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Last post by Ruark
Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:25 am
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bottle calves for newbies
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milkmaid » Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:32 pm
It seems as if everyone and their dog has bottle calves nowdays, and no idea how to care for them. So, I figure it’s about time to put together a...
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Last post by Khoisan
Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:35 am
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cows calving -- for newbies -- pictures
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milkmaid » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:49 pm
For those who wonder what normal will look like... (and those experienced folks feel free to add more to the info I've given)
Cows calving:
This...
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Last post by Tomcolvin
Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:24 am
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Last post by Lsweto
Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:51 am
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Last post by TCRanch
Thu Sep 03, 2020 5:32 pm
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Why Register?
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M Gravlee » Wed Dec 24, 2003 7:05 am
You do not have to register to read the posts but you must register to post or to reply to a post. You get the following benefits by registering:...
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Last post by M Gravlee
Wed Dec 24, 2003 7:05 am
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Dislocated hip
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Rafter S » Sun Sep 20, 2020 2:21 pm
Howdy,
I have a 15-year old cow that appearsto have a dislocated hip. She's able to get around, but I doubt I could get her loaded. She has a...
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Last post by Farmgirl
Mon Sep 21, 2020 1:49 pm
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Scours and pneumonia in calves
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FreedomfarmVA » Sat Sep 19, 2020 12:53 pm
I had a couple of calves die recently after having bad cases of scours and pneumonia. We had them in a temporary pen in our backyard since we were...
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Last post by Hereford2
Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:38 pm
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One Kidney Cow ?
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Stocker Steve » Fri Sep 18, 2020 4:31 am
Just butchered a 4 year old. She had one kidney that appeared normal. The other was hard and misshaped. Looked a bit like a bunch of grapes. Any...
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Last post by Dave
Fri Sep 18, 2020 9:06 am
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Phosphorous
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wbvs58 » Thu Sep 17, 2020 5:34 am
You probably don't have the problem with phosphorous that we have, your soils are not depleted in phosphorous like ours and you people seem to be a...
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Last post by wbvs58
Fri Sep 18, 2020 3:47 am
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Hematoma
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TCRanch » Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:19 am
Didn't witness the fight but looks like Johnson was the loser. Yowza! Sent the pics to my vet, prob won't get a response until tomorrow, but I don't...
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Last post by MurraysMutts
Wed Sep 16, 2020 8:03 pm
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Guess the Diagnosis
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Bright Raven » Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:19 pm
Below is a picture of the navel area of a 9 month old bull calf. He is standing facing the left. There is lime on the ground under him and he has...
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Last post by Buck Randall
Tue Sep 15, 2020 5:23 pm
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Bottle Jaw?
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bulldog04 » Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:50 am
Got a cow with what looks like bottle jaw. I gave it a dose of ivermectin and fed it safeguard pellets along with LA 300 yesterday. Maybe too much...
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Last post by bulldog04
Mon Sep 14, 2020 8:27 pm
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LA300 vs Nuflor for foot rot
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LA cattle » Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:58 pm
I have a bull with what I think is foot rot. Limping bad. The vet said start with LA300. I gave him a shot yesterday. He hasn’t improved. It always...
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Last post by TCRanch
Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:30 pm
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May lose peewee
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MurraysMutts » Sat May 16, 2020 9:34 am
So my lil dinky steer I thought we lost, is not doing well. He has always been a poor do-er. From a young age, he tended to always have his head...
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Last post by MurraysMutts
Mon Sep 14, 2020 1:09 pm
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Help with cow
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bulldog04 » Tue Sep 01, 2020 5:30 pm
So yesterday a cow and calf were away from the herd. Pulled up to her and knew she wasn't right and could tell she lost weight. Pushed her into the...
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Last post by MurraysMutts
Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:22 pm
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Twitcher watch
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cowgirl8 » Fri Aug 28, 2020 6:28 pm
We get through calving season, white scours season, udder problems, bull problems, foot problems, fly problems. Now, i'm on twitcher watch. We've...
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Last post by kenny thomas
Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:25 pm
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Dewormers
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Till-Hill » Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:33 pm
I ran fecals last week on 3 pastures, was interested to see what kind of worm load I had. All cattle are home raised off dairy
Pasture 1: 20 head...
