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  1. Till-Hill

    Simmental Heifers to evaluate

    Alot of stretch and grow in them while still being feminine. Good looking ladies there. We going to use Big Casino this year.
  2. Till-Hill

    Vin Mar O'Reilly Factor and GVC Settler

    Seen a bunch of O'Reillys on Simmental heifers and cows. Simmy breeder talked me into using him and only ended up using on a Hired Man clubby heifer. She laid down a shot him out. Turned out to be good calf. I would use him again.
  3. Till-Hill

    any thoughts of in dew time?

    I have a coming 4th calf cow. Her bag is worse than her dams. Calm easy going easy keeping fairly fertile cow. Have a bred heifer due the 19th and ultrasounded carrying twins so that may be fun. All around very sound and decent looking. Bet the ranch calving ease I'd say no on In Dew Time...
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    Why is semen on online sales so high?

    I sat and watched and almost laughed and wondered what the heck are people thinking on the last few I paid attention to. Firewater is a $20 bull can buy him for $17 and delivered by Genex! Why pay $30? ?? I've advertised my BC Lookout semen for 2 years now and nobody will even call at $125...
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    Automatic milkers

    I helped push cows into the robot the 2nd milking. We took a 3-4 hour break and by the time we had got back 6 cows or 10% had allready gone thru again. I think they said by about day 10 they were only locking up a cow or two to push thru and most of the ones that don't get it by then are going...
  6. Till-Hill

    County Show = Popularity Contest

    It has been happening as long as I have been showing cattle. We moved back to area and parents worked in town and besides steer we only had horses around my first few years of 4-H. Made friends with a dairy kid. He always won dairy show but they buy new JD equipment and build lots new buildings...
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    Automatic milkers

    Friends mine have one. Milk 60-65 cows. Labor is hard to find around here and been working for them for 2-3 years now. Hope it lasts 10 years like Lely says it will. Expensive!
  8. Till-Hill

    Colostrum Replacer & other calving supplies

    Secure or any of semen companies have good stuff. Select Sires and Accelerated has ones I like tho.
  9. Till-Hill

    recips

    Not because of mothering ability but for keeping her calving on time. Getting a older I don't think will make her a better mother at first calving.
  10. Till-Hill

    recips

    They work real well for couple years. I got an 8 year old Simmental x Holstein that lost a quarter couple years ago because calf didn't get after it soon enough. They need some extra feed if you want them to take an egg the next year as they will make alot of milk. Never had any calving issues...
  11. Till-Hill

    First Defense capsules

    Used them at dairy farm forever so my cows run with dairy heifers and made me nervous so I run them on all baby beef calves asap after birth that are born around the dairy heifers. Have yet in 8+ years to treat a scouring calf.
  12. Till-Hill

    Blue Roan Simmentals????

    oh come on now! It makes for a fun pasture!
  13. Till-Hill

    Advertising ideas

    Facebook, STEERPLANET, Craigslist and local radio. + start a mailing list of people that show up. That's what we do for small time.
  14. Till-Hill

    Picture of the day

    Merry Christmas all from NE Iowa
  15. Till-Hill

    Dakota Gold

    I sure would like to meet some of them tho and I will gladly sell them some semen
  16. Till-Hill

    Dakota Gold

    He was hard to get all summer I finally got mine right when I was done breeding. I'm thinking it's people that like to spend money that are buying these bulls at high dollar. Bought BC Lookout last summer for $25 from Genex and online was bringing $200. Don't make any sense to me.
  17. Till-Hill

    Simmental bull on Commercial Angus Heifers

    Last I sold was for $80 unit. I got 12 left and think I will hold onto it. Great calving ease and awesome daughters. Have not seen any sell or heard of many units out there.
  18. Till-Hill

    Is it safe

    I asked same question few weeks ago when getting semen order together. Net Worth sexed at $20 is very worth the money. 90% chance of a heifer calf and I think 90% chance you would be ok. 10% chance may be an issue. I am undecided yet on if I will go that route....
  19. Till-Hill

    Simmental bull on Commercial Angus Heifers

    We used In Dew Time on commercial heifers and they loved the calves but they had to assist more than they like to see. A bull we use every year is Jumpstart. Bet the ranch calving ease calves grow good and heifers turn into great cows. Grandmaster will get used in the next rotation also.
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