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Our cattle are predominately Maine x Shorty and our gestation lengths vary quite a bit.  We have had the same cow calve a day or two early to ten days late.  Rarely have we ever had one go more than ten days over their 283 days.

We made the mistake of trimming our steers to close to our fair last year.  We never did get them toughened up before our fair and it was a bit of a nightmare.  The old horse guys in our area suggested to use turpentine on the bottoms of their feet.  Just spray it on.  We used it religiously and...

Gargan, I have not heard of any fires in Gunnison, Blue Mesa, etc.  We do now have fires on my side of the mountain (Utah side of CO) because of lightning and that is all it is going to take to start more.  Our hills are in such bad, bad need of rain.  We have a few acres outside of a small town...

Frostback, I hope you manage to escape the damage.  We are on the west slope and haven't seen much in the way of fires in our area yet.  Just really hot and no moisture.  One good lightning storm and we are gonna be hurting.  They are talking about shutting down one of the valley's main sources...

Ditto!  We have a couple more degrees of heat, but we don't have the humidity.  Our whole state seems to be on fire.  The cattle, pigs and humans are so miserable.  I hope you get some sort of relief soon.

I know nothing about mini anythings, but these are so darn cute.  My four yr old daughter has wanted one for as long as she could talk and it is so tempting.  Just not sure what we would do with it in the long run.  Good looking pair.  I love when I see mini's that don't look like they are an...

We purchased load cells from somewhere on the web and built our own scale frame.  It worked perfect and we use it for hogs, sheep and cattle.  The scale head came with the load cells and the place even had a little blueprint to show a suggested design for the scale frame.  For the life of me I...

We have used Synovex S implants and they worked well for us.  I know some feedlot guys in our area were having trouble with prolapse while using that specific implant, and just make sure your calf is good on his feet and legs.  We never had trouble with ours staying sound on the implant, but I...

We have always fed Purina feed (cattle feed and pig feed).  We have had very similar results as Sambosu with the HSC Finishing Touch.  There really isn't anything wrong with the feed, but our calves seem to go off and on feed when they are on the Purina and never really just loved to eat it.  We...

I wouldn't even know where to start.  I am sure there has to be a livestock oriented computer guru out there somewhere......

Does anyone know if there is an educational Ipad/Iphone App for quizzing on livestock body parts and/or cuts of meat?  Kind of like the Horse 360 app.  I am looking specifically for beef and swine.  If not would someone please make one.  Thanks in advance :)

We live in an area of Colorado that gets very little moisture and mild winters (for the most part).  We put it on in Jan/Feb in the hopes of catching what little snow we get in our area and then it is available when the plants are ready to use it.  Like I said before this is what works for us...

The Ammonium Nitrate (34-0-0) wont volatilize and the Urea (46-0-0) can volatilize under the right conditions.  Grass isn't a huge phosphate user. 

Take a soil sample and follow it.  Sometimes a soil sample can save you a fortune.  On the flip side it could cost you a fortune if your soil is poor and you follow it.  If you don't want to take a soil sample apply 100 lbs of actual N (it would be 217lbs of a 46-0-0).  If you use the 46-0-0 you...

Dozer, we had a cow with a bit of a horn on one side and every year when we run her through the chute we use a little cable saw (i don't know if that is the technical term) and leave about and inch or so of horn and saw the rest off.  Works like a charm and they don't really seem to mind.  They...

We haul our stall display/stanchion whatever you want to call it on the outside of the trailer like that and I am sure it would also work for our grooming chute.  All we have is two brackets bolted to the side of the trailer with some small round rubber bumpers that are also permanently attached...

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I know at our Blow N' Go show we aren't allowed to use anything except pink oil / show sheen. 

Wow Muddy Creek that is an itty bitty little dude.  We had a set of twins born about 45 days early back in December (didn't live) and they were bigger than that little fella.  JSUHR, I have got nothing that would answer your question.  Like everyone else says in some cases it just happens.  Just...

Cowgirl94 you have to have a tag from your county and then that tag number is required on the bright orange nomination cards you have to fill out for the State Fair (you should get these cards at your county weigh in, or from the local extension office).  If it is anything like our county you...