The cattle thread

[yellowrosefarm]

29 minutes ago, from H to 80 said:

vet question , i had to take my bull out last friday ,because he was limping on his right rear. By Sunday i noticed he was slobbering with his tongue sticking out a little and he was having trouble eating. I had the vet out Monday , he checked him out from head to toe and couldn't really diagnose anything he loaded him up with draxin and banamine hoping it was some sort of infection, it's been 4 days and he is barely eating i am afraid i'm going to lose him, any ideas on what this might be.

Snake bite?  Poisonous plant?

[TP from Central PA]

3 minutes ago, yellowrosefarm said:

Snake bite?  Poisonous plant?

If it is as dry there as it is here, a +1 on poisonous plant.

[from H to 80]

I doubt snake bite, i have only seen one copperhead and zero rattlers around here in my life , as far a poisonous plants, i don't know of any, but that is a possibility  but our pastures are holding up pretty well we got rain the first half of August. 

I checked him a little bit ago and he did clean up the grain i gave him so maybe he is perking up a little, although he doesn't look very perky.

[hobbyfarm]

6 minutes ago, from H to 80 said:

I doubt snake bite, i have only seen one copperhead and zero rattlers around here in my life , as far a poisonous plants, i don't know of any, but that is a possibility  but our pastures are holding up pretty well we got rain the first half of August. 

I checked him a little bit ago and he did clean up the grain i gave him so maybe he is perking up a little, although he doesn't look very perky.

Hope he comes back to life for you. 

[hobbyfarm]

Found this little guy in the weeds when I went to move the cows yesterday.  I had 3 March born heifers I kept from last year.  Apparently at least one was bred at 8 months old.  Not what we wanted to do but all seems well.  We aim for March calving.  I'm going to guess there will be 2 more calves coming.

[TP from Central PA]

I rather have mine in the fall or winter than in the spring anymore....................between the mud and weather swings I am not fond of the spring.  

[sandhiller]

The babysitter cow

[sandhiller]

[sandhiller]

No horse ears in the bottom of the frame? but cattle work just the same.

Get first calf heifer from point a pasture where she wasn't being the mom  I would like her to be

To point b home corrals two miles away where she can get this "mother" thing figured out,  without the distractions of early calving cows starting to cycle and older bull calves (branding a week from Saturday) pestering them.

[WishIhada1466]

I spent the day working the neighbors annual bull and female sale. They sold 80 bulls and 120 cows and heifers. I did not get to hear to much on prices but it sounded like everything sold well. It is a pretty neat deal with an all volunteer force of neighbors and friends. I work the final sort before the alley and help with loadout. As usual the bulls went easy but the females sometimes were troublesome. 

[ray54]

The news I have been given is bulls for turn out from now to spring here on the California coast are higher than last year, maybe as much as a $1000 more.

 

Sent the just turned yearlings to auction on Thursday. Sale rep tried a screen shot to my son, but unreadable. The check should be here by Wed, then I will know. 

[sandhiller]

24 minutes ago, ray54 said:

Sent the just turned yearlings to auction on Thursday. Sale rep tried a screen shot to my son, but unreadable. The check should be here by Wed, then I will know. 

Hope you had a good sale Ray

Lot of calves moving out of Nebraska right now.

Everyone is busy weaning, shipping and preggin'.

[mike newman]

.......pleased the winter is long gone......middle picture of the storm moving down the mountains...bit of snow.......(I know how you blokes love snow..)......and the mud that 'just keeps giving''......two wheel mark trench' s from the bottom to the top of the feeding out area......

Mike

[sandhiller]

Got the maybe six to eight they were forecastin'

Wind is not too bad so glad to get the badly needed moisture

Sposed to get down around zero tonight but calves don't care, cows are gonna have to eat around them?

[yellowrosefarm]

Went from 80 yesterday to 45 today. Can't imagine 0 at this time of year. I shouldn't have to start feeding hay until Dec.

