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I'm paying someone to basically board 4 beef heifers since he has an open pen. It makes my life easier. I'm paying $100 a month per head, they are about 4-500 lbs. This covers hay and grain. Just don't know if I'm light or heavy. What i did was calculate what it was costing me a day to feed them...

Any ideas what this is? Warts or a form of skin cancer? Getting hold of vet tomorrow, just preparing myself for the worst if necessary. On a nice 15 month old Park heifer. Thanks in advance.

Warm the last week or so, starting to look and feel like spring. About 36 hours of bad weather starting this evening, rain then snow and cold with wind, wind and more wind. Then back to warm Friday. Planned on penning up two heavy breds this evening. First calf of the season drops this afternoon...

It has been 2 years since I bought my 1st two Angus heifers. Just wanted to share some of the things I've learned, relearned and things learned from this site I have verified. When you put a dairy bottle calf on the ground, fights over. When you put a beef calf on the ground, the fight just...

After 17 months of work, planning, scheming and spending first calf born on our farm.

Quick question for the forum. I have the oppurtunity to pick up a week old free martin holstein heiffer for cheap. I would have to bottle feed with replacer. would it be worth picking up and how would you raise/finish it?

What is the best product for ticks on cattle? the goats don't seem to get them. the cats, the dog and now apparently the cows do. thanks in advance.

Besides an angus what other breed of bull would you guys(and gals) use on angus heifers for calving ease. All sorts of different breeds of bulls pop up for sale around here from time to time. I am not planning on keeping the calves after they are weaned but i would prefer to use a beef breed in...

ok, another newbie question. but first let me say thanks for all the responses to my last post, especially to hillsdown for the TAMU website. my question is about culling heifers, is a runt always gonna be a runt or are there late bloomers. one calf i bought was bottle fed since its mom(1st calf...

Hi, new to this site and this is my first post, so be patient with me. I have lots of experience with dairy cows but practically none with beef. We always bred our holsteins at 15 months. Have heard some people say 2 years for beef cattle. Only reason I've gotted is easier calving. Any truth to...