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Our steer this year will be 17 months when he heads to the fair. Now ours is a lowline but similar size so I would think a Dexter would finish out about the same time. I have read that lowlines and crossed with dexter can finish out sooner and I guess we will test that next year when the...

Besides, how can you not love a calf as cute at this!!

We raise lowlines and I grew up on a ranch that had mostly angus and angus crosses. Knowing what I know now, I will stick with my lowlines! I absolutely love them. They are easy to handle, easy calvers (both of ours calved out this year with no help) and you get higher yields on the carcass...

Without a doubt my favorite is quarter horses, mostly the old school cutting/cowhorse types. It is probably because I show reining and reined cowhorse but I have a thing for short stocky horses that are quick and will work a cow. Nothing more exciting to me than a good cutting horse or taking...

Great news!!! And I concur with the others that confirmed that heifers can and should be calving out around the age of 2. My 2 yr old heifer just had her first bull calf last week and while I did think she looked pregnant, she didn't look nearly as pregnant as the older cow and she even now...

We do have a coyote problem here, just lost my rooster to one about a month ago. We have lost barn cats, dogs, chickens, neighbor's have lost calves. We shoot on site when we can but for the most part,keep the animals in safe contained areas. We have the fencing for the chickens down in the...

It has been awhile since I posted but I thought I would share the news of the birth of our 2 lowline angus calves. The first is out of our full blooded lowline cow and was born July 3rd. The second is out of our percentage cow (dexter/lowline) and was born July 9th. Both are doing great and...

I understand how adoption fees help to weed out the not so good adopters, but if the rescue is in real trouble and these horses may end up with out food, doesn't lowering the adoption fee from say $500 to $250 seem more reasonable? Most horses in my area are being sold for about as much as...

I agree, on any given day it is too many! 3 horses 3 lowline angus cattle (2 cows/1 steer and hopefully 2 calves in late May) 7 Holland Lop rabbits (2 adults and five 4 week old babies, we are keeping 2) 2 dogs 4 cats 12 chickens but hoping some of the hens will become broody and hatch out...

This particular rescue took in these registered horses, mostly mares and younger prospects, although the papers are no longer available. The horses were not in horrible conditions, some had some hoof issues and skin conditions that were not the result of bad care, just bad luck. There has...

Yep! She is keeping one for a 4H project and my son is also keeping one. The others she is selling to other 4H members, already has 2 sold.

Good points on the adoption price. That does make sense. Another question, how long should it take for a rescue to have a horse ready for adoption. Lets say it only needed some hoof work and maybe a little weight. 3 months, 6 months, a year? What if they took in 20 horses but after...

I am curious as to others opinions of how some horse rescues work. Do you think rescues should take in every horse regardless of their means financially to care for them? I mean, if a rescue is basically telling supporters that they are almost out of funds or hay, do you feel it is ok for...

My daughter's 4H steer. He is a lowline angus. Hanging out with the kids in the backyard.

We rebred and she had 6 kits on February 5th. One didn't make it but the others are now almost 4 weeks old and going great!