Lick tub shelf life
Recently bought some tubs from TSC since our grass situation isn’t the best in the world and was curious on the shelf life of these producers pride brand tubs. Noticed some mold growing around the...
View ArticleClean Water, Solar Vs Windmills and dams
Livestock health is of utmost importance to all of us. Adding vinegar to water supply is becoming increasing popular due to vinegar clears murky water in ponds and dam scenarios, is believed to help...
View ArticleGeneric Draxxin
My drug guy dropped off a 250 cc bottle of draxxin. I hadn't seen the bill come through. He said there was a price drop, and they'd take care of the mail in rebate. When that stuff starts, theres...
View ArticleHow much milk replacer
I just bought a calf, she is a month old. How much milk replacer should I mix in with the water - a couple tablespoons per one cup of water? I looked on the bag but I do not see any instructions for...
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Cow came up limping
Had this cow come limping up yesterday so I caught her and her calf. Any ideas what it might be? I did not see any abscesses in the hoof. Didnt notice any swelling. That hoof is pointing down though....
View ArticleVaccinating calves for Warts
How young is too young for calves to receive a wart vaccine? Is this something more and more producers are doing as precaution or only if warts are noted on animals?
View ArticleNavel ILL Heifer calf
Hi, what's you'alls experience with navel I'll. I have a beef heifer calf that is now 16 days old. When she was a week old, I noticed her limping on her Right front leg and her navel felt squishy and...
View ArticleNet wrap ingestion
I had it out today with some help who was putting out round bales and didn’t listen in regards to placing them where the cows couldn’t see. I didn’t want them to rush up and start eating the net wrap...
View ArticleSick heifer.
Bought five heifers in May and four have thrived while one grazes all the time , but doesn't gain weight and still has long winter coat in mid-August. She often stands in the water truth or in a pond....
View ArticleCalf dont want milk
I'm sure many of you are following along. This newest "bottle calf" wont take a bottle. Drinks about half from a pail/bucket, only if he has nothing else. He nursed ONE TIME on Bessie and gave up on...
View ArticleWeak back legs in my BUll
Worked cows Sunday and had the bull in with them no issues. Cam back out Tuesday evening and he was limping walking funny with his back legs. When he turns he almost loses his balance and butt drops to...
View ArticleMinerals!!
I found out an interesting thing about minerals, and I wanted to share it with you all (although it might just be me that does not know this fact about minerals lol!). Long story short, I work at a...
View ArticleMysterious Lump
It's always something new with cattle and yesterday I noticed a lump on the underneath side of the tail of one of my steers. At first I thought it might just be some fluid that I could drain but...
View ArticleLearn from my mistake
If ever you want to instantly feel sick and full of regret do what I did. We were feeding, bedding and getting shelters in place for the snow storm today. There's been one cow who we've been watching...
View ArticleAnthrax Confirmed in a Hardeman County, Texas
The official reports only mention one cow confirmed but unofficially I hear there are lots more dead. https://web.tahc.texas.gov/news/2021/2021-08-11_AnthraxHardemanCo.pdf I would recommend for anyone...
View ArticlePecan meal for cattle feed
I have recently started working at a pecan shelling plant and have found there's a certain amount of waste that no one seems to know what to do with. Most of it is very small meal that has a small...
View ArticleCow with blown out teats.
Hi, cousin of mine has a (pet) cow that had a calf 2 days ago, we had to give the calf Clostrum, (milk the cow out) because the teats were to big for the calf to nurse. Only 2 of the Quarters have milk...
View ArticleCalf surviving but not thriving
I had a heifer born in mid Dec. with everything looking normal. She started sucking right away and for the first month or so was doing well. She seemed fairly tame as well and wouldn't run off like...
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Bottle calf! Some say I'm crazy...
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 lucky to be found even. I was out on the 4wheeler...
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Heifer with warts
Moved the heifers back close yesterday so we could pull the bull out, then this morning when separating bulls, got this one in the barn to pull a few warts. She is one of two from the group of 19 that...
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