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Just to get everyone's mind off politics, the weather and the economy for a few minutes, I thought I would let you know some of the news out of Cincinnati. Last week there was an outbreak of whooping cough that continues to spread through the schools. Yesterday there was a story about a tiger...

I won't go into my whole vaccination program  but I want to alert you about a train wreck I had here a couple of weeks ago. First and foremost I am not a vet. DL will have to help me out on this one. I am just going to relay what my vets have told me. I saw a 7 day old ET heifer nursing the...

I am a board member for the Ohio Shorthorn Assoc. A member of the assoc has contacted me with some questions and concerns. I would appreciate your input on this matter. Here's the deal: You consign an animal to a sale. You send in your entry fee and all other requirements. Then, you sell the...

I know there has been a lot of opinions expressed on SP about the ASA. Here is your big chance to get involved. I received an email this morning that is addressed to all ASA members.It notifies us of all the standing committees, their meeting times and agendas.  If you are a member and did not...

I got very lucky this afternoon. I had a cow due with her second calf this  Saturday. Actually, it is an ET calf; the cow is a THC and is now a recip. She got restless around 2:30, water bag was out at 3:00, bag broke before 3:30. Heifer calf on the ground at 4:05. Here comes the weird part...

I posted before that Doc not only gave me phone numbers for motels in Nashville (for the Tenn. State Fair) but went to the Red Roof Inn and checked it out for me. Well, my old 1999 Ford F250 gasoline truck with 166,000 + miles started acting up Fri night on the way back to the motel. I said...

I draw blood samples on my cows for DNA/TH/PHA and pregnancy checks and mail them to the companies. We have a new postmaster at my local postoffice and he is an overachiever. He told me the last time I sent blood samples that he would never let me do it again until I contacted the Dept of...

Just wanted to remind everyone that the Ohio Beef Expo is this weekend. AND .... I want to toot my own horn. Please bear with me! I have mentioned a bull before that I raised. Well, it is time to shut up or put up and the proof is in the puddding. Lots 15 and 50 are out of my bull Eastern Sky...

I had the pleasure of meeting Doc on Saturday at the Kentucky Beef Expo. Congratulations to him on his very nice bull. The bull was Champion and also the high seller. Malinda

Posting about my bassackwards calves got me to thinking about all the weird things that have happened during calving. Thought I would share a few. Just as I walked into the barn to check cows I saw a calf drop down into a 100 gallon watering tank. Still can't figure how the cow got the calf...

Some of you may remember that a little over a year ago I posted (before SteerPlanet) that I was having an extremely high number of calves coming hind feet first or tail first. I believe it was Cowboy that mentioned living somewhere where the cattle had to travel up and down steep pastures and he...

Please check out the cards, especially the Christmas cards shown on my web site at: easternskyfarm.com. Click on the gift bag. I will be glad to bring items to Louisville, to save postall charges. Thanks, Malinda

There is an on-line auction Tuesday Oct 30 at etcow.com. There are live heifers, embryos, flushes, semen. I am selling a package of embryos (lot 51, I think) out of Eastern Sky Louise 317 (CF Louise 69 X CF Trump X) and HD Bloodstone. The cow is only a four year old, but she will be heard from...

The Ohio Shorthorn Fall Showcase Sale is tomorrow (Oct 13) at 7:00 p.m. at the Preble County Fairgrounds in Eaton, Ohio. They are selling heifers, bred heifers, cows, steers and some embryos. Malinda

When i found out that CF King Kong was a THC I sold him to a neighbor. He is selling him because he now has breeding age replacement heifers out of him. KK is a former national champion out of GF Myrtle Bo and Trump.He is a 2002 model but is still probably the most sound and free moving bull I...

I was out bedding with straw this morning and got to thinking about how many things I do a certain way and only that way. Here are a few examples:     When I bed with straw I break it up a certain way; not too much but just enough. I will only bed to about 18 inches from the wall, to keep the...