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We have been blessed this year with rain in Wyoming, just got another good rain storm this afternoon. Normally we are dry and brown by now but this is the most rain I can remember ever having in the past 12 years I have lived in Wyoming. So everything is still really green and growing, our...

Prayers to you Terry in your recovery, such a great man with a huge heart. Gave me lots of great advice years ago, have not been on in about a year and was just looking around and seen this post, sorry to hear about this, get better Terry!

Thanks Frostback, I transported this morning 48 hours past the AI. I think it worked out well as it was nice and cool this morning only being 52 degrees out when I transported them. They loaded up real nice without having to pressure them, so I have my hopes up that I will have good results as...

I agree with CAB, this year we timed AI but switched from Lute to Estrumate and had way stronger heats it seemed like to me. Just seen the cows riding each other way more then when we used Lute the last couple years, I really like what I have seen using Estrumate. I used the 7 day cidr synch...

That video is spot on, I have a Kelpie that my wife brought home as a pup. She got it from a coworker that did not know the breed was, I did not know anything about them, I thought it was a German Shepard as a pup with it's coloring patterns and how her ears stood up. Anyway when she started...

I am AI'ing some of my cattle this Wednesday morning at 8:00AM, then I can't put them in my summer pasture until Friday Morning. It is about an hour drive to my summer pasture. My question is it safe for to transport them 2 days after the AI, rite around 48-49 hours after AI? Then I will have...

Ok, thanks guys. Does it mater with how far they are along, the longest is 14 days and the shortest is 3 days now since we last seen the bull, believe the neighbor moved him down the road farther in a different pasture.

I had a neighbors bull we could not keep out of our pasture, kept jumping the fences to get to our cows over the past 2 weeks, was a daily occurrence to get him out and he would be rite back the next morning. Anyway I know I can give a shot of Lutalyse to abort any pregnancy which I plan to do...

I don't know about the 7500, I own the Generac 8500 and I love it. I run 3 blowers and clippers together with no problem. It is heavy but it is on wheels. I looked at buying a Honda but I could not justify the cost, so I bought the Generac 8500, Not as quite as a Honda but not that loud and has...

Thanks guys for your comments. I have been looking around for the amaferm, to see about just putting that in my mineral. I had been using purina mineral that I can get local. I can get the lick tubs with the amaferm from the one dealer but I also don't like not knowing what they have been taking...

I was going to use the Vita Ferm Concept Aid mineral this spring but the closest dealer is not carrying it, so the next closest dealer is just over 2 hours away. I wanted to see if anyone has used any other mineral that is like Concept Aid and has had good results. I just did not want to drive...

I have an older MVE 20/20 tank, probably 10 years old (20 liter tank) that I have been using for almost 5 years now, bought it used but is still working great, I have been refilling it about every 4 months (120 days or so) to be on the safe side. Well I forgot about it for a little and almost...

You do bring up alot of valid points and would have to agree with them, you can sell the calves earlier on the heavier cows and do believe there probably would be some time type of drop off with feed with heavier cattle. As far as the 1,000LBS, I guess you could go lower, the gentleman I spoke...

Rick Rasby (Beef Specialist) from The University Of Nebraska put out an article in April 2013 which says on average a beef cow will eat 1.6 to 1.8 percent of her body weight in forage per day. So I am going to say 1.8 for me with colder temperatures. That would say that a 1,300LB cow would eat...

I would have to do a little research on the amount of hay a 1,000lb cows consumes in a year compared to the amount a 1,350lb cow consumes in a year. Here is this weeks cattle price from the Riverton Auction Barn. 522LB steers brought $207 a 100LB or $2.07LB while 601LB steers brought $189 a...

This is interesting as I had a talk with a guy for quite sometime at the NWSS couple weeks ago on this topic and he got me thinking for my commercial operation. He runs Red Angus and all his cows are in the 950 to 1000lb size, no bigger. His debate was that he can run more head of cattle at that...

My favorite by far was Good As Gold, I just think he was flat awesome. I did not like how his sheath stuck down but that is being very picky. I liked Top Gun also. The MAB clones were nice but I have been a fan of MAB since seeing his calves.

I brought 2 heifers and a yearling bull to the NWSS last year. They used the heifers bangs tags for the heifers on their paperwork and the vet put a metal id tag in the bull's ear that they put that number on his paperwork. I don't know if it was required last year or not but it made it real...

Last night it was a brisk -22 here in Glenrock Wyoming, will feel like a heatwave to me tomorrow with a projected high of 37F. My diesel will start at the -22 as long as she is plugged in and have the anti gel additive in the fuel. As far as the cows when it is that cold, have to take the axe...

I would have to agree that it does not look like a cat track. I have seen a lot of cat tracks here in Wyoming, on our ranch and up on the mountains. All the tracks I have seen did not have any claw marks in the track and those are large claw marks in the track. Cat tracks are as wide as they are...