of oxy, stuffed the uterus back...
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Last post by TCRanch
Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:54 pm
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Spring weather
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Dave » Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:44 pm
Today we had the first branding of the year in our little ranching community. Started with about 300 pairs on the west side of the road. It was a bit...
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Last post by Dave
Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:44 pm
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A group of misfits
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Ky hills » Tue Mar 24, 2020 7:48 pm
This year has been a tough one since n a lot of ways, our calf crop included. We kept several purchased heifers and calved them out and also brought...
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Last post by Ky hills
Tue Mar 24, 2020 8:42 pm
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Shortening Calving Season
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Bamadan » Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:53 pm
I'm looking to shorten my calving season, for the past few years I have left my bull with cows year round. As a result, calving season has got longer...
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Last post by SPH
Mon Mar 23, 2020 9:54 pm
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Bull buying done......
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gcreekrch » Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:40 pm
We hope.
6 Black Angus
3 Red Angus
2 Charolais
All yearlings, had first pick of Charolais and 4 of the Blacks, bought the other 5 at 2 production...
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Last post by wbvs58
Mon Mar 23, 2020 3:37 am
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Calved: no bag
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JJ27 » Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:26 pm
Our calving season started on Monday and we have had 5 healthy beef calves born since then. Calf number 5 was a surprise though because his Dam did...
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Last post by Katpau
Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:17 pm
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As long as i have one
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cowgirl8 » Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:03 pm
As long as I have a calf ready to graft to a cow, maybe I wont have a cow that needs a calf grafted onto.. Sure seems its working like that this...
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Last post by cowgirl8
Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:02 am
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March weather
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Silver » Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:33 pm
In these parts you never know what you're going to get, but you do know there will be some nasty weather. We are in it now. Wind chill in the -30's...
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Last post by Brute 23
Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:23 pm
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New Baldie Heifer
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LDEnterprises » Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:08 pm
We are moving right along with our Spring calving season. This herd is rocking it and had this pretty heifer born this morning poise with Momma for a...
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Last post by LDEnterprises
Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:31 pm
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Last post by Ebenezer
Sun Mar 15, 2020 3:06 pm
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15 month old bull ?
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jd720 » Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:29 pm
I`m thinking about keeping one of my Simmental bull calves for a bull to use this fall. I have 16 cows s and will A.I. them first then let the bull...
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Last post by SBMF 2015
Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:25 pm
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Twins breathing heavy
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LJCB » Sat Mar 14, 2020 10:44 am
Been along time since we had a set. Both nursed last night and this morning in the chute. Did that so I knew both got milk. Just seems like they have...
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Last post by SBMF 2015
Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:03 pm
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Retained or.....
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MurraysMutts » Tue Mar 10, 2020 8:37 pm
She calved early this morning. I tagged her calf this evening and took this pic because it struck me as odd.
First one I've seen like this. Usually...
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Last post by Nesikep
Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:25 pm
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