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Jersey heifer - Bull selection advice

Last post by farmerjan « Wed Nov 21, 2018 12:10 am
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by lms0229 » Tue Nov 20, 2018 11:26 am

I have a Jersey heifer that will be 16 months old at breeding time. She is one I want to keep in my herd, so I don’t want to chance loosing her. She...

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Wed Nov 21, 2018 12:10 am
Cow too busy wanting to stay with herd and not worried about her calf...

Last post by farmerjan « Tue Nov 20, 2018 11:08 am
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by machslammer » Sun Nov 18, 2018 10:43 pm

What's the deal with a cow that is more worried about what the herd is doing vs her newborn calf. Calf was weak when I found it today.. She comes to...

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Tue Nov 20, 2018 11:08 am
Mating heifers

Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley « Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:59 am
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by OzssieDave19 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 2:56 pm

Can you mate Heifers younger to get them producing earlier and change the calving date? I have January born weaned Heifers. Can I mate them in...

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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley View the latest post
Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:59 am
Bull steadily after cows who were palpated bred

Last post by 76 Bar « Sat Nov 17, 2018 10:05 am
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by DCA farm » Fri Nov 16, 2018 3:13 pm

Hello
Turned a new young bull loose on some cows yesterday and I watched him get after 1 that I know was palpated 2 months ago 3 months bred any of...

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Sat Nov 17, 2018 10:05 am
2018 Fall - Last Calf - Cowboy Cut

Last post by Bright Raven « Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:12 pm
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by Bright Raven » Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:16 am

Reposting this thread to close out the record.

Dam: Shear Alice
Sire: Cowboy Cut
DOB: 11/09/2018
Gestation: 285 days
BW: 65 pounds
Heifer

Calf...

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Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:12 pm
Herd bull selection time

Last post by gizmom « Thu Nov 15, 2018 6:47 pm
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by gizmom » Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:10 pm

We finished weighing and measuring our yearling bulls today. Got all of them vaccinations freeze branded weighed and scrotal measurements. I now need...
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Thu Nov 15, 2018 6:47 pm
PDF 11 7 2018

Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley « Fri Nov 09, 2018 2:49 pm
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by pdfangus » Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:49 am

No big news at the farm today..all goats were present and accounted for....I am liking BUCKY, the new kiko Billy. He. Is real good natured and comes...

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Fri Nov 09, 2018 2:49 pm
AI

Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley « Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:27 pm
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by Pointer1160 » Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:16 pm

What is the average cost of AI. Will have someone do it.

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Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:27 pm
Breeding Hefers

Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley « Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:22 pm
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by Pointer1160 » Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:14 pm

At what age to most of you breed heifers?
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Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:22 pm
Pricey Headache is fading

Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley « Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:48 pm
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by Supa Dexta » Mon Nov 05, 2018 1:46 pm

So I posted this picture the other month - I paid a bit of money for this embryo cow as a heifer, she's a 2014 model, and Im just getting some data...
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Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:48 pm
Early Heifer Maturity ?

Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley « Mon Nov 05, 2018 7:14 pm
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by Stocker Steve » Wed Oct 10, 2018 4:22 pm

We are refining on an approach where we bred retained heifers a month before the cow herd. Thus these sim-angus heifers are 13 to 15 months old, 700...
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Mon Nov 05, 2018 7:14 pm
Flushing

Last post by jscunn « Mon Nov 05, 2018 7:00 am
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by gizmom » Sat Nov 03, 2018 8:04 am

We are getting two cows ready to flush. The time change has us a bit fouled up daylight savings time starts tonight so we started giving shots at...

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Mon Nov 05, 2018 7:00 am
2018 - Fifteenth Calf - Cowboy Cut

Last post by Bright Raven « Sun Nov 04, 2018 10:36 am
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by Bright Raven » Mon Oct 08, 2018 2:00 pm

Dam: Margo, Wager Cattle Co, SD.
Sire: Cowboy Cut
Due: 10/9/2018
DOB: 10/8/2018
Gestation: 284 days
Heifer
Weight: 67 pounds.

Gestation and BW...

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Sun Nov 04, 2018 10:36 am
Sav Raindance on a heifer

Last post by LCBulls « Sat Nov 03, 2018 10:14 pm
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by Air gator » Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:51 pm

If you used female sexed semen from Sav Raindance, would you consider using him on a heifer?

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Sat Nov 03, 2018 10:14 pm
Scales?

Last post by Air gator « Sat Nov 03, 2018 7:24 pm
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by Air gator » Fri Nov 02, 2018 6:30 pm

Any thoughts/experience with the scales on Ebay and/or Amazon for weighing yearlings/adult cattle?
Some of them are just the bars and you have to put...

