Recent content by Stihlpro

Thank you for the replies and leads. 

Anyone have any history with this bull?  Looking to use him.  Curious what to expect.

Wow!  Have never had pink eye here before.  Didn't even know a protrusion would occur.  I look at these critters daily and hadn't noticed a thing until yesterday.  Live in Western WA and have only had 3 sunny days in the last month.  Rain most of the rest.  Weird.  Thanks to all that have posted! 

I ended up shrinking the pic to much.  If you click on the title below the pic you can zoom in on it.

Looks like this heifers eye got punctured............ or is it something else?  ???    If it did get punctured, what precautions should be taken?

Has anyone come across or done the price comparison between buying beef from the store versus buying an entire half from the butcher/farm?

Glad to read all the responses.  Even though the cows are not my wife's "thing" she has always been supportive and the biggest trooper when I need help.  I am very fortunate to have her by my side.

I was out of town last week taking some of my FFA members to a convention.  On Wednesday my hired help got sick and had to go the hospital which left my wife to take care of all the feeding.  On Thursday night I received the following text message on my phone: Here's a few reasons why it is...

I CANNOT ECHO THAT ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!

Choosing to play Kitna against AZ instead of Rogers against the Giants killed me!  Congrats....... we will rematch next year!

My students are going back for a 3-Star Chapter Award and to present as a Models of Innovation Chapter in the area of Community Development.  Also have a couple of teams going.

Those days are the best!!!  Haven't seen one in a while but I can see one coming!

I'm in

I am not a large producer like many of you but an looking to make life a little easier.  I currently run between 15-20 mamma cows, I AI everything and have a cleanup bull.  Any calves not sold go to my Dad's to either be fed out or are used as replacements.  I have a barn primarily used to store...

Christmas 2 yrs ago.  Neighbor 2 miles down road had a cow come into heat and break out.  We were leaving to go to Moms for Christmas and as I was going down the driveway I saw 2 of eighbors cows run through/over my fence stirring up the bull.  They did this just in time to turn around and jump...