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    Need help with a small problem: Setting up cows to put embryos in!

    Terry can answer this better than I could, but since she came into heat today, she will not need a CIDR and you will get no benefit from putting a CIDR into her.  However, it would be ideal if you could wait until day 10, but there is a good chance that she will come back in to heat.  Terry...
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    Bloat

    I had a heifer that did the same thing yours is doing.  She'd been on feed for about two months.  She had always been a finicky eater.  Would NOT eat tide.  So I top-dressed her feed with mineral oil, about 20cc and that cured it for her.  Baking soda I would think would help too.  Good luck!!
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    grrr.. one of those days!

    :) I had one the other day.  We're trying to go to grass and my landlord is in a toot.  Hollered at my horses and every one came in but the horse I needed.  He smelled a rat, so I walked the 80 acres and went and caught him.  Pulled my saddle off the saddle rack and hit my drug box and shattered...
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    Heifer calves anyone??

    That WMW is pretty shiny.  Disappointing on the structure issues!!  Nice calves though!! (thumbsup)
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    Back Yard Breeder?

    If you ever get to KS, we'll have one waiting for ya!  However, my drink of choice in the summer is a good ole lime margarita!!  There's alfalfa going up around here.....  Just doesn't feel like summer yet!
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    Looking for Recips!!!

    I'm putting in a handful of embryos for another guy and myself for March calves.  I will be synchronizing the first part of June.  Cross Country Genetics of Manhattan, KS puts our embryos in.  My former boss runs a cooperator herd down the road from me near Manhattan.  Let me know if you want...
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    Back Yard Breeder?

    People kinda laugh when they see our facilities.  We are a large commercial and purebred operation.  All together we have 700 plus or minus cows running around here.  When you pull up to my facilities (I manage the ranch) there is a old barn completely done in used tin.  It has a lean-to on the...
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    Black Herefords

    Grrrrrr.  Throw in my two cents about black herefords.  I raise "regular" herefords and Angus cows and I want to know what ever happened to the good ole scalpel.  Why in the world do people want to kill the hybrid vigor of the F1 Hereford X Angus cross by trying to make them purebreds.  It makes...
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    Calf pics

    She has depth femininity and balance!  Sometimes, pictures don't do much justice either!!  Good luck with her!  (welcome)
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    info on older bulls

    Yes, they are all angus bulls.  I have pedigree's on them, I'd just like to know a little more about them.
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    Got Our Houston Pictures In Today

    (thumbsup) She has a nice udder!!
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    info on older bulls

    I'm looking for some information on some older bulls.  Not looking to buy semen, but have genetics that run to them.  Boss has embryos to be put in by some of these bulls and I'm just wanting to see what I'm in for.  I would like to see some pictures of the bulls.  I've done some internet...
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    What breed of cattle do you raise?

    Ranch i manage has 600 hd of commercial mostly Angus cows.  Still a few old gelbviehs left, but they are weeding themselves out due to old age.  Use Hereford and Angus bulls.  Have two Charolais bulls that aren't working out very well, would like to find a new owner for them.  Tried South Devon...
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    Sowing more pastures with legumes

    This year we have decided to turn our silage ground all over to Fesue/Alfalfa mix.  I have never liked feeding silage to our cows as it is causing issues with pasture destruction.  Also, we have no stalks to turn the cows on to after the silage is harvested.  It doesn't seem to make much sense...
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    Hereford Breeding Suggestions

    I found the carriers, but I was looking for the information on IE.  I couldn't find it on the site.  Where did you find the info.  I can find all sorts of info on it in dogs.  Thanks
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    AI season is here!!

    He would probably work for that.  I personally like a pretty soggy type of cow.  I really don't like shallow bodied hard doing cattle, and these gals are a little harder fleshing, but they are really milking.  As long as they breed back again, and keep raising good calves, they will probably...
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    Hereford Breeding Suggestions

    I can't tell much by the top two pictures, but a bull that I've recently seen some calves out of that demanded good prices and were pretty nice were out of CJH Harland 408.  ABS is selling semen on him.  They were thick topped, and had an expressive hindquarter.  Something I think most Herefords...
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    Tire biting- woody not cattle!

    My fiance' recently lost his 18 yr old heeler.  She hated lawnmowers.  Running or not.  They had to buy new tires for their push mower every year.  She would attack the wheels on the front of the little pushmower.  If you walked in the barn, she'd run straight to the mower and growl and attack...
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    Red, Knabe needs a restraining order

    (lol) You guys made my day!! 
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    AI season is here!!

    All of my architects but the bull were out of first calf commercial heifers.  All but one 1 out of 52 calves came unassisted.  We also used Sugar Loaf Direct Hit that year.  Only had to help 2 of 60 due to legs back, not size.  Then his BW Epd went south, so we didn't use him again.  His...
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