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Sat Nov 03, 2018 7:24 pm
Calf with weak hind end

Last post by farmerjan « Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:00 am
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by OwnedByTheCow » Thu Oct 11, 2018 12:48 pm

I had a heifer calf born exactly last month 9/11 with some issues with her back leg. It took her a while to stand and she seemed to be just a lot...
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Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:00 am
2018 Babies are arriving

Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley « Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:48 am
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by gizmom » Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:45 pm

So glad to be home and able to see the new calves. Here are a few photos from this morning:

This is my Granddaughters cow and her bull calf out of...
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley View the latest post
Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:48 am
Breeding schedule

Last post by Coosh71 « Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:59 pm
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by Butterbean_Farms » Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:52 pm

Anybody have any advice on how to transition into a scheduled breeding season, from bulls with the cows 365 days per year?

I just sold all my old...

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Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:59 pm
Lutolyse good or bad?

Last post by wbvs58 « Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:12 pm
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by fnfarms1 » Sun Oct 28, 2018 12:31 am

So to try to tighten up calving etc I've used Lutolyse the last 3 years. However I feel like I've hurt myself. We've been having open cows still....
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Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:12 pm
priefert so1 vs s04

Last post by littletom « Sun Oct 21, 2018 9:08 pm
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by BryanM » Sun Mar 13, 2016 12:49 pm

for those of you that have owned both or just plane know these chutes,what is the difference between the 2? The main difference that I see is the...
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Sun Oct 21, 2018 9:08 pm
Bull vs heifer weight

Last post by littletom « Mon Oct 15, 2018 6:00 pm
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by jwimberly » Fri Oct 12, 2018 6:14 am

I've got a few yearling heifers that I'll need to get bred in the next couple months. I know they're too small right now for my herd bull at 1750...
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Mon Oct 15, 2018 6:00 pm
Few questions about wagyu

Last post by frieghttrain « Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:05 pm
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by ybnlao » Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:15 am

Hello everyone,

I'm new to the scene and I wanted to ask you some questions about wagyu cattle.

1) what is the name of the specific type of wagyu...
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Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:05 pm
Music tames the savage calf?

Last post by slick4591 « Thu Oct 11, 2018 8:25 am
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by bball » Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:13 pm

Spent all day yesterday sorting, moving and weaning cows and heifers.
I have 25 heifers in the corral behind the barn; just pulled off the cows...

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Thu Oct 11, 2018 8:25 am
How reliable is Angus $EN

Last post by Stocker Steve « Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:35 pm
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by Air gator » Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:14 am

How reliable is the Angus $EN? What's the highest $EN number you will use?
Thanks in advance. Also, do you look at DMI at all?

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Last post by Stocker Steve View the latest post
Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:35 pm
Margo is Human

Last post by TCRanch « Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:12 am
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by Bright Raven » Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:47 am

I went to the back of the farm early this morning with the dogs. When I got back to the headquarters, Margo who is 284 days today, was by herself,...
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Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:12 am
2018 Thirteenth Calf - Cowboy Cut

Last post by Bright Raven « Mon Oct 08, 2018 10:47 am
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by Bright Raven » Thu Oct 04, 2018 7:08 pm

This calf is out of the same cow as the Bull Fire Sweep is selling for me, Black Bart:

Dam: Bartlet a HPF/Rocking P Cow
Sire: Cowboy Cut
Calf is a...

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Last post by Bright Raven View the latest post
Mon Oct 08, 2018 10:47 am
2018 Fourteenth Calf - Lock N Load 1143Y

Last post by Bright Raven « Mon Oct 08, 2018 6:53 am
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by Bright Raven » Sat Oct 06, 2018 6:09 am

Calf born yesterday evening. I saw her go into labor. From the beginning of the tail cranking to the picture took no more than 15 minutes.

Dam:...

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Mon Oct 08, 2018 6:53 am
Rejected Twin Bottle Calf

Last post by TCRanch « Sun Oct 07, 2018 7:21 pm
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by andernathan » Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:16 pm

Evening,
I had two twin heifers born about 3 weeks ago and the mother rejected one. She was able to sneak her colostrum the first couple days but mom...

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Sun Oct 07, 2018 7:21 pm
Pregnant beef heifer - milk leakage?

Last post by Nesikep « Wed Oct 03, 2018 1:09 am
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by lms0229 » Fri Aug 31, 2018 8:25 am

So my heifer is due to calve on September 3rd if going off 283 days... I think she will calve sooner... But I am really confused because I thought...
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Wed Oct 03, 2018 1:09 am
Birthweights

Last post by Coosh71 « Mon Oct 01, 2018 6:39 pm
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by Bright Raven » Wed Sep 26, 2018 7:32 am

My birthweights average about 15 to 20 pounds higher than Fire Sweep Simmental Ranch on similar matings. For example, Hook's Broadway will throw...
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