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While thinking about the ACV and giving it to my heifer, I thought of something. I know that I have to watch the diet of my cows, so as not to mess up their rumen. I have read alot on ACV and it's many health benefits for both human and animal, but am worried about it messing up Daisy's rumen...

Being from Louisiana, then I have plenty of both critters (not enough) and varmints (too many) in my back, front and side yards...lol

Thanks Beekissed. Some very interesting information. From what I have gathered about ACV, then it is healthy for the body, so it would not hurt to use it, whether it works to increase the chances of a "girl" baby or not. I may try this and see what the results will be. Dorothy

Thanks FarmerChick. It seems that ACV = more heifers is not true, but wanted to check and see if anyone has experience with it. Guess that when the time comes to breed my heifer, then I will just get whatever gender I get...lol I will be happy, no matter what, but would prefer a heifer. I...

Hi all. It seems that I remember reading that if you give a heifer/cow ACV before breeding her, then your chances of getting a heifer calf were greater. Has anyone ever done this and does it really work? I have search for this topic, but have been unable to find any information about it. If...

Is anyone else having trouble opening the information pages. I have tried to open the Breeds page and the Heat Expentancy and Gestation page and all that shows up is a white page. I wait to see if something is going to pop up, but nothing ever does. Any suggestions as to why this is...

One of my pens is really muddy and I want to make sure that it is alright for me to put sawdust, wood shavings and Cypress mulch in there to dry it up some. Do you all think that this is a good idea? My DH is worried that the sawdust will make matters worse. I can get all of the sawdust that...

Thanks Farmer Kitty and wynedot55. I like the secone picture also. I was stooping down to take it and he was coming towards me to see if I had something for him to eat...lol I did discover yesterday, that he has a ringworm on his neck and I went to the feed store right then and got the meds...

Sorry that this has taken me so long, but take my word for it, that things have been absolutely crazy around here. I haven't been online in a while. Here are the pictures that were supposed to have been here a long time ago...lol Yes, he is tied on a rope at this time. DH and I are...

I will try to get the pics. on here tomorrow. So, do all of you think that approx. 224 lbs. is a good weight for a approx. 9 wk old bull calf? If he is indeed at that weight or close to it, then he is almost half the weight that my last bull that my sister raised for us, when he was 1 yr. 8...

I don't have the new pics. yet, but I tried to measure BarBQ by myself and what I came up with was that he is approx. 39" - 40" tall and around his approx. 41" around the smallest chest area. (According to FarmerKitty's directions and pics.) I will have to get DH to help me and see if we can...

FarmerKitty - I don't know if the ones that I saw were the Belted Gateway and/or Dutch Belted. I will go see if I can find the website that I saw them on yesterday. I don't mind the work load that is required. I am just intimidated by the larger breeds. I know that I have a calf that will...

Thanks very much FarmerKitty. I am going to have to find my sewing tape tomorrow and go see how big around he is now...lol I saw the other 2 calves that my sister purchased at the same time as BarBQ and they are tiny compared to him. My DH whispered to me that he thinks that they are...

Hi all. Sorry I haven't been online in a while, been very busy. I just wanted to let everyone know that BarBQ is doing great. He has grown by leaps and bounds and is spoiled rotten. He calls to me every time that I go outside..lol I have him off of the pail of milk now, but only for a few...

I am doing research on Mini Cows. I am interested in the smaller breeds because the larger breeds are intimidating to my small self. I am only 5'1" tall. I am lookiing for a breed that will produce good milk and that I will be able to eat/freezer the extra males. I have read up on the...

I do not think that it is ringworm either, but I am keeping a close eye on him. My sister's cows have had ringworm before, but it looked more like the pics. that Farmer Kitty put on here. Like I said, I will keep wathcing it and see if it progresses. I sure hope that it doesn't. I know that...

I hadn't thought about him rubbing on the fence. I have noticed him rubbing/scratching his snout/nose on the fence before. It just has me puzzled as to why it is just around his eyes and nowhere else. Maybe because they stick out....lol I have looked him over and all that I see in other...

My calf is 3 1/2 wks. old and I noticed that he has lost most of the hair around his eyes. I was wondering if any of you know the cause of this. I will try to get out there and take a pic. of it, so that may help. He is healthy appearing in every way, but just has lost the hair around his...

mjdtexan - I am glad that you got a good laugh out of his name. Our last one was named T-Bone and he sure is delicious....lol I have been trying to prepare my little boy for that reality, when it comes. He wanted to know why I wanted another calf. I told him so that we could grow him up...

Thanks Farmer Kitty. I did notice this morning that his sides were more filled out, after he gets done eating. When it is getting close to his second feeding, then his sides are indented quite a bit.