Recent content by hj.380

I’m no expert, but my heifer last year did that, and I just took her and when she started doing that, I just tied her head up on a gate and leave her for a hour an hour. Continue this and when you untie her, make her walk, and when they put their head down, tie them back up. (Give them rests...

Okay, this has probably been asked a hundred times, but... is it okay to give my show cattle marshmallows as treats? I’ve been doing it for a while (IN MODERATION) simply because they’re cheap and encourage our calves to come up and be sociable, especially when we have people come and want to...

Hi guys, I would really appreciate it if you could go and read my blog about beef farmers and myth vs fact. The website is cattlefarmingtruth.blogspot.com Please spread the word for it! It is for a school project and I really would like to get the reads up and also spread the word about the...

Can you please DM me, and explain what exactly you mean? Thank you.

I will be attempting to be as neutral as possible, while presenting the beef farmer's point of view, however I must say that there may be some person experiences quoted. I will be using quotes from P.E.T.A. and disputing these "facts", but I will attempt to be as objective as I can be. I hope...

Hey guys, so for a school project I was asked to do something I care about, and attempt to make a change in the world. Well, what do I care about more that cattle? I have decided to create a blog about the real truths of the beef industry instead of the fake ones P.E.T.A. And other places have...

I would probably attempt to put him in the chute with the cable halter, little by little begin working your way up to his face, when he freaks out, stop, and start again. (I would go from the neck up.) Then, once he becomes accustomed to this, I would begin getting him used to the rope halter...

yes, she is bred to a good bull, who hasn't produced any calving problems with any of our cows (old or younger.)

Hi, I have a first time heifer on my hands, the first cow I've personally had to watch by myself, and we're planning on using mom and baby for show cattle. She calves in September-October, and I was wondering if there's anything you guys think would be best to feed her. I currently feed her beet...

Lately, my showing partner and I have wanted to order jackets with our farm name and a cow logo across the back.  Yet everywhere we've found to make them costs upwards of $150 a piece. We want softshell type jackets, does anywhere know where we could find some cheaper? We have tried many online...

Okay thank you! I have some coronas multi-purpose ointment as well as some coconut oil, would you just rub to the infected area or around? Thank you for your help! I'll also be asking my local vet and can probably gain access to betadine? Thanks!

Okay, Hi. I've been showing for one year and before that just had family cattle, this cow has a problem we've never seen before and really need it cleared as my first show is March 18th. The pictures are rough, but I did my best. Please help me identify the problem and help me find solutions...

I recently bought a steer, born Sept. 30th of 2016. We got to thinking though, about possible rules about the age that they have to be to hit the show circuit. We would love to show him in the 2017 year in Kentucky. Is there a rule against this?

If it were me, I'd have another vet check her out, just for more backup, and maybe even take a copy of the vet's report to seller in case he wants to say you're lying. I would just get my money back, but he should offer you another calf. I think that is all that is fair to ask. Since you're not...

I had the same exact problem with an angus heifer last year, I would feed her twenty pounds a day, and I was doing everything I could imagine to make her fill out. When it came to show days, we would feed her a third of winner's fill and give her water thirty minutes before show. But after she...