2014 BS and Chat Thread!

[ellis93]

Well money is hitting the ground at the house and so is the foot/hoof rot
In two weeks I've had 4 calves drop and one unexpected from a 16month old yearling. I'm very greatful that non had to be pulled, especially the yearlings calf. That cow was and had been separated from the bull since it's purchase when it was 6 months old. Very weird deal,my bull must be a long distance shooter

With the price of cattle like it is that's a chunk of change


The foot rot came in with a damn cow I got from a friend that was selling out. It was his wife's pet,and she wouldn't let it got to the stock yard to be sold. Of course I'm a big a$$ sucker and said it could run with mine and now I get the freakin problems I guess it could be worse, that rot is nothing to ignore but simple topical doctoring takes care of it if caught soon enough.....

[ellis93]

This is the newest one,it's now 7hrs old



Cool coloring too

[BC847]

Kewl!

[fatty]

Boy it's a cutie.

[diesel freak01]

That's a good looking calf Ellis. I have two right now that are just about ready to be in the freezer. Mmm steak....

[DMan1198]

Do you ever name them after what they'll end up as? (Ie: steak, roast, etc)

[ellis93]

Do you ever name them after what they'll end up as? (Ie: steak, roast, etc)

I don't,the wife and company do. Right now they're on flower names
I just worry over feeding them

[cmann250]

That calf looks silver in color. What breed(s)?

All we ever had was boring old Herefords before switching to Angus 10 years ago. Now we rent the pasture to a guy with Shorthorns and I truly believe they are the stupidest breed out there.

[ellis93]

Caleb they're brangus cows. Less issues with deases and large calves ...... Supposedly. The last bunch I had were whatever's. Those were a bunch of trouble, I pulled all of their calves,that got old really fast and I sold them.

Never had foot rot tho

[1STGENFARMBOY]

I am selling out for a while, just gonna sell all the hay and alfalfa, by the way I am doing the first cutting of alfalfa tonight.

[cmann250]

Ellis, I forgot that it's 110 degrees and 200% humidity from March to October down there I doubt the breeds we have up here would like the heat.

Dar, you'll miss them for a while and then when your pockets start filling up with hay money, it'll be all better

[oldestof11]

I am selling out for a while, just gonna sell all the hay and alfalfa, by the way I am doing the first cutting of alfalfa tonight.

Sure is a switch from 2 years ago.

[ellis93]

I am selling out for a while, just gonna sell all the hay and alfalfa, by the way I am doing the first cutting of alfalfa tonight.

Yeah the money tends to run thin fooling with these things,but it's worth it to me just to know where my meat comes from.

I'm fixin to start messing with a small number of chickens,just haven't made up my mind which breed I want yet. I want something that yields a lot of meat but can also throw out eggs.

[meby]

I am selling out for a while, just gonna sell all the hay and alfalfa, by the way I am doing the first cutting of alfalfa tonight.

Yeah the money tends to run thin fooling with these things,but it's worth it to me just to know where my meat comes from.

I'm fixin to start messing with a small number of chickens,just haven't made up my mind which breed I want yet. I want something that yields a lot of meat but can also throw out eggs.

check out black australorp's. They are a heavy breed that lays half decent to boot. Have you considered getting meat birds for meat and laying hens for eggs instead of a dual purpose bird? I raise these...

http://www.moyerschicks.com/catalog/colored-broilers/red-broiler-cockerels

They grow a bit slower than the commercial cornish cross, but have almost none of the heart/lung/bone development issues.

[ellis93]

I have not checked those out but I will now, thanks