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This is our first year raising meat goats and we are struggling to get the goats to eat as much as we would like and we are falling behind on weight gain.  Any ideas for supplements that we can use to increase their intake and rate of gain.  The goats have been wormed and seem to be doing OK but...

We had a calf born on Wednesday to a first calf heifer.  The delivery seemed to be fine, but that is the last of what is normal.  Mother has little or no milk (?) so we are bottle feeding the calf.  Need advice on any treatment/shots that we should give the calf since she got very little if any...

We have used Lifeline 5 or 6 times the past 3-4 years.  We have always had predominately black calves with some white on them.  Is there any possible way for him to sire a calf that is red?  Had a heifer calf yesterday that is most red, white socks on rear legs, white star on head and white...

Although I have only owned one deisel truck I have to say that my 07 Dodge with a manual transmission has served my very well.  I just turned it over 100K and have not had any drive train issues with it all and have even had the clutch or transmission touched since I drove it off the lot.  I...

Here are the embryo prices Lot 51-4x$225 Lot 52-3x$500 Lot 53-3x$450 Lot 54-3x$400 Lot 55-4x$100 Lot 56-4x$250 Lot 57a-3x$400 Lot 58-3x$200 Lot 59-4x$225 I don't know what the semen brought as we didn't stay for that part of the sale.

JTM your lot #42 was very nice would have like to have her at my place but a bull was our priority for this year. Here is what I have on prices for the cattle by order of sale Bulls #2-8300 #64-4900 #9-2500 #5-3100 (our purchase) #13-7000 #1-5750 #6-2700 #7-3000 #3-1000 #12-1200 #8-1250 (buy...

Are there any risks to feeding raw peanuts to cattle?  Does anyone have any experience with doing this?

We have a cow that calved on Saturday, nice bull calf.  The cow did not clean right away but my vet said to be patient.  On Wednesday evening I checked the cow and she had cleaned and I had already seen her bull calf so everything seemed to be normal.  Last night we noticed something unusual in...

Does anyone have any experience using this bull?  His full name is SULL GNC Eldorado.  What kind of cows would you use him on, etc?  Also, is his semen available and where/how?

Is it true that carcasses over 900# will get docked at the slaughterhouse?

The calf pictured in my avatar is a White Boy out of a Black Impact cow.  This picture was taken in October when she was 5 months old.  Am waiting for a White Boy out of a WMW cow.  Should calve any day now.  I am planning to breed the BI cow with White Boy again this year.

We have tested all of the calves for the last two years.  State law indicates that any cattle used for exhiitions or shows of any kind must be negative for BVD.  Our vet takes ear notches and then they are sent to the state lab, cost is $10 per test.

Smooth Criminal JPJ White Boy Lifeline Gigolo Joe will clean up with a Fear Factor son that we own

Delsym works the best for me.  Vicks is the best for helping ease the congestion as well.  Warm whiskey with honey will also work.  If you are really desperate you can do what my aunt did to me and the cousins when we got a sore throat "back in the day".  She would swab our throat with...

Red, what kind of pie are you making?  There are only two kinds that are any good, hot and cold.  Looking forward to the expo.