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I am blessed to have the knowledge every day from a man who was there. Tried to buy Leader 21. Told Les Mathers to suck it back in 52. If you want to know about the real history of the shorthorn breed, ask now and i will make sure Oldhorn answers.

I am a believer. I just had a JPJ bull calf out of a Double stuff cow I got in the Glover deal. It is stunning in a curious "wtf is that thing" kind of way. Not my first rodeo,but I have never seen more bone in a new born and enough hair to make a llama jealous. I am stunned. Anybody got Tusa's...

Luckily I have never been in this situation. I am sure I have if I would think hard enough, but never with a potential big ticket newly orphaned. Any suggestions on what to do with him to hopefully keep him going down the path? Anybody ever successfully weaned at 45 days?

I got to thinking about this tonight as I was on the way back from a 30 mile round trip jaunt that would have been unnecessary had I known for certain there was no calving activity. We have all kinds of aids for heat detection such as heatwatch, tattletails, lottery ticket dealies, etc. I would...

I have an 06 f350, single wheel. It has the extended cab and is a shortbed. I have managed to beat the tar out of the box as I actually use my truck the way the Lord intended. It is splayed from hauling round bales, dented by overzealous cows at feeding time, and dinged from sliding into various...

That always almost brought tears to my eyes seeing the grand and reserve mkt heifers at ISF and knowing they had to die. I know that they arent optimum maternal stock, but my heaven, they are majestic creatures. I heard today that they preg check the new market heifer class at Denver and you...

I wanted everyone to see this and not have it buried in the 602 Cunia thread. I talked to a breeder today who had a bull tested for TH when the test first came available. Tested clean. It was ,what? 2 years and the PHA demon came about? Bull is dead so they sent in semen to test for PHA. They...

I go to the home pasture after being away on business a couple days and find a calf in the crowding tub in need of pinkeye treament. Dad didnt put him there. Buddy with two cows didnt put him there. Neighbor didnt put him there. All I can figure is somebody went fishing on the pond...

I have many times found a wayward cow, many a yearling, and the occasional very unwelcome bull, but I got something that is beyond me and I would welcome someone to one up me. A Vietnamese pot bellied pig has materialized out of nowhere and has taken up residence at the home pasture. When I say...

Laces tied together, hanging on a wire. Anyone noticed this? It was brought to my attention recently and when asked what the purpose was I was stumped. Does anyone else see this and have any idea the purpose?

where would you send hair samples to check parentage

I am amazed at how chubby some 60 day old and younger calves are that I am seeing. This is the earliest I have ever put out creep, its just a basic pelleted Kent deal, and am just now getting some interest. I have always been afraid of burnout, and the calves I sell early to traders generally...

So. I had an ET baby due April 20. Kinnebear (sp?) Leader 21A X PHA TH free stinger/Harvey fulton Cupid cow. The kid who lives at that pasture calls me and excitedly tells me I have a set of twin Heifers. I am stoked as since I wanted a heifer I am thinking its a twofer. I zip out there after...

Anyone seen any Point Taken, My Turn, or Q Dogs? I am using my local abs guy to do my AI this year as I am planning on not being around much during the heart of breeding season. Other than HW clone number whatever I can get and Smooth Sailing, I feel I owe it to the guy to buy off his shelf. If...

The thread on clubby bulls and longevity got me thinking. What are the oldest animals you know of? Get your hip waders on, but this is first hand told to me... Doc Thomas (THAT doc thomas, if you were around 20 years ago) Told me he euthanized a small herd of registered polled herefords that...

I received some appreciated insight as well as sympathy on my last post, lets see what you all think of this... Second calf Picasso, maturing out well, has the makings to be a good cow. Stellar management skills coupled with a brain fart caused her to be ai'd to HW1. Whoops. Due date is 7 days...

I received a neat gift today, in addition to a healthy WMW heifer, I got to deal with a huge swollen bloody mess. Vet and I had an enjoyable time trying to cram what seemed to be 300 pounds of yuck back into a heifer that didnt seem to want it back. Felt like we were trying to thread a needle...

My neighbor hobby farmer just had a TH calf. I blame myself, as i let him use my tested TH PHA dirty Xray Vision son before I took the bull to the salebarn.I swear I thought his cows were nondescript black hided angus derivitive crap.I specifically told him not to keep calves out of him for...

You gotta hand it to the cheeseheads. I envy my Wisconsonite friends as it would appear in many facets of life they do it right. I just read on MSN where a Wisconsin was ordered to spend a day with a sign that says "I WAS STUPID" for ramming into a chain link gate. He admitted he had been...