Search results

I agree with the thread about mixing my own . But I applaud  Sullivan's , they are a stand up outfit that i am proud to deal with. I recently bought products from them that was flawed and they immediately replaced them. I intend to continue doing business with them and still mix my own products.

I hate to break Zach's bubble but there are mountain lions in Illinois. Two have been sighted in populated areas. In our neck of the woods there is tons of ground that is so rough they could easily hide.  The deer population alone would draw them since they are a natural preditor of them. Just...

HOO-RAH he got what he deserved- a double tap to the head. Thanks to the people who made it happen-our own kids in uniform.

Stand your ground because it sounds to me like you're the only people in the building with any brains ( common sense). I think you need to remind the school officials who is really in charge. If you are the parent and you say they can go, and the kid has never been a problem, then why are they...

A couple years ago I took my wife on a 25th ann. cruise. My city girl mother in law stayed with our 16 y.o. son. My son calls a couple days later just hysterically laughing- gma had decided to help him chore and walked out of both rubber boots in the feed lot. I start laughing every time I think...

We take the little restrictor  out and just use suave and bright lights mix works great and rinses out easily. with the restrictor out you get more foam and it's more evenly destributed on the calf. Our valve broke but found one at the farm store.

Muleman was going to use a coolbot  but he's in a lot cooler climate than here in central Illinois. Haven't heard back from him to see if he's having any luck. I've built three coolers and the calf cool is a great product. The people and service is top notch. Any problems we had they sent new...

Bought a new one last year. Decided on a John Deere because of availability of parts and service. Glad I did , motor used lots of oil but dealer made everything good, new motor and not a minute of downtime because they had a loaner. I bought an 8000 watt so I could hook up to house if needed. It...

Trickiest one I've heard lately" How many steers where born last year in the US? My 16 year old was asked that at a cty fair last summer. He answered it right - after some hesitation.

Just keep in the back of your mind that calves put off lots of BTU's of heat. Each one one with a body temp around 102 deg , thats alot of heat

I know it sounds like whining, it may be, but my kids work as hard as anyone. What I'm tired of is being beat by inferior cattle that are promoted by a certain name on a tag. Your name will get out regardless of ear tags or whatever. If you are so proud of your cattle , leave off the tag, if you...

I personally didn't go , but heard thru the grapevine that the judge was an " old buddy". My kids have been showing for a long time ( 15 years plus) and I really beleive its getting worse every year. I have thought of a way to eliminate alot of it- no eartags of any kind or color in the ring...

We use it to make steers look full , just start about a week before show. It looks like haylage with some extra's to me.

I've helped build 3 and all had a small fan [bathroom vent size] that runs a few minutes every hour. It keeps ammonia smell under control. The cleaner you keep your bedding the less it needs to run. You also need a louver that opens to allow fresh air in and closes to keep in cool.

Bravo Cowboy  Thank you

You need to think about warranty also. Bought a new John Deere 8000 watt last year, ran like a sewing machine all summer but wouldn't stop burning oil. The dealer took it back this winter and tore down the engine, rehoned the cylinder ran it to break it in, still burnt oil liker mad. So the...

10-4 on the sleet and ice. Pushed snow for 4 or 5 hours lost track of the times I got stuck. Flat drive , covered with ice and do you think I could go? I am thinking of warm breezes and cold cerveasa!!!!!

Just put one in this fall. Our drain is a square landscaping drain that goes out top a 55 gallon barrel in the ground w/ washed rock under that. Same idea as septic tank only smaller scale. Its 12 x 20 w/ 6 in. insulation in the walls and 12 in. insulation in the ceiling. A small propane heater...

Local radio station calling it "SNOWPOCOLIPS  2011" . Here in central Illinois we have anywhere from 9 to 13 inches and 2on the ground previous to that. How much did you get?

A 100 year old Irishman was on his deathbed and his best freind and neighbor was beside him. " Paddy my freind, is there anything is there anything I can get you before you pass on?" He looks up at his freind and says" Jimmy we've been freinds forever, helping each other in time of need and I...