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  1. jbw

    "MY TURN" Information by Brad Hook.....please read.

    At watching that video I would say CARCASS, those are the type of animals that flat out yeild!  Does she marble? don't know. What is her backfat? don't know.  When finishing out calves you don't get paid for the hair, bone, head, or guts. You get paid by the amount of meat that animal...
  2. jbw

    "MY TURN" Information by Brad Hook.....please read.

    I think that My Turn was named by his sire.....Thats what the sire was bellowing as he went over the fence!! <rock>
  3. jbw

    Peer Pressure, My Turn

    I am waiting on them, I have to go look at one, I have a neighbor that is supposed to have a good one.  I haven't heard of any cripples yet.  I have seen a Walks, Monop. and HW cripple this year!  Just waiting on mine! <party>
  4. jbw

    Peer Pressure, My Turn

    From the title of your post I thought someone was trying to talk you into using My Turn!!  That is what happened to me!! (lol)
  5. jbw

    Gooseneck on a 1/2 ton truck

    Had a '94 chevy 1/2 ton deisel, put overload springs and 12 ply tires on it.  It handled a 20ft steel trailer, LOADED, like a champ. I hauled alot of cattle with that rig. Not one or two at a time either.  The truck had over 250,000 when I sold it.  The guy that has it now uses it under a 28 ft...
  6. jbw

    calf won't suck

    Try a lamb nipple. I have also made a bigger hole in the end of the nipple, it seems that it runs down their throut and they have to swallow...which in turn seems to trigger the sucking reflex.   When the calf is a newbie I have found that if I rub the calf and physically stimulate him the...
  7. jbw

    What bulls to use on these?

    Uno Mas, Heat Seeker, Carnac
  8. jbw

    How are our friends up North doing? IA,ND,SD,MN

    NW IA, 24 here this morning, alot of flooding, River is supposed to crest Sunday [Des Moines River]  ALOT of fences are GONE!  Between the flooding and the snow it took the fences out.  The ditches are still full of snow, and the south sides of hills still have alot of snow on them, But, they...
  9. jbw

    What do you consider "A sure fire calving ease bull?"

    Have had great luck with Morgans Direction,  Have used over 300 units.  I have to help one every once in a while, usually  because of abnormal presentation. I did have to pull one the other day, my fault, the maternal grandmother had a Naughty Pine last year that weughed in at 150 pounds.  I...
  10. jbw

    The Last Straw

    They make great swizel sticks!
  11. jbw

    The Last Straw

    Pfred might be the surest calving ease bull EVER! My list Black Rhino Sugar Ray Get Rich Quick Elmo Husker
  12. jbw

    Unfortunately Ivy League is a TH carrier

    knabe, could you say that again in Engilsh?  (lol)  PLEASE!
  13. jbw

    Special Delivery

    How do you like the Tonic calves????    Sounds like they are doing pretty good.
  14. jbw

    12 days post-partum in standing heat

    I had a 1st calver that had the last calf, 19 days later she cycles and I AIed her to cheap semen. Had the first calf the following spring!
  15. jbw

    How mant wolves does it take??

    How many days did that guy stay in the tree stand before he felt safe to get down?  I hope he had more than a bow or muzzleloader!!!
  16. jbw

    wernacres off road shorthorn bull

    Off Roads dam is AWESOME!!!  I think she was Supreme ch female at IL state fair and maybe ch shorthorn the year before. I could be wrong but I think this is right.
  17. jbw

    wernacres off road shorthorn bull

    I saw the bull, very impressed with his footsize, very nice bull. 
  18. jbw

    Big Calves ?

    I think that the BIG CALVES thread is on every year! (lol)    Last year my calves Maybe averaged a little bigger than normal, but I am a litlle worried for this year, the biggest reason being that the cows did not get out in the feild and get the exercise the need due to the deep snow. I do not...
  19. jbw

    Calf Puller

    I have used a few different ones. I don't care for the ratchet type personally, I have had problems with them malfunctioning. I really like the ones that have a dual action ratchet and cable.  I like the cable so I can push on it when the cow pushes. I feel that I have a pretty good FEEL of what...
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