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Well, we are only 85% sure she's pregnant but I would almost put $ on it. I have another thread about all 4 (mini western heritage) of them that has some info on her but I wanted to post here too in order to hopefully get some opinions! :) All 4 had what appeared to be hay belly when we bought...

Of course this morning she doesn't look as big to me as she did yesterday. I'm probably just having wishful thinking...If she's getting 'bigger' as the day goes on it would make sense that it's from eating. I will try to remember to take pictures tonight to show how much bigger she looks as...

The original breeder was very nice getting back with me on their ages. It turns out the older heifer and bull will be 12 months on 5/9 and 5/15. I think they are getting close to being ready but not there yet. He said most of his herd show signs around 12-14 months (sometimes longer...

I'm starting to think the feed we have them on isn't what we should be using but I'm really not sure what to switch to. We are using http://www.nutrenaworld.com/products/beef-cattle/textured-beef-feed/index.htm We are paying around $13/bag. Is this feed something we should 'stick with' or is...

Thank you! We are orignally from the Hill Country (Marble Falls) so needless to say we miss the green grass and green trees of home! :) I also worked as a receptionist at a dentist office before we moved up here and I go 'back home' when we need cleanings/work done (It's a little closer than...

I am still concerned with Dixie. We had her for 2 weeks before we brought the others home and even though her poo has started forming some she still has pellets mixed in. When it was just her and the goats we fed her seperate so I know she was getting enough then but I can't say for sure the...

boxofpens: Thank you! I feel like we are on the right track after reading your info from Texas A&M. We live in Odessa and the last 2 times we've bought hay it's been 10.50 and 11.50 a bale. I wish I would have checked this before we left for the feedstore and I would have bought a bale of...

I will get pictures tomorrow. I've already scooped and watered all of the evidence of today. From what your saying it sounds like the cow and older heifer are good, the bull is ok and the younger heifer is missing something. I knew when we first brought the younger heifer home hers was a...

We have 4 new minis. We noticed the 5 year old cow had loose stool starting on Wednesday (we got them Tuesday evening) and we contributed it to diet change. It's still thick, not watery. They were being fed beardless wheat, nothing else, no grain, no grazing. We have a little grass for them...

We are using a very green hay that we bought from a local feed store. I don't know anything about it other than we paid a few extra dollars to get the 'greener' hay. I will ask the feed store when we go in to get minerals if they know anything about it. I'm not even sure if it's local or if...

They were feeding beardless wheat. Is that what we should be using?

Thank you for all of your help! We will go to the feed store and see what they have available for loose minerals and double check what type of hay we are using. The bull seems a little 'off' to us but there's nothing we can really pinpoint that is wrong with him. He stays away from the 3...

We do have a mineral block (I don't recall seeing one where they were at before) but I'm not sure the brand/minerals/percentages that it has. I foolishly thought all mineral blocks were created equal until reading forums. Would it be ok to add minerals to their feed and let them still have...

I don't have weights on our 4 minis but if I had to guess I would say the 9 month old heifer is 250lbs and the other 3 (5 year old cow, 12-18 months bull and heifer) are about 400lbs. The people we bought them from had no grass for grazing and we were told they fed them hay that was cracked...

I'm going to keep an eye on her and make sure there isn't something else going on then. I don't think she has an infection (the mucus was clear) but if red/swollen isn't a sign of heat I might need to start her on a round of antibiotics or have a vet look at her. Out of the 4 she's the one who...

We bought Dixie, the 9 month old (almost 9 months, she still has a couple of weeks) about 2 weeks ago so she was seperated from the herd for those 2 weeks. I really think we are safe that she's not bred mainly because she's still so small and everything I've read says they need weight on them...

I didn't read all of the replies so it might have been mentioned but you could get mini-longhorns. :D

We finally broke down and bought 4 mini western heritage cattle. (We started with one with plans on breeding her to my uncle's mini longhorns but the people we bought her from were desperate to sell so we got a great deal!) My husband and I both had different types of animals growing up but...

Thank you everyone for your help and support! We've got her started on antibiotics and I haven't cleaned it today because it 'looks' clean and I kind of want to leave it alone. Now I'm a little stressed about watching for absesses BUT I'm glad it was brought up because I never thought about...

The leg doesn't feel hot to touch and there's nothing oozing or any smell or other sign of infection. We're starting her on the antibiotics just to be safe. It doesn't feel as though anything is broken. She was putting a tiny amount of pressure on it this morning while she was hopping around...