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I had a 7 month old Gert heifer calf get sick on me a few weeks ago. After a little TLC and a few vet visits we got her on her way to recovery. She is still a little weak but very use to us working with her. To make a long story short the kids and I have taken and extra special liking to her. I...

Today I was just tossing around the idea of running only feeder steers. My idea is to buy feeder steers in the spring and sell them in the fall, thus eliminating the need to put up hay. Understanding that there is a bit more market risk involved, I'm just wondering if anyone else has gone this...

If you could start with a clean slate, which breeds would you choose in a 3 way cross? What would you start with and what would you go terminal with? I like the hereford/black angus cross but not really sure what to throw into the mix. I would like to hear what some others are doing.

Today I think that one of my cows got hung in the electric fence. Ironically I was out doing some fence repairs when this happened. What I saw was all of my cows spook and they took off running down over the hill toward the fence. They have not been out in this pasture long and are not quite...

Hello all. I think that Inbredredneck fella is a stalker on these boards. He keeps sending me PM's. Anyone else on here having this problem with him? I tried to tell him that I am not interested but he will not take no for an answer. Oh dear, oh dear, what should I do?

Can anyone explain how to add one of your pictures as your avatar?

I'm sure someone on here knows what grass based genetics are. I thought that all cattle are genetically bred to do well on pasture. After all, its what they eat. Am I missing something here?

With the sell off of breed stock the price of cattle is fixin to soar. Just wondering whats the most anyone has ever paid a head of cattle? I'm not talking about fancy stuff or those fluffy club animals, I'm talking about breed stock, commercials, pairs, steers, cows, heifers, or bulls. Then on...

A friend of the family has been running Santa Gertrudis cattle for a few years now. This is not a popular breed around here but his calves look nice. Anyway, he has 4 heifer calves that he is wanting to part with. Two are pure santas and 2 are santa/black angus crosses. All he wants in return...

I just put my heifer calves in the barn yard (9 days ago) for weaning since I plan on keeping them. Normally I would keep them off of the mommas for 30 days but the weather has been quite an issue. Its been raining a ton and the barn yard is now a mud hole. The calves do have dry areas in the...

I am planning on building a deer hunting "man cave." Many farmers around here make elaborate shooting towers and decked out stands to "crash in" for the whitetail gun season opener. Just wondering if anyone has built anything like this. What did you build it out of, how tall is it, what creature...

I am having some trouble with my NH BR740 baler. Well, maybe its the baler, I'm not sure? I ran this baler last year (only 100 bales or so) and had no major problems. This hay season was quite a different story. The baler still rolls a good, well formed bale but seems to be stealing a bunch of...

I'm new to beef farming and I have a crazy question. I am thinking about going to black angus moms for my small cow/calf operation and breeding them to a hereford bull. Would there be any difference in the calves if you do the opposite and breed hereford moms to a black angus bull? Just curious...