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  1. obie105

    Going to Arizona and back to Iowa

    At the end of January we are going to Arizona and have room for 2 possibly 3 more calves then on the way home right now we will have an empty trailer. If you are needing something going that way let me know. Looking to leave around the 30th and be back Feb. 7th. Leaving from southern Iowa and...
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    Anybody in Iowa or Oklahoma heading to Mississippi??

    I have a yearling bull possibly sold to Mississippi if I can arrange shipping for him. I have another bull heading to Oklahoma this weekend that he could catch a ride with. Please let me know if you are going this way and when.
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    Lame cattle

    We have a set of leased roping steers that part of them have developed a weird lameness. I thought at first it was foot rot and we treated the few that were lame for that. Its 4 days later and no improvement. These cattle are suppose to go back in a couple weeks. I had a guy wonder if they had...
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    Bull Marketing

    I have 3 hereford bulls that I think are better than average. I am trying to sell them and having absolutely zero luck. I do not have them priced outrageous either. I have pictures and videos. I have listed them in the classifieds on here, craigslist, and some facebook groups. I know fall isn't...
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    Leasing a bull

    What's the going rate to lease a bull for 60 days? I had someone contact me about leasing a yearling bull from us.
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    N/C frozen septic pipe

    We were gone from home for a few days last week and came home yesterday afternoon to a frozen septic pipe. Of course, we didn't realize until someone used the toilet and put sewage in the tub. Plumber came today and removed the toilet and pumped everything that he could til he hit ice in the...
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    Bull size

    I will first say I was not in Denver so I did not see any of the bulls in person but by the pictures either in the stalls or walking around most of the bulls look extremely little. Are these bulls actually big enough to cover cows in a couple of months like other yearlings?
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    What would you do with this cow?

    I have a first calf heifer that calved close to her second birthday this Fall Small calf milked well great mother no problems til we turned her out with other cows this fall. She had been a show heifer. She will not eat with other cattle. It's not lil there isn't enough room she just refuses to...
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    Hereford Bull calf

    Opinions on this guy? Would really like for him to be bigger but his recip didn't do much for him. He's really gaining now that he's home and on feed. About Time son a flush mate to the other bull I have had on here.
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    First fall baby

    Here's my first fall baby out of a first calf heifer.
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    Humane handling and raising articles

    Does anybody have any good factual articles about animal care and raising practices? Can be either hogs or cattle. On a local Facebook page there is quite the debate going on raising and caring for livestock. I am trying to explain to people how most operations are ran but I got told since I...
  12. obie105

    Melatonin

    How do you figure the dosage to take the edge off of one?
  13. obie105

    Feeding bulls

    How to feed bulls? Tips? Tricks? For show and sale. We have been successful in feeding heifers but we are new to the bull side of things.
  14. obie105

    rye grass

    Can someone give me the feed value information on rye grass hay? I have looked online and cannot find much on it. What has been peoples experiences with it?
  15. obie105

    Tail bleeding for preg checking

    Do you like it or not? What kind of results? I have heard good and bad so I thought I would ask a bigger population of people. I have never done it but it gives a quicker result so wondering if its something I should try.
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    Holding Big Fall Heifers

    I know what we have done in the past on 2 different heifers but I wanted to see what other people did to hold the big fall heifers and keep them looking fresh. We have a late Sept heifer that is weighing over 1300 currently and I think she is starting to get a little fat for my liking so I...
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    hereford bull calf *picture is up*

    Since a couple of guys had put pictures of their fall bull calves I thought I would see what everyone thought of our guy. We just got him home Sunday and he was weaned out of a recip herd. His birthday is Sept 30. He is an About Time and out of our donor that is in my avatar pic. I am going to...
  18. obie105

    what to use to add frame??

    What are some good options for clubby bulls, that are clean, that will add frame? I have a shorthorn plus cow that is a notch on the small size. Her mature size is 1100 lbs or so. Shes moderate I guess for most people but her calves seem to also tend to be done at the same point. I also would...
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    FSIS furlough

    What have any of you guys heard about this? I read about it about a month ago when it first came out. It could have a huge impact on many people. I worry for not just the farmers and ranchers selling, the people that won't be able to access meat, all of the workers at the packers, and the people...
  20. obie105

    Iron Man

    Here is the info on Iron Man. He is a Who Da Man x Heat Seeker/6651. He is a TH carrier. He will be registered Chi and his offspring will also be able to be registered. I am not an owner just very good friends with one and I told him I would post this. He will be heading to stud in the next...
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