Recent content by S_W

Is he having a hard time breathing? Is staying with the herd or straying off? Is he sluggish? Does he have diarrhea? Your bull could also have an infection/abscess possibly in that area. His lymphatic system could not be draining properly or it could be an overload of parasites. I don't...

Hereford heads are 100 times heavier than the average cow. Every single hereford steer I've shown has been the exact same way as yours even with tying the head up for hours. I would use a leather show halter with a prong lead. It applies double the pressure and makes it easier on you. I find...

Use a broom with a long handle. Just tap him all over with it. When he kicks out, smack him real hard with the broom. Every time he kicks out, hit him hard. He will continue kick if he gets away with it. My friend's steer last year was a really bad kicker. He would kick at everyone all the...

Give her free choice hay all day. Not just at night. Put a trace mineral salt block in the stall and where she is at night. Maybe get your hay checked so you know the nutritional content in it. It might be missing something. Get her dewormed too. Nows the time to do it as it's getting into...

Which Andis clippers though? There are so many models.

It could be that he is too heavy now for his bones. Maybe his bedding is too hard? What is your pen on? I would keep him away from anything too hard. That includes concrete, gravel, and packed super hard dirt. He should have his bedding overtop of dirt. That seems to be the only way they are...

Hey everyone, so my Wahl X-block clippers recently gave out. They no longer have enough power to clip. I don't know if they were dropped by someone, or jostled in the trailer, but they don't work anymore. I purchased them from my neighbor used, and they were over 10 years old. Now, I am on the...

It's not that he hates the chain. He's fine with it and behaves better with it. I do tie him up for about an hour each day too. It's like my steer just doesn't want to work and so he trys to run away. The fairs I go to do allow cable halters.

I was wondering, what are the advantages of using a cable halter? Do they provide more control/apply more pressure than a leather show halter with a prong lead? I've never used used a cable halter before and was wondering what the difference was between them. I've seen some cattle flip out and...

Try adding liquid molasses as a top dressing on his grain. Try not giving him any hay or alfalfa, just the grain. He'll get hungry enough to eat it and then they usually develop an appetite for it. If not, that was my steer last year, get another steer and put them in the same pen. If the new...

Another question, My heifer is quite fat and she is just on grass. Is there any way to lean her up a bit? She has fat pockets and an inch of fat on her ribs.

Thanks, I actually can't hook her up to a machine, because we don't have the space and my dad's machines are way too big, and she walks decent enough. I've only walked them in the fast tight circles when they want to run, I'll try it when she is stuck.

Thanks! I walked up to her in the field and put the halter on her and she walked fine. It's not that she moves when stopped, it's that she doesn't. I have to really pull on her and she toes out on hard ground. Decently packed dirt is fine, but any harder ground she toes out and doesn't put her...

I had this problem last year with my steer. He didn't like grain. In Canada, we don't have access to these supplements and feed that you do, but we have local beef text that we feed. If he liked the DB, give it to him. Give him the 20 pounds right in the morning. If he doesn't finish, take it...

So, my heifer has been out in pasture with the bull for just over 2 months now. I'm pretty positive she's pregnant now. She should have had 3 heat cycles by now, but the last one the bull wasn't interested in her at all. However, I have not put a halter on her since then. I get her back in the...