Has anyone used Deception on numerous heifers with success? we used him one time on a mature cow and the calf was small, Shaped right, but the cow was a far cry from a first caller. And as JTM pointed out, by success i don't mean you had to pull it (lol)
JTM, glad i wasn't the only one with...
We have always used the bolus with great success. I swear by the product, however, this year our vet talked us into trying one package of the paste, haven't used it yet but I figure the paste will be easier for my wife to give a calf if I'm not around rather than her trying to get a bolus down a...
Thanks for all the responses and suggestions, Hot Commodity has been an option we are seriously considering. Anybody know his DS status off the top of their head?
Doc, do you have any pictures of your nitro calves?
We are mostly looking for an option for this heifer, she is a DF waco x SULL...
thanks for the suggestions everyone! We shy away from any of the Jakes Proud Jazz genetics only because of our own personal experience with them, We've had C-secions out of him and his daughters as well as poor milkers and poor doers. like i said only from our own experiences with those...
Curious what everyone has used for first calf shorthorn heifers that has consistently worked well. Looking to make a purebred calf that could possibly be a show calf? focus is usually heifer calves. we have used a variety of pure and crossbred bulls in the past with very little consistency. we...
It depends on the spacing and size of shovel, we run an 11 shank with 4 inch twisted cupped shovels. It takes close to 20 horse per shank. Our 210 horse tractor (dualed, weighted, and front wheel assist) pulls it just fine. We run it 10 inches deep and 6 mile an hour. Speed is a big factor in...
Had a heifer calf born this morning around 4, had to pull it but the cow had been in labor for a while before that. Cow is fine other than what seems to be a numb(ish) leg but is getting better fast, up and around already. The calf on the other hand puzzles me. She too is having a little trouble...
to be brutally honest he looks a little straight in his front 1/3 and a little broken in his top, BUT if you feed and maintain him right and with the right guy clipping him he could do a lot of good at more than a county fair if he moves well enough. good luck with him!
Catch pen or alley is a must, my facilitys were originally a 160 cow freestall barn with a double 4 parlor. we gutted the parlor and filled in the pit to make the wash rack and have our working chute and cow alley around the outside of the wash rack. the alley works amazing for catching the...
Looking for a picture of diamond legs the shorthorn bull, don't know much about him but hes an outcross to everything I own and have the opportunity to buy semen.
we will be there, Been to steve's a few times already to deliver feed and got to look at his lots a couple times, really impressive set of cattle! (clapping)