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    FSF Kolt 45 and maternal shorthorn question.

    Anyone using Kolt 45? Happy with the results? Also, i have a shorthorn cow i really like but she passes on issues with her back legs. She's getting older so i would like to breed her to something to put in the replacement pen, improve structure, make a good cow, really want roan. She seems to...
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    My new Shorthorn herd sire

    I'm kind of excited about him. I plan to test for TH and DS in the near future but i dont have any TH or PHA carrier cows in my herd so im not hugely concerned. I AIed everything this year so he is strictly clean up. I do 7 day CIDR timed AI then turn the bull loose 2 weeks later. Last year all...
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    Cow refusing newborn?

    One of my cows had her fourth calf this morning and she wont pay any attention to him. When i found him this morning he was laying by himself and the cow was standing 20 feet away among the other cows. Its 35 degrees and windy here so i carried him into the barn but she didn't follow. I got a...
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    Herefords

    I didn't think Herefords had a percentage deal. How can the calf in the corner be shown as a Hereford?
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    Lautners "Battle Cry"

    Does anybody have experience with this bull? (Made Right X Heat Wave) I have an unregistered Hereford cow i want to try him on. She has delivered 2 calves unassisted (one Shorthorn, one Maine) her calves come small and she is a good momma'. Or am i best off to stay away from anything Heat Wave...
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    Cottonseed Hulls

    So i had a feed salesman approach me wanting the business for my show steer feed. I gave him my recipe and he came in a little cheaper than the other mill i was using so i gave him a shot. When he delivered it the cottonseed hulls had been replaced with something called hull pellets. I'm...
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    Bull Talk

    Since i love to discuss bulls and look at bulls i was hoping to get some opinions on what to breed my 2nd calvers to. They are plainer made kind of slab sided structurally correct commercial Shorthorn X. At 24 months they are 6 frame. My goals would be county fair steers or i would be fine with...
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    Sale barn cow

    After reading Librarians post about Galloway/Shorthorn calves i was curious if anybody could help me distinguish British White's from White Galloway? i bought this cow from a friend who buys cattle at the sale barn strictly to fatten up. She was not guaranteed bred/not bred. She ended up having...
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    Calving Ease

    I know this topic has been discussed in depth and i have searched and read everything i can find. My question is if i want to breed a couple Shorthorn cross heifers is a calving ease Maine Anjou as safe as a CE Angus? I want one that looks like a bull, as close to a Pure Bred as possible. I am...
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    New to all of this

    So i've been asking my wife if i can buy some cattle for a while now. (we have the facility's but we both work full time off the farm) Now that the kids are all in school she gave me the green light. Last fall i bought 2 Hereford heifers and 2 Shorthorn cross. My goals for the first go round are...
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