Recent content by jpcattleco

Sort of just a general question. Where in the country do the best goat families come from? I come from a show cattle background but mg kids chose meat goats. I bought a small starter heard a few years back. We started our our first year dead last. Here it is our 5th year and we are placing 3rd...

this is what i used with great results. https://www.ruralking.com/ivesco-e3-antibacterial-antifungal-shampoo-w-keto-32-oz-ms3989?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=shopping&utm_content=99010413&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIt9X30cnU3QIVQbXACh2hnwxwEAQYASABEgJ5y_D_BwE Ivesco E3...

Ill have to check tomorrow morning but we have used a horse shampoo from tsc or rural king that worked great.

Yes they are using black strap liquid molasses. 100 lbs per ton. It seems that some bags have a nice,consistency and some don't. I have been thinking about trading about 40 lbs of corn for 40 lbs of soy oil or liquafat to give it a consistent texture. I've been lucky having easy feeders on the...

So ive been getting a custom ration that is a modified AAOK recipe with sure champ mixed in for the ameferm and vitamins and minerals.  I havnt talk with my grain guy yet about this but it seemed like the ration was coming out very dry and dusty. I had a a couple ton come out with a nice...

The calves we have aleays have good hair genetics. For the last few seasons ive kept them with decent hair with just fans and daily rinsing. This year there will likely only be 1 calf in the room because we have other projects and don't want to neglect the 2nd calf. It will be hard to get rid...

I know there are many posts about this topic and ive read many but dont feel i got the answers i was looking for. I have a show stall in my barn that I have been putting the show cattle in. It has room for 3-4 head but we only put 2 in it at max. The ceiling is sealed already and dupe insulated...

My main objective is not breeding too close. Ive been reading up on it and understand it can cause major defects. For example if my cows mothers sire is the same sire of the bull we breed with is that too close? I do like the bull slider and his genetics are not in any of my cows. This is...

My main concern is breeding to close. Some literature would be great but I'm coming up a little short with Google.

Ok so here is the deal. I have 2 heifers I'm trying to decide on a  bull for and while looking up their genetics it seems to be limiting my options. Heifer #1 Sire- Frisky Whisky Dam- Believe in me x pale face / who made who Heifer #2 Sire - Front and Center Dam - Believe in me / Total...

Recommendations to add extra protein to the Auckland feed ration?I'm using the ration and top dressing sure champ for the minerals and ameferm.  Would like to see maybe 2% more protein added to the ration.

I have a heifer that gets super stressed when she's in the chute or when her stall buddy isn't right next to her.  She's always looking behind her and walks sideways alot.  She does the lil head wobble sometimes too. I've bee looking into daily  calming agents.  The one that keeps popping up...

I know most use their straw and manure to fertilize fields. I heard that cedar fiber is bad for composite fertilizer due to its resistance to degrading. That being said, what do you guys do with your giant pile of cedar fiber and manure? Thank you for your responses and important.

Thanks for the reply Mark. I planned to give them a call about some of their supplements eventually. I was just on here looking around and thought it may be worth a post for first hand knowledge and results on certain products.

I showed all over the east coast during my childhood and teens. Here recently my 2 nephews have showed at our county fair and now have a lot of interest in the real clubby show game. I just recently got the barn back to club calf ready and we are going to start with a couple great heifers and a...