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    Melatonin pills question?

    100 mg is the correct dosage, but you don't need it every day. Shag Secrets sells a bolus and advertise it as 1 per day for the first 5 days and then decrease it to 1-2 times per week. I used to do 100mg/day for about 120 days and the hair would burn out towards the end. I backed down to using...
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    Minn Hybrid bull?

    Used him a couple years ago on a Direct Whiskey/Blindside first calf heifer. calved no problems. Mid 70's bull calf. We kept the bull to clean up with and his first calf hit the ground a week ago 78# heifer out of a first calf heifer. Picture of our bull is below.
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    Melatonin\weight gain

    I am in Iowa... We add soy oil to the diet in the last 90-120 days along with a 2-4# of rolled barley to the diet.
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    Melatonin\weight gain

    I use the pill form, but make my own bolus. You can buy the gelatin bolus. Mine are "Torpac veterinary size capsule Size#11". I give 100mg (10 x 10mg pills) for the first week and then go to 2 bolus per week for the rest of the time. I target 90-100 days. I have found that if you give 100mg/day...
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    Dunlap Livestock Auction club calf sale

    You will are everything under the sun. High quality to unfit, unbroke. There will be 100+ head and you won’t know where you will end up in the order. We have bought and sold several there. There will be a lot that sell for 1000-1500 and some that might get to 3500-4000. We bought one for $2000 a...
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    TITAN 7500W Diesel generator experience?

    Know what the numbers mean on the generator also. I believe the Titan 7500 has 7500 STARTING watts versus The 6800 Generac gas one that I have is 6800 running watts. In this example, the Generac is likely the larger generator. FYI - I like our Generac 6800. It starts in the cold and has the...
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    No Worries calves

    This is a No Worries steer we raised. He was 91# out of a clubby bred female. I dont feed my cows hard and they dont get much exercise in the dry lot in winter, so I seem to always have large calves.
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    HECK Outsider

    We have 6 due with their first calf in March. Most are bred to Daddy's Money. I really liked the heifers when they were born. He added hip, leveled tops, and extended fronts. We have a bull, we are keeping back out of the 2017 crop. He really grew and performed well.
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    Speakers/radios at shows

    We have this Sony party speaker. it doesn't have an FM tuner, so we run Pandora. My family has a problem with bickering and short tempers at shows. Without music, arguments start, calves become anxious, and noone has any fun. I can drown out the complaints and keep my vibe up, keep my kids calm...
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    Help with our feed formula please

    You need to increase energy. How they get there is going to be up to them. Having a professional nutritionist look at it is key. As I said, I’m not an expert.
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    Help with our feed formula please

    I am not an expert, but I will share what i see and have been taught when reading rations. You are feeding 534 Kcal. Which equates to 53 mcal. To me thatch really low for not having any hay in the diet. My grower diet without hay is 61 mcal. I feed hay free choice. I dont get caught up with...
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    Bred the cows yesterday

    Better Believe It, Hybrid, TH Free MAB, Daddy's Money, M2O2, Who Made Who, Monopoly, Dakota Gold
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    Shade Cloth Suggestions

    Search mesh tarp on Amazon.
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    Best double free bull

    This is the cow weighing 1000# at county fair. No cooler.
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    Best double free bull

    My cow follows the more typicalMaine design. Stouter hipped, long extended front, heavy boned, and tighter ribbed. She is THC so she has a good hair coat. Wade said the best ones so far have come out of Monopoly daughters. i asked Wade and Raymond each what I should use that is THF, adds rib...
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    Best double free bull

    Rear shot. Same calf
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    Best double free bull

    This is the THF MAB Heifer just a couple days old.
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    Best double free bull

    I have a heifer out of THF MAB and a Blindside x Witch Doctor cow that is really impressive. 78# actual birth weight. Stout hipped and cool fronted. Cow will get bred back the same.
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    Cow over due

    If you decide to induce. You give 20cc Dex. You can also give 5cc Lutelyse. The Lute can help with retained placenta. The Dex alone will induce her. 32 hours after shot should be when she calves.
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    Led chute lights

    I think those are the same as the Home Depot ones. They have a square lug for mounting, and I mount those lugs pointing towards me and the light pointing away. This keeps the light out of my eyes as I am clipping. I bought a couple of the light weight 15' extension cords and a 6 plug power...
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