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Last post by 76 Bar
Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:16 am
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Yearly vaccines
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Tomcolvin » Sun Sep 06, 2020 6:45 pm
Small farm of 15-20 cow - calves and one bill. What type vaccination program do I need with out breaking the bank. I have been looking at “enforce 3...
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Last post by kenny thomas
Mon Sep 07, 2020 6:30 pm
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Worming (pour on)
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MurraysMutts » Tue Aug 11, 2020 5:34 pm
What is acceptable protocol?
Directions say top line from withers to tail head.
Now I've seen folks just squirt em across the sides as they run...
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Last post by MurraysMutts
Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:28 am
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Thought I dodged a bullet
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TCRanch » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:42 am
Pinkeye has been horrible around the area this year and a lot of my neighbors have been battling it all summer. Even my vet had an outbreak in his...
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Last post by MurraysMutts
Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:10 am
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Cotton seed meal
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trin » Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:07 pm
Will cotton seed meal make my bull sterile?
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Last post by callmefence
Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:54 am
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Abscess - Again!
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TCRanch » Wed Jul 15, 2020 4:46 pm
I have a 10 year old cow that developed an abscess just above her right lower jaw almost a year ago. Burst a few days after I noticed it and seemed...
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Last post by MurraysMutts
Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:28 am
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Finishing heavy on apples
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bckinghorn » Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:44 am
Hi everyone,
I’m rather new to cattle. I am planning on starting up in the spring. I have an abundance of apple trees on my property that I do not...
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Last post by bckinghorn
Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:17 am
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How do you know ?
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Laram » Mon Aug 31, 2020 7:45 pm
Hi all new to the group. So we recently acquired some longhorns, do not know much about them except they are extremely good pets and love their ears...
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Last post by Davemk
Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:28 am
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Bander recommendation?
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fnfarms1 » Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:22 pm
I have seen my Dad knife cut hundreds of calves 150-800lbs. However he passed 10yrs ago and in just dont trust myself to use a scalpel. So for the...
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Last post by cowgirl8
Fri Aug 28, 2020 8:03 pm
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Last post by Little Joe
Fri Aug 28, 2020 3:42 pm
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Fly control
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Richnm » Sun Aug 09, 2020 2:55 pm
I can't get rid of the flies !! Used oil based fly spray , and a pour on and cleaned my Corral's spotless. Nothing worked. Any ideas ?
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Last post by Ky hills
Thu Aug 27, 2020 4:21 pm
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Are my cows too fat ?
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Stocker Steve » Sat Aug 22, 2020 9:45 pm
Sold most of my big cows. Sold a couple hard keepers. Moved my calving season back a couple weeks. Remaining cows are slick. Had a retired farmer...
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Last post by Dave
Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:34 pm
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Bottle calf! Some say I'm crazy...
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MurraysMutts » Mon Dec 23, 2019 10:28 am
But it keeps me from going insane...
Found this lil gal a while back. Turns out my biggest cow had twin heifers and she was left behind. She was very...
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Last post by MurraysMutts
Wed Aug 26, 2020 7:14 pm
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Last post by WFfarm
Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:30 am
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Hematoma?
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MurraysMutts » Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:47 pm
Hematoma or abcess?
If I understand correctly, the way to determine it is, shave and sanitize the area. Use a syringe to extract a sample. And go...
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Last post by MurraysMutts
Sun Aug 23, 2020 10:31 pm
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Resflor gold
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TLM1988 » Tue Aug 18, 2020 11:18 am
How often can you administer resflor gold in the event a calf dosnt show improvement? Can you follow up with penicillin or just go to a more powerful...
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Last post by Davemk
Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:30 pm
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woody tongue
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bird dog » Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:23 pm
So I have had two cows with woody tongue in the last six months. I know a Iodine solution is the preferred treatment but my cows were pregnant so...
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Last post by TCRanch
Sat Aug 22, 2020 7:18 am
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Abscess??
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ysh » Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:56 pm
I have a question about what looks like a huge abscess.
Can anyone confirm? I have not poked it yet. I was told the steer was just a bit over one...
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Last post by wbvs58
Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:13 am
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Invermectin does it kill the soil??
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Chapin81 » Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:37 pm
Hi everyone, I was just watching a YouTube vid and it was mentioned that invermectin kills the soil, micro fauna, dung beetles, everything else down...
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Last post by Lucky_P
Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:26 pm
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