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Got the heifers bangsed today. Just in the nick of time our fecal samples came back too. The heifers were very wormy. Instead of de worming all the time we only de worm now when they need it. We determine that through fecal samples. In keeping with our new management practices, we switched to a de wormer that comes in drench form. Safe Guard. A big selling point is that it is harmless to dung beetles! Might get a handle on this problem yet.
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What's the cost difference between a manure sample compared to a dose of wormer?? We finished vaccinating the last group of ours and moved them into the barn yard this afternoon.
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What's the cost difference between a manure sample compared to a dose of wormer?? We finished vaccinating the last group of ours and moved them into the barn yard this afternoon.
It costs about 4 bucks per sample....and you take about 10 samples for 300 cows.
So far, it has been cheaper to test them rather than to treat them.
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Got it, thought you had to test more than that.
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Ed, it sure as hell feels like it lately but the the weatherman says hold on...
Low of 0F and wind and snow for tomorrow(night). Could be an all-time record low....
Not at all what we need given that calving is just taking off with the main herd. Nothing we can do about it but put out a bunch of straw and hope for the best. We've got great wind protection but you can never escape the cold air.
Jim, worms and lice is something that I need to get a better understanding of, sounds like you have a good handle on it which is good.
I've kinda been thinking we should try a different backpour just to mix it up a little.
This morning I was out ear tagging calves while my dad was chopping bales in the tractor. All of a sudden about 20 head threw their head ups and ran off the chow line..... Hmmmm...
Finished tagging the calf and went to do a little investigation.
Spied this bastid lurking a couple hundred yards away.
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0°F F-that! It’s no wonder Flave’s moving to Florida.
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It's been so nice lately and hell, it's damn near April...... Given this past winter I shoulda known we'd get one more cold snap.
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Sunday.
Watchin' a herd of elk,
when a pest showed up.
25-06AI 90gr. GMX.
They work.
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Damn, next time use a little more gun there Hoss......grin Nice shooting!
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Luck.
I thought he was further out....
I am dead on at 200 and so I aimed for the head as he was facing me.
Good rest on a stump.
It didn't drop...
and he didn't wiggle.
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Luck. Good rest on a stump.
I was leaning on a water willow...
And that is an EASY little rifle to shoot.
This one was trotting away at about 200 so I let out a little whooo whoo and it stop and turned around.
Musta been the moccasins, broke in BTW....
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We don't seem to really get a spring, it's winter, in between, and summer. I'm not a big fan of in between.
Snowblower don't do much good on ice. The good part of a sloped lot is snow melt off runs down hill. The bad part is unless your'e on the apex of the hill, the neighbors runoff turns your driveway into a skating rink.
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That snow blower looks brand new.... What the hell you been doing all winter?
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Lott, this winter was cold and never warmed up enough to make much land ice, snow was it. Which is way easier that dealing with ice... We do have standing water in some ruts though and there will be a couple inches of ice over water when we drive through. Tractor can break trail! Jim, I will admit to rinsing it off before parking in the garage.....grin I want one with taller tires and a beefed up drive train...
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Our snow blower took a chit so that was snow that packed down over the winter which then turned into ice. I did pick up a used Honda off of craigslist, so am set for next winter!
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The last couple of days.
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Distributor is on the wrong side.
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Ed, I don’t mean to rain on you’re parade, but you’re gonna need bigger tires.
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Ed, I don’t mean to rain on you’re parade, but you’re gonna need bigger tires.
Wal-Mart tire center no doubt has what he needs.
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