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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 greggy
Thu Apr 25, 2019 2:01 pm
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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 chiragkhanna
Mon Dec 16, 2019 2:09 am
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Last post by DudeW
Sun Oct 08, 2017 9:10 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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White Square fur patch
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Luckyrb » Sat Mar 28, 2020 7:51 pm
I've got a 10 month old Angus steer that has a 6x6 inch square outline white/grey patch developed on it's front quarter Noticed it about 3 weeks ago....
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Last post by wbvs58
Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:49 am
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Callicrate banded then cut?
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Named'em Tamed'em » Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:49 am
I just banded an older bull calf (12 months) and was wondering if anyone bands then cuts a couple days later, rather than just let them dry up?
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Last post by Named'em Tamed'em
Sat Mar 28, 2020 11:33 pm
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Flies
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Ky hills » Fri Mar 27, 2020 3:06 pm
Looks like flies are getting a good start. Yesterday they were all round one side of our house and even landing on the utv when it was around the...
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Last post by greggy
Sat Mar 28, 2020 11:21 pm
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Last post by Hereford2
Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:50 pm
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Heifer First Calf Issues
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WilliamlDarby » Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:12 am
Hi,
I am new to the forum and have recently run into an issue with one of my heifers first calf. The heifer calved on the 16th of March to a lively...
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Last post by Hereford2
Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:17 pm
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Tetany ques.
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bird dog » Sat Mar 28, 2020 5:22 pm
Yesterday I had a weaned heifer develop what I believe was grass tetany. She had all the common symptoms. She was sitting normal but off from the...
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Last post by kenny thomas
Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:15 pm
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Trimming Feet
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cowgal604 » Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:05 am
Who trims their herds feet?
One of my girls (almost 4) has a crack in her foot. I had a friend look at her and he suggested I call in this guy to...
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Last post by chaded
Sat Mar 28, 2020 5:22 pm
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Triangle 10 dosage
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dt34715 » Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:05 am
I accidentally gave 10 ml instead of 5 ml.
What if any problems will it cause?
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Last post by dt34715
Sat Mar 28, 2020 1:16 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
Fri Mar 27, 2020 6:23 pm
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Thu Mar 26, 2020 2:14 pm
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4 week old recently orphaned calf care
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devonian » Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:57 am
Hi so I have a 4 week old calf whose mother died last week (so the calf is now 5 weeks old) and I'm wondering how I should proceed with it. I was off...
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Last post by Bcompton53
Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:49 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 reymitchel
Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:44 am
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General ill thift in calf
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devonian » Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:42 am
I have a 10 month old calf that doesn't seem well, its had a hard life birth required a vet and its mother died at 4 months of age then it got...
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Last post by devonian
Thu Mar 26, 2020 5:04 am
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Dead cattle
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cumminspuller » Mon Mar 09, 2020 1:18 pm
A friend of mine just called me and said he had 5 cows to die yesterday. Age was 2 months to 8 years. Registered Angus. All were healthy on the...
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Last post by tallylittle
Wed Mar 25, 2020 8:10 am
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What protein feed would you choose.
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greggy » Tue Mar 17, 2020 6:56 pm
I feed calves a pellet.
There are various ones out there and many are marketed to the animals age.
I have plenty of other supplement feed, however...
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Last post by greggy
Mon Mar 23, 2020 3:44 am
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Vaccinated the first bunch today.
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gcreekrch » Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:00 pm
First 220 done. Sorted a bit for colour as we hadn't when we started feeding. I built these corrals the first time in 1987. Rebuilt most of them in...
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Last post by gcreekrch
Sun Mar 22, 2020 5:14 pm
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Spayed heifers
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Dave » Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:57 pm
On Monday we spayed 303 heifers. First time I have ever been involved in this. It takes a fair size crew. There was 7 of us total. This Vet is fast....
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Last post by Buck Randall
Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:08 pm
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Worming and resistance issues.
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True Grit Farms » Wed Jan 02, 2019 5:09 am
I'm done worming our cattle on an as needed basis. We've had some worm issues since we quit worming everything twice a year. So now we'll just get...
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Last post by SBMF 2015
Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:06 pm
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Last post by MurraysMutts
Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:29 pm
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Big lumb on cows belly next to udder!
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Ricka » Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:41 am
Hello! What do you think this could be? Cow (8 years old) looks and acts normal, eats and drinks water. She calved more than moth ago. This bulb...
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Last post by Hereford2
Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:43 pm
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Brown Swiss won't take a bottle.
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Hereford2 » Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:17 pm
:roll: :bang: Hi y'all I was given a 5 day old brown Swiss calf from a dairy, that I'm buying all of their bull calves. The story on him is. He was...
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Last post by Hereford2
Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:39 pm
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Cow pregnant and close to calving?
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Tomcolvin » Mon Mar 09, 2020 5:18 pm
I have a Charolais/Bramer cross that has been breed to a full blood black angus bull. I’m not exactly sure but I think March of this year is supposed...
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Last post by Tomcolvin
Mon Mar 09, 2020 6:50 pm
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Feed & Hay
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HDRider » Sun Mar 08, 2020 4:34 pm
I am three years into cows. I do cow/calf. I watch my nickels and dimes, or, I thought I did.
I have 30 mommas. They eat about two round bales a...
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Last post by HDRider
Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:48 am
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Last post by crosseydcrab
Fri Mar 06, 2020 1:14 pm
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Ring worms
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LA cattle » Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:35 am
Has anyone ever had ring worms with there cows? My vet told me to use a plant fungicide to get rid of them. Does anyone know how to treat them?
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Last post by gcreekrch
Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:09 pm
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Last post by devarainjan
Wed Mar 04, 2020 2:58 pm
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Valbazen??
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Petercoates87 » Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:31 am
So I have a heifer that is off. I had the vet in. She thinks its pneumonia but has told me to give her valbazen as well. She isnt our favorite vet...
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Last post by greggy
Tue Mar 03, 2020 7:09 pm
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Calf w Bloody Runny Poo
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ClinchValley86 » Wed Feb 26, 2020 5:24 am
Had a calf born on the 21st. Had trouble somehow, found him on the ground shaking unable to stand. Brought inside for 18 hours, give 4 quarts of...
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Last post by ClinchValley86
Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:49 pm
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Safe to eat?
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Kprsn6 » Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:18 pm
Hello,
I have just acquired a large supply of fresh lettuce. The only issue is they have the polymer seed plugs attached. Are these safe for the cows...
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Last post by greggy
Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:02 pm
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Bottle calves have runs
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MRRherefords » Thu Feb 27, 2020 8:30 am
I will preface this by saying that I have next to no experience with bottle babies at all. I let momma do all the work. But this year, do to a few...
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Sun Mar 01, 2020 6:20 pm
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