Recent content by raeleigh26

**sigh** Yeah.. She was slow on the bottle too. I figured it was because she was on the cow for two weeks. She's actually just slow. Her personality. Laid back, lazy, No hurry for anything. Kinda like my teenagers... She's been slow her whole life. She's intelligent, actually dominant over the...

I've tried it. Both. I'm telling you, this calf is the most picky thing ever. She's also slow. No, I mean ssssslllloooow They're all separated and feed individually, not in a bunk, because she takes 45 minutes to finish 5 lb. Everyone else done in ten. I should be happy she's eating at all. I...

Well, that's just the corn, sorry, oats ate $12, alfalfa... Twenty something, I've never bought it.

She was getting obviously thin on top and potbellied, she was wormed with pour on, then injectable ivermectin, then pellet wormer over 3 months. During that time I got her eating the current mix, I'm finally seeing growth, good belly, not looking wormy, which may not have been the problem to...

Decent grass mix hay is out 24/7. Where I am there's very limited choices for feed, you buy box store prebagged stuff, bagged specialty show stock feed, or mix by the ton from one of 2 mills within half hour drive. The expense leaves me buying from tractor supply or orscheln. Again, the feed...

I've got a 6m old Angus heifer, bottle calf weaned at 4m who from day one would NOT eat. I've tried everything available here. Yes, everything. This is what I've gotten her to eat, finally, and am also giving the bull 1 1/2yr, underweight, and my 6m brangus heifer. The scoop I use holds about...

It wasn't me, entirely, they had no use for, it was Maggie. Mini cows have no place in black Angus country. Apparently.

I'm not a fan of deer, but we were gifted two awhile back, which we had to process ourselves... It took SO long... I was crying by the end of it! Anyway... Need to use it up ago I pulled out a roast, thawed it, put a few cups of water in the roaster, drenched it in balsamic vinaigrette, soy...

Meaning she lets any calf nurse lol I wish! No, suspected dam is (I'm 99% sure) Holstein/Hereford Otherwise, they have all crossbred cattle, limousine, Angus, baldy, couple mottled maybe Longhorn? Polled and horned both. And since this calf is so small they think he's by my Dexter bull. So...

Thank you! Yes, we had to take several steps back, dh is very well employed, almost two years now. I'd had to sell all my good cows to pay bills during that time and them cut my losses on the scrub steers I had. Started over again, again, with the two black beef girls. They should be ready to...

I guess this would've been better in the social forum, I've forgotten how to navigate

A long while, geesh. My profile pic is Tootsie, I sold her.. Years ago Well then, I guess an update is in order. First, dh lost his job, I sold everything, tractor, trailer, truck, all but one cow, my Dexter, Maggie. (13 altogether) I got a better trailer, and truck, and have 4 head now. I lost...

I'm happy to report that she's back to normal this morning, aside from a few scabs on her back. Some videos I'd seen showed much worse. In any case, I won't be keeping her. Not decided on the other girl, I'm not sure pigs are for me. I may just raise 2 each year to butcher instead of...

Thank you. It seems I've had more than the typical, win some, lose some issues. 15 years of having rabbits, suddenly problem after problem. 15 years of chickens, neighbors bring in coryza, total loss. No way or point in starting over. Thought the raised beds would be the answer for my...

Last time I posted, my introduction I guess, I had dairy cows, dh was out of work, rabbit breed issues, sickly chickens, no garden, etc etc. ... Since then, I've had a total of 9 head of cattle, I've had to sell most of them. I have dude, a dairy Angus steer, who's now almost 8 months...