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We have a 3 year old cow that is really struggling with the 90 degree, high humidity, southern Indiana heat.  She stands in the coolest place she can find, usually in some water, and pants with her tongue out just trying to get all the air in she can.  She's not overly fat, small in size, and we...

Saw something this evening that has me wondering.  Noticed a cow humped up with her tail over her back trying to urinate.  She was dribbling a little and looked to be prolapsing with a baseball size, red protrusion.  I watched her like this a few minutes, then she took several steps, urinated a...

What is your opinion of Rye straw compared to Wheat for bedding?  is it as absorbent?  Just being used for calving, not tie stalls at shows.

I've been hit with an unfortunate situation and need advice.  My AI tech is injured and can not AI this spring.  We have a few more to go and wonder what is best.  My ABS rep can do it but would like them synced to make one trip (TAI).  Here's the deal on the cows: 2 - were set up for embryo...

June 18, 2016, 1:00 p.m., entries close at 10 a.m. Lawrenceburg, IN call 812-584-4330 for more info.  judge, Jon Jordan

I have an idea for 2 late calving first calf heifers.  Can I CIDR but not breed after CIDR protocol and instead Lute 11 days after CIDR heat to get a better chance of a fertile heat?  I doubt they have cycled having calved only three weeks and a month ago.  First calf heifers are harder to...

Have a very moderate 4X4 cow we might flush since she is getting older.  She's good necked, fairly deep-bodied, sound except a bit bold in the shoulder.  She's still youthful in her appearance and structure.  Looking mainly for females but half could be bulls, so don't want to throw them away as...

Have a cow with squirting runs that calved two days ago.  She's on orchardgrass hay, no clover or alfalfa, no grain.  Any ideas why?  What could I give her?

Just curious on what I'm seeing.  Have a 5 yr old was due 3/8, and a 10 yr old due as early as 3/19, for sure by 4/9.  For a couple weeks, especially 5 yr old, there's been a pink bulge protruding from vulva.  I'm not real concerned about it, but am somewhat wondering if this could lead to...

I'm cleaning my tanks of semen I'll never use and wondered what would be fair.  I thought whatever I can get, maybe $5/straw.  But I also have Powerstroke, Triple C Invasion, X-Ray Vision, Walks Alone and Monopoly Money that might be worth more.  I have 76 straws and thought $350 if it all went...

Checking things needed when calving starts in a couple weeks.  Have Vit A-D and Vit-B-12 injectable with expired dates.  A-D expired in 2013.  B-12 was 2015.  Discard and buy new or could they still be safe and potent?

Thinking of flushing a cow before she gets too old and increase her progeny numbers.  Looking for heifers, obviously, and wondered what might be available. Cow is a 4X4, moderate to small frame, clean neck, deep and broody. Needs little more bone, smoother shoulder and more hair would be nice...

I need to find out if I missed something.  Was watching the Denver Open Shorthorn Plus show today.  Kane Aegeter had Grand Heifer.  After he pulled out the Res. Division to him took his spot in the line up (Ward from Ohio with blue roan).  The judge didn't take much more time and selected, I...

Anyone have any info on this show I heard is tomorrow, Oct. 31?  Time, number of animals, judge?

With the up and  down temperatures and wet weather the past month, has any one else had cows not settling?  Last year was bad also with getting cows bred and a lot of other people told me they were having trouble.  So I didn't feel quite as bad knowing I wasn't alone.  This year seems to be a...

I'm sure this has been covered in the past, but thought I might get some new, updated info.  For those of you that TAI only after using CIDR protocol, what is your conception rate?  Do you do the AI'ing or have an AI tech do it?  Do you manage your herd any differently with TAI than you would if...

In Lawrenceburg, Indiana on U.S. 50 June 20.  Entries by 9:30 a.m., $20.00.  Mulch provided.  Show starts at 1:00 p.m.  Steer and heifer classes all shown by weight, no breed classes.  Judge, Christy Campbell.  Call 812-584-4330 Phil Weaver for more info.

We're putting up some temporary fence on the back side of our pasture away from electric.  What are your thoughts and experiences with battery powered fencers and how long can I expect the battery to last?  It's a deep cycle marine type 12 volt and the distance we're covering with two wires is...

Going to flush a Sunseeker cow.  I've settled on Drivin 80 or No Worries.  Which would you use?  We breed primarily for clubbies, so No Worries might be better.  But Drivin 80 is interesting, especially to get more maternal females.

Have a Sunseeker cow we're going to have to send to town because of a bad udder, 2 bad quarters and the other 2 are very light.  We just put her 3 week old calf on a cow that just lost her's.  She's a big, wide, attractive baldy Sunseeker/Maine cow weighs about 1600.  She's only a 6 year old. ...