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Larissa... I'm late on this one but you didn't say is the steer alone in the pen?  Has he calmed down?  If not IF you can find the calmest most gentle animal you can find to put in there with him. The best way to tame a crazy animal is to find a calm one to work with first at the same time...

We have a few here's one... not clipped or anything not a great picture.  May not be high enough quality but here he is...

Well.. three weeks ago we found one of our best breeder purebred charolais big cows down in the pasture.  Wouldn't get up.  Bull obviously broke her down... 3 weeks to the day this morning she was UP! Not after a TON of effort though... babied, fed and watered daily first.  After 3rd day I...

She does move her back legs but seem stiff... I asked husband to maybe hobble her a bit in case she does try to stand but wasn't sure.  I sound dumb but where exactly do you insert the needle again?  Where the banamine or dex?  (shot)  You're right about not just giving up...  thanks

What is the calcium/phos IV where you get and how administer... give me the exact steps I can do!  (but no have not)

Thought I'd write in for some help.  I think its hopeless but we have a nice cow (was really nice but drought has taken effect some) now she's down and can't get up.  Gets up on her front legs (hips down on ground, then gets tired again and down again.  Has 'scooted' to the water pail we have...

We try and raise a few nice calves and sell them.  We even actually had a calf branded at Ft Worth in the light weight class this past week. (one we sold from our ranch--our boys done showing) I love messing with show cattle but never have much liked the politics of it. I hate cheating.  I...

I drove up to make it in time for the grand drive and showed up about 11AM.  I was expecting to catch most all the heavy weight classes and barely made the end of that last class!  When I first sat down I thought to myself where are all the great calves?  Not sure if a off year or what but the...

Hey well thanks for the comments... I really like several of our calves this year.  Invested in some really nice short thick Charolais cows last summer all bred to nice bulls.  Can't wait to start halter breaking and working them.  The #13 is actually a heifer calf... hope we can get her...

Well.. its been awhile since I've been on been pretty busy for a long time.  Been so doggone dry here around our parts pretty tough on this fall calving and working on club calf crop.  Wanted to post a few quick shots I took yesterday out the pickup window.  Not great but would love some...

WOW what a nice set of girls you have!!  Wish they were mine!!  Sure you'll do great with them!!

While everyone is complaining... its not going to make one damn bit of difference if we don't make a actual effort to contact your own STATES representatives and congressmen.  I don't think any of us realize how quickly this President is changing our country and this HUGE deficit we're incurring...

The cows pretty much do stick together within reasonable proxicimity anyway... these three yesterday were begging him for it all afternoon. Never did see him get it totally 'in there' during that 3 hours.  One for sure was standing heat.  We run alot of dorper sheep also so rotate everything...

This bull we leased about 60 days ago, we put on about 20 young cows (2nd calve)  then this week we've put him on about 36 older cows.  The young cows we had in about a 300 acre pasture, good water good hay.  We're in Central TX.  Feed some cottonseed and rotate some with cubes (limited). ...

In you guys opinions... if you have a nice 5 year old bull how many cows on average should that bull be able to handle (and breed successfully) in say 90 days?  I think I have a good idea but just would appreciate some feedback.