[sandhiller]

1 minute ago, yellowrosefarm said:

Went from 80 yesterday to 45 today. Can't imagine 0 at this time of year. I shouldn't have to start feeding hay until Dec.

I was hoping to get to the first of Nov. 

Normally winter graze and feed only during heavy snows. 

We were so dry this summer, grass is gone except for a  calving pasture I planned on staying out of until I turned the bulls in. Snow chased me home for a few days. 

I had to buy 200 bales to add to what I put up and carried over to hopefully get me through. 

It is a different year for sure. ?

[yellowrosefarm]

We were record wet. I'm still mowing the yard grass once a week.  Last year we had a dry summer and I had to get extra hay and start feeding in Sept.

[CIHTECH]

11 hours ago, yellowrosefarm said:

Went from 80 yesterday to 45 today.

Same thing this side of the mtn...........

[Lazy WP]

14 hours ago, sandhiller said:

I was hoping to get to the first of Nov. 

Normally winter graze and feed only during heavy snows. 

We were so dry this summer, grass is gone except for a  calving pasture I planned on staying out of until I turned the bulls in. Snow chased me home for a few days. 

I had to buy 200 bales to add to what I put up and carried over to hopefully get me through. 

It is a different year for sure. ?

I have always heard that you should never sell any left over hay. There’s a good chance of needing it next year. 

[sandhiller]

1 minute ago, Lazy WP said:

I have always heard that you should never sell any left over hay. There’s a good chance of needing it next year. 

I would agree with that statement for the most part

I guess it depends on how much you are carrying over and if you had irrigated or not. More dependable that relying on weather and wild hay crop.

For the longest time Dale over here was feeding 4 year old hay because Lloyd would never sell any. 

The quality was not the best, their good hay was degrading sitting so long. Lloyd and Carolyn have finally relented and Dale keeps enough over to be comfortable for worst case scenarios. Works well for me as I can buy a little from him that is right across the fence. 

I'm sure you have seen rows of bales around in your travels that are "melting" back into the earth. Always wondered why they didn't sell them to someone who needed them and brought in a little money for their operation. 

I have never been in the enviable position of having too much hay. 

[lorenzo]

[sandhiller]

So I had one of my promiscuous little replacement heifers have a midnight rondesvous with a neighbors bull and got bred before she was supposed to. Not only that but vet said January maybe February calf.

Great, not always the best time to calve in the Sandhills. Especially when I normally calve in August and September.

Well, with my steel trap mind, I plumb forgot about her.

A little reminder peeked out at me from behind the bunch grass this morning while I was feeding

Came back with an ear tag which the little guy protested loudly to which brought momma on the run.

She patiently waited for me to put the tag in then calmed him down with a warm meal.

Looks like 822 will be a good addition to the herd.?

 

The little tramp?

[yellowrosefarm]

I had a surprise calf yesterday too. Was from a first calf heifer last year that had a still born. I almost took her to the sale a couple of months ago, now I'm glad I didn't.  She must have bred back very quickly as I thought the earliest she might have a calf was late Feb. She really showed no signs of even being pregnant, but we all know it's hard to look at them and tell.

[edwardporter1]

4 hours ago, sandhiller said:

So I had one of my promiscuous little replacement heifers have a midnight rondesvous with a neighbors bull and got bred before she was supposed to. Not only that but vet said January maybe February calf.

Great, not always the best time to calve in the Sandhills. Especially when I normally calve in August and September.

Well, with my steel trap mind, I plumb forgot about her.

A little reminder peeked out at me from behind the bunch grass this morning while I was feeding

Came back with an ear tag which the little guy protested loudly to which brought momma on the run.

She patiently waited for me to put the tag in then calmed him down with a warm meal.

Looks like 822 will be a good addition to the herd.?

 

The little tramp?

God was good to you!

[new guy]

Cull cow that hasn't weaned a calf for 2 years straight. Here at home waiting for me to take her to town. Guess she gets another shot at staying. Surprised me with a calf yesterday....