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    help, cow in heat?

    Ok, thanks peeps. She is a meat cow so she will be dinner at some point. My hubby wants sooner, I would like to wait til she gets a bit bigger. Fortunately that behaviour has stopped.... until her next cycle.
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    help, cow in heat?

    Hey everyone, my 15 month Brangus heifer is obviously in heat, she is trying to mount my Shire mare. While it is a bit humorous, the horse isn't laughing. My husband says time to butcher her. I think she's a bit on the small side yet, but she is really getting obnoxious with her behaviour. She...
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    Orphan Drum Colt

    One week ago a breeder I know had to put down her beautiful shire mare from founder. She had a 6 week old colt at her side. Maybe I'm loopy, but I said yes, I'll take him. Fortunately, they knew this was coming and had already pail trained him. He slurps Mare's Milk Plus foal milk replacement...
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    New foal! Half Arabian Pony filly - Pics

    cuteness!!!, that's also a very nice looking mare too, congrats
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    Pictures Of YOUR Horses...!!!

    Thank you, I updated her photo so you can actually see her. :lol:
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    feeding an orphaned foal ??

    I have a 6 week old Drum foal (colt) that lost his dam to founder on thursday. The little guy easily pail trained to foal milk replacer and foal milk pellets. He seems to be thriving, gaining weight, curious, everything you want in a foal. I have read so much conflicting information about when...
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    Photos of our baby calf

    That is bizarre! anywhooo, your baby is so cute, congrats on your firstborn and a atta girl for your mommy
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    Pictures Of YOUR Horses...!!!

    Yeah.... I was finally able to log back in here, I kept getting error messages , finally re-set my PW , I havn't posted here in awhile, but I always read..... so here goes. This is a picture of my new Shire mare. I am sooooooo in love . I changed the photo when I realized you couldn't see her...
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    ? blue spot in eye? Picture added

    ohh lord no, I don't, but I was showing dh a few plans I have found on how to build one... It's on the honey-do list...
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    My hatch-Chicken chicks & new silkie cross chick

    m.holloway.... I saw your post just now about being from florida. Not sure where Inverness is. I live about 45 miles east of Ocala, I saw the Fl swaps and such but have never been able to make it do to work schedule. I sincerely hope I get to meet up with you someday around our chicken and cow...
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    ? blue spot in eye? Picture added

    yes, it is indicated for conjunctivitis (pink eye) . Now just how am I going to get this in her eye? She is just barely letting me touch her nose, she actually followed me around the field today, so I think we are making progress. :) If my dh and I rope her to catch her, are we going to scare...
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    Mother's Day present..

    a hint??
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    ? blue spot in eye? Picture added

    the blue spot was definitely cloudy, looked opaque maybe. I took several pictures but it didn't seem to show up in it. I'll try again. Well, she at least got up real close to me for the cookies. I was thoroughly sniffed. The really funny part was my BR roo had to come out and check what I was...
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    ? blue spot in eye? Picture added

    hey guys, I was sitting in the pasture today feeding oatmeal cookies to my new calf and I noticed her right eye has a blue area onin it. It almost looks like a cataract starting or something. It is not something like a foreign object, it appears to be intrinsic in the eye. It is about the size...
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    Pictures?

    Thank you, yes she is 3/4 angus and 1/4 brahma. I think I am in :love
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    Pictures?

    I read all 48 pages on this thread, my turn to post a pic of the baby. I think her name is going to be cleopatra, cleo for short :D
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    A new calf

    :love Oh my Farmer Kitty you have a heifer named after me, ( i spell mine jae) I may have to name my new calf Kitty-cow in your honor :D Too cute for words. muahhhh.
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    Mornin' cow folks, new moo lover here with ??

    yeahhh, if "thewife" says she wants a brangus I musta done good. I know I know, don't name her but gosh darn.... big brown eyes, looong lashes and Mooooo I'm betting half the farm that my dh won't be able to eat her. He is a real softy . Ohh, she has been wormed and the owner said I could...
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    Mornin' cow folks, new moo lover here with ??

    Thank you thank you all, yes Kitty, great links, definitely nice to have a place to go when I'm scratching my head (frequently) wanted to update: a beautiful baby Brangus heifer calls my pasture her home :D She is 3/4 angus, 1/4 brahma and she has the cutest ever moooooo. I will try to get...
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    Mornin' cow folks, new moo lover here with ??

    I was reading up on vet care etc. There are so many cattle vaccines available, many I have seen at TSC or a local feedstore here. Which vaccines are the Must Haves? Which Vaccines are to be avoided when the animal is for consumption? Do you give your own Vaccines? I am an RN with access and...
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