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If my steer with runny nose and wheezing simply has allergies, could I give him Zyrtec or Benadryl?

He's had a snotty nose for about a week; I've been waiting to see if it'll clear up. Got Tylan today and tried an injection while he was eating--yikes! Kinda dangerous. Can I administer Tylan in his feed? Will he not eat his grain if it tastes like medicine? Other suggestions?

I've been raising 2 steers per year for 6 years now but my grain supplier is getting too expensive. I'm researching other grain/feed options locally. What matters to you when choosing a grain? I give them 1/2 scoop each twice per day just to see them up close and help them get a bit tame. My...

I have two empty pastures right now. I'd like to work on the quality of what's growing there while they're empty. On assessing, I found 20+ large fire ant hills. Question #1: what is best method to kill the ants? Question #2: if I use Amdro, how long would I need to wait before putting grazing...

I have 2 steer calves in the pasture, one a good bit stronger than the other although they were born 2 days apart. The smaller one tries to suckle on the bigger one's urine and best I can tell, he lets him do it. Do I let them work that out or should I separate them for a while? Is it just a...

I just removed a zillion wheelbarrow loads of wet muck and nasty straw from their stall. The floor is now hard-packed dirt. We have the calves' feed bins in there, so they come in and flood the place with their pee. The hard floor isn't level; it's dipped in the middle, so there's a nasty pool...

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What to do? Some of the info I've found assumes they're very young when they get the scours. I can't imagine giving them a liquid medicine like peptobismal. What's the first step to do? We're giving them plenty of fresh water & fresh bedding. Dh is on a trip, so we're on our own here. Do I...

We're new to calves. Just fixed our fence today to contain these little guys & they're scampering & eating happily. Our horses are in the near pasture during the day, but we put them in at night. I feel like once the calves and horses make friends, the horses may keep watch over the calves until...

We just got 8-wk-old calves today. Bull calves, Holsteins. If we want to grow them up for beef, what grain should we give them now? We've been looking for medium protein and 4% fat. Does that sound right? Maybe 14% protein? Does Tractor Supply sell a good one? We have a TS nearby. They're...

Hello, fellow farmers! We just got 2 bull Holstein calves today. I'm pretty excited, but we don't know all that much yet. We have horses, chickens, quail, & dogs.