Recent content by Malinda

steermomintx, I can't top your experience...what a hoot! This isn't a first date but I can't resist. When I was still in high school, my date was bringing me home and we drove in our long driveway with the car lights out. We were parked outside the house...solving the problems of the...

You just can't make some of this stuff up......... A man was arrested on the freeway after a one vehicle accident. The police discovered the car was stolen and arrested the driver. The arrested driver said they should not arrest HIM....he stole the car to chase a guy he saw steel a car. Lord...

Just to get everyone's mind off politics, the weather and the economy for a few minutes, I thought I would let you know some of the news out of Cincinnati. Last week there was an outbreak of whooping cough that continues to spread through the schools. Yesterday there was a story about a tiger...

I am small time. I have 2 donor cows, a few cows I A-I or use the herd bull on and the rest are all recips. A grand total of 12 Shorthorn cows. There is one pb Angus recip cow running the pasture. I usually tell visitors she belongs to the neighbor and I just haven't hauled her home yet! Just...

I was there 6 days. Hot two of them, wet a couple days and freezing the rest! The Shorthorn show took something like 11 hours, so saying long is an understatement. I do think the numbers of people and cattle were down. Always good just to be around that many GOOD cattle and GOOD people...

ShowmanQ, You wanted to know if Conductor 'clicks' if you could get Phenom semen. Yes, Phenom semen is available. But, my only comment would be if it ain't broke, don't fix it. If Conductor works, keep using him. Not trying to lose a semen sale, just keep doing things that work. That is why I...

Showman Q, I have to defend my girl's honor....you forgot DZ will be a grandma to your baby! I can also vouch for the maternal traits of the other granny. Hope you get a heifer. With the Spike udders and DZ's udder you would have a win win. Good luck, Malinda

Shawn, I saw that "Own DZ"  tucked in there on your list. I think you are off to a good start. Wink, wink. When you are out there looking over the pastures at Cates', ask to see what is 'behind the barn'. I never saw DZ until after Louisville (about Thanksgiving) and she was already weaned...

Hey Quinton, You will have to stand in line behind me. I have a DZ/Bloodstone coming in the spring. Hoping for a heifer. No, praying for a heifer. DZ is bull bred for a spring calf. I had a little talk with her while she was drinking out of the tank last night. Think heifer, think heifer...

Hey Chad, You have already gotten some very good ideas. Some of this is the same... My feedlot cattle only get hay every other day. I give them one flake, block, chunk or whatever you would call it in Ga. Once every couple of weeks I use straw instead of hay. So, like the others said, cut down...

I did not read all of these posts, so I may be repeating. Here I go with my Dad again. (I've never had an original thought, I just repeat my Dad's words of wisdom) He always said some of the ugliest cows and ugliest bulls have the best calves. How true. I guess it is important to see a bull's...

aj, Thanks for the apology, but no apology necessary. You are adamant about your program and your cattle. That is a good thing. I am too. I think we may be saying the same thing, just going about it in a different way. I was raised with the theory that a cow should maintain herself on...

Hey aj, Thanks for your post. You got me to thinking and I had to redo my math.  I never weigh feed; all I do is count out x number of scoops (my scoop holds 3# of feed) when I start calves on feed and then I eyeball it. Rethinking Phenom's feed, it comes  out this way........Phenom gets fed 5...

Oakview, Thank you for the nice comments regarding Phenom. I had to make an 'executive decision' when I purchased him. I actually had a DZ/Tonic bull that I was going to use as my 'guinea pig' bull to make my point about Shorthorns not being hard doers and only useful in the showring. He is...

I stay 15 miles out on I 64 and pay under $55/night. It takes 12 minutes to get to the fairgrounds but you have to make sure you miss rush hour traffic. I have stayed at the Executive and Executive West (at the entrance to the fairgrounds) and the downtown Holiday Inn but would rather go cheap...