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I have a few cows that are not what I would describe as "easy" keepers. However, they are cows that routinely wean calves that are 65% - 75% of the cow's weight. These cows are great milkers, and their calves are almost always the biggest in the pasture. The cows are thin, and sometimes don't...

Question about the silage you are referring to---Did you find some cornstalks and cut them up by hand, or did you have it chopped by a silage chopper? The recommended length of chop is about 1/4", and I doubt that most people would have the time, patience or energy to chop any amount of...

They may finish faster, so that gives them the appearance of growing outward. That's probably where that came from. However, you'd better be very experienced in bovine nutrition if you try something like this. There are some programs out there that try the "no roughage" route, but it doesn't...

You're lucky that you're being given a second chance. Some aren't given one. Even without horns, cattle can be very dangerous. I have crusaded for a long time on this forum to have everyone dehorn their calves, and some have chosen not to listen. The day will come when someone who has chosen...

Watch for signs of heat. Also, there are tests that are not too expensive that you could do.

If this is indeed the problem, she will do her Paris imitation, but she most likely won't settle on the first heat. It would be good to see if she does come into heat right away, because then you will have diagnosed the problem. Just be prepared to let her cycle again in a few weeks, and...

I'm the one who suggested it. Haven't used it on sheep, but have often used it on cows. Should work the same way on most any mammal. It will cause the cysts to break open so the animal can begin to cycle normally. When these cysts break, they release estrogen, and it will cause the animal to...

Give her a shot of Ovacyst, Factrel, or something similar. Your vet can give you a shot of it for a minimal cost. It costs around $2 - $2.50 here from our local large animal vets. She might be polycystic, and these hormones will cause her to straighten out. You will know for sure if she...

I've used one on soybeans years ago. It worked OK, but since the advent of RR beans, we don't use it any longer. don't know how it would work in a pasture, but I suspect it would not get enough herbicide on the plants to kill them. I spray my pastures with a chemical called Forefront. It...

Google soremouth in sheep.

Dogs, cats, goldfish, guppies, canaries, parakeets, hamsters, gerbils and rabbits are pets. Pigs are pigs, and while some may be suitable for pets, most are not. Yours is not the only one that causes problems like this. I've seen a PBP that literally destroyed a whole house, and the owners...

I've used it years ago. Quit when some of it ran down into the eye of one of my calves. It does work, and seems to be mostly painless, unless it gets into an eye. I now prefer an electric dehorner. It hurts them for a few minutes, but there is no blood, and they recover quickly. Dehorning...

Black Simmentals, and I like to cross them with Angus. Good dispositions, good growth, fertility, longevity, marbling, most everything that's needed in range cattle. Those halfbloods are good cows too. I cross them back to Simmental. That said, you must use the correct bulls to make any...

She's at the perfect size to dehorn. The earlier the better for both her and you. Be safe and do it.

In our state, the 4-H shows are for market ready pigs, so I'm not sure what should be done for feeder pigs. However, our children just washed the pigs very well, and used a tiny bit of oil on them to make their bristles shine. Our son had grand champion market hog 3 years in a row, and did...

Of course, whole milk is the most natural, and your calf will possibly do better on it, but it's VERY expensive. At least twice as expensive as replacer. I'd go with the replacer and use the $$$$ saved to buy the premium hay and starters. JMHO!

This is completely off topic, but IMHO, GMO (I assume you mean Genetically Modified Organisms) is far superior to non-GMO in quality.

Switching from whole milk to replacer can cause lots of problems, especially when there is a change of venue involved. I'd try to get a couple gallons of milk from the people who have the calf, and begin to mix in the milk replacer gradually. Perhaps a pint of replacer the first day, a quart...

I'd find out what brand of milk replacer she is eating right now, and be sure to not change it. Buy enough to take her to weaning. Then, I'd also cut her back on her feedings to 1.5 qts/feeding for a couple days. This will encourage her to start eating her starter feeds. You can gradually...

Not sure what you mean by "three way grain". However, if you are in the last 2 - 3 months of finishing, you should feed the finishing grain, which I would assume would be high in corn. You could feed up to 2 - 3 % of their body weight in the last couple months. I'd not feed a "bagged ration"...