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Bumping?
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coaklnic000 » Sun Nov 17, 2019 3:03 pm
At what Month of a Jersey Heifers pregnancy is it ok to try bumping the Calve? She’s 3 years old and is 6 months and 2 weeks in to her pregnancy....
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Last post by holm25
Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:30 am
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I have a plan, hopefully
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snoopdog » Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:58 pm
Been breeding my crossbred herd with a RA, great bull, easy calving, and is throwing some great heifers. I can't seem to bring up any herd pics, but...
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Last post by snoopdog
Mon Nov 18, 2019 6:50 pm
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The Sanctuary is Open
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Bright Raven » Tue Nov 12, 2019 9:14 am
I put out my first rolls of hay last evening. A storm came in last night so I decided to open the Sanctuary.
This is the 5th year of setting this...
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Last post by Farmgirl
Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:08 pm
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My thesis why she aborted
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Bright Raven » Fri Nov 15, 2019 10:28 am
In the thread Always a Fish to Fry , I presented the scenario around the abortion of a heifer I recently purchased. I believe she aborted because of...
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Last post by 76 Bar
Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:07 pm
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Abortion issue
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MRRherefords » Thu Nov 14, 2019 12:33 pm
We have had two cows abort in the last week. We do not have a large herd so this is really odd and hurts a lot. The first was due in February and...
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Last post by Buck Randall
Fri Nov 15, 2019 7:31 am
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Breeding
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Bfields30 » Thu Nov 07, 2019 6:25 pm
4yr old cow took to vet preg check was open was running with bull since May calved in feb.
Two vets checked said she had scar tissue inside but told...
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Last post by Bfields30
Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:53 am
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New purchase
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lithuanian farmer » Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:44 pm
Have brought a new heifer home last week. She's belgian blue cross, not bred yet, 1300lbs.
Don't mind the rope. She's been kept like this in...
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Last post by lithuanian farmer
Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:24 pm
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Last post by farmerjan
Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:03 am
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What age to breed corriente heifers
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DCA farm » Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:40 am
Planning on buying some corriente heifers and plan on turning a corriente bull in on them if they are old enough to rope will they be old enough to...
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Last post by southalberta
Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:35 pm
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too fat to breed?
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dieselbeef » Tue Nov 05, 2019 6:39 am
long story short..had a hfr with a broke leg when about 6 mos old..gave it to the neighbor to raise to butcher..she came around ok so we traded a...
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Last post by dieselbeef
Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:17 pm
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I will wait on this one...
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Bright Raven » Mon Oct 28, 2019 6:18 pm
Give her the night to get over that postpartum aggression. Lol
I get a lot of visitors. What amazes my visitors most about my cows is their...
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Last post by T & B farms
Sun Nov 03, 2019 6:04 pm
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Calving Record
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Randi » Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:03 pm
Here's what (more or less) I use at calving time to keep track of things. It's not my end record, but it keeps a pretty good running tally of what's...
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Last post by Nesikep
Sat Nov 02, 2019 1:57 pm
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Working big mobs with calves
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Willstanton » Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:36 pm
Have been castrating at birth last few years and this year decided to do them all at once at around 4-6 weeks age. They've just finished calving and...
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Last post by Brute 23
Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:49 am
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First time doing embryo question.
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Redgully » Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:29 am
So today we put in two embryos. First one slipped in perfectly and my technician was really happy, second one went well but when he pulled gun out...
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Last post by Till-Hill
Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:28 am
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To retain, or not to retain ?
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Stocker Steve » Mon Oct 28, 2019 8:11 pm
Record like numbers of heifers going to the feedlots. Someone is not retaining cheap heifers. :???:
I am doing my part. Are you stepping up?
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Last post by Tegridy Farms
Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:02 pm
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Calves Growing
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Bright Raven » Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:03 am
Optimizer Heifer
Cowboy Cut Heifer
Optimizer Bull
Shell Shocked Bull
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Mon Oct 28, 2019 5:45 am
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Twins
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76 Bar » Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:35 pm
One for the books. 11-4-2009 Registered RA cow just calved calved her 12th and 13th calf. 365 calving interval. 5th set of twins born today. All by...
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:50 am
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Putting embryo in a cow
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darcelina4 » Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:55 am
I have a mixed herd but am going more to red Angus. I have some registered heifers. I have a Jersey nurse cow that I raised from a bottle calf. She...
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Last post by darcelina4
Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:55 am
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Herd Direction
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Chiolis Ranch » Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:08 pm
I'm in the process of deciding what direction I want to go with my herd. Most of my cows are Red Angus, I do have a few oddballs. I'm trying to...
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Last post by ccr
Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:41 pm
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Haven't posted a pic for awhile
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FlyingLSimmentals » Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:55 am
so I thought I'll post something to keep a hang of how to do it. Here is one of the last purchases we've made here. She's a Reg. 1/2 Simmental 1/4...
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Fri Oct 18, 2019 4:24 pm
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Linebreeding Info
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cotton1 » Wed Dec 14, 2016 11:38 am
Hello all, I'm looking for info on linebreeding with regards to the information obtained by a inbreeding calculator. Some of you already know I have...
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Fri Oct 18, 2019 5:48 am
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Last post by alisonb
Thu Oct 17, 2019 9:58 am
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Hooks Beacon 56B Calf
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Bright Raven » Tue Oct 08, 2019 9:05 am
Dam of the Beacon calf is a heifer. She was raised here. She is a big heifer. The biggest heifer I have in production, however, there is a yearling...
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Last post by sstterry
Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:07 pm
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BW taking a 10 pound drop.
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Bright Raven » Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:13 am
There are 14 calves on the ground and there are 4 more cows to go. I was curious to run the numbers after the calf that was delivered yesterday....
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Tue Oct 08, 2019 2:59 pm
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global similarities
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Hippie Rancher » Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:54 am
go to slide 4 of the slide show -
“Out in the desert of Wadi Rum in Jordan, Salim pulled up to the side of the road to see what we were up to. We...
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Last post by Hippie Rancher
Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:54 am
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theres always one
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dieselbeef » Mon Sep 30, 2019 1:50 pm
soooo this yr I have a really really nice steer..flightiest craziest one yet...if yer even in the backyard he bolts as far as he can..tried for a cpl...
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Last post by dieselbeef
Mon Oct 07, 2019 6:15 am
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Breeding Fees
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Missouri Doc » Sat Sep 21, 2019 9:02 pm
Customer bought cow/calf pair. Left pair on the ranch to rebreed cow for an agreed amount breeding fee to same bull that sired current calf ( This...
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:06 pm
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Erebus
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Bright Raven » Fri Oct 04, 2019 4:10 pm
.....Greek God of darkness and shadows. This calf is totally dark.
Dam is one of my cows raised here. Extremely docile cow.
Sire: Upgrade
Due:...
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Last post by Bright Raven
Fri Oct 04, 2019 5:32 pm
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Start of fall calving season
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Bcompton53 » Wed Sep 25, 2019 11:00 am
Well our fall season has started. I think I'm in the minority that calves in the fall, but I'll take sept/oct calves over the 10-25% loss due to...
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Thu Oct 03, 2019 11:18 am
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Need a help
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MaxP » Wed Oct 02, 2019 1:35 pm
Hi!
I was searching the site for threads on Crimson clover and durano. it seems like the consensus is that durano is a bit disappointing as far as...
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Last post by bird dog
Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:28 pm
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