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Coffee's Ready, Come and Sit on the Porch
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Happy dogs
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Happy dh
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More coffee anyone?
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Mooowrning everyone.
39 had snotty nose but it looks like it it's cleared up today. Animals get sick also, but I don't want to administer biotics unless absolutely needed. Almighty gave them an amune system, like he gave us. so I prayed for both of them and then had faith 39 would heal and 30 would not catch what 39 had. Thankful 39 is better and 30 shows no sign of illness. My guess... Stress of being separated from the herd, loaded in a trailer and being delivered to my pasture had played a factor in the illness.
They are still hanging around by the oak tree furthest from the barn. My wife tries everyday to herd them up to the barn with farm truck. But she's not been successful. Yet. She takes our granddaughters with her, I can hear them squealing and laughing while out in the pasture with grandma and it makes me happy. Looking into getting a 4wheeler hopefully a gator.
I have enough fencing, a 16 foot gate and enough posts to cross fence 4 acres into two 2 acres paddocks. But really don't want to unless I have to.
The Moos have only been here a week, they need time to acclimate and develop trust in us. It'll just take some time I guess...
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39 had snotty nose but it looks like it it's cleared up today. Animals get sick also, but I don't want to administer biotics unless absolutely needed. Almighty gave them an amune system, like he gave us. so I prayed for both of them and then had faith 39 would heal and 30 would not catch what 39 had. Thankful 39 is better and 30 shows no sign of illness. My guess... Stress of being separated from the herd, loaded in a trailer and being delivered to my pasture had played a factor in the illness.
They are still hanging around by the oak tree furthest from the barn. My wife tries everyday to herd them up to the barn with farm truck. But she's not been successful. Yet. She takes our granddaughters with her, I can hear them squealing and laughing while out in the pasture with grandma and it makes me happy. Looking into getting a 4wheeler hopefully a gator.
I have enough fencing, a 16 foot gate and enough posts to cross fence 4 acres into two 2 acres paddocks. But really don't want to unless I have to.
The Moos have only been here a week, they need time to acclimate and develop trust in us. It'll just take some time I guess...
Jesus is Lord and Christ
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heres a little song I wrote 
I am going to sing it note for note dont worry be happy
its kind of like Lamb Chops song that doesnt end 
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It'll be in your head all day... Don't fight it
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@CrealCritter ... don't herd them. Teach them to come to call with grain as a treat/reward. Take the grain out near them in the pasture... put in a couple of piles and call them so they see you dumping it out of the bucket... get them to associate calling with a treat. Move up closer to the barn when they start to recognize the call and the bucket and the grain as a treat.... You ought to have them coming to call in 2 weeks or sooner if they get a taste of the grain and start to like it.... Use a sweet feed... TSC has a sweet pellet that is like only 10 or 12% protein... it's the getting them to come and sweet feed is usually a little better for that... until they learn that calling and a bucket means "OH GOODY...we are getting a treat".... and do not ever call them that you don't give them a little treat.... 2 handfuls is enough once they get used to coming.... but REWARD them for coming......
You will have to go on BYH to see my latest post about our cattle that got out through a downed corner of the fence... you are talking 15-20 full size cows that came up across my lawn from the next door pasture... and how we called them and got them to come back and go in the gate.... NEVER would have herded them out of the Christmas Tree farm or the 3 that were across the road.......
You will have to go on BYH to see my latest post about our cattle that got out through a downed corner of the fence... you are talking 15-20 full size cows that came up across my lawn from the next door pasture... and how we called them and got them to come back and go in the gate.... NEVER would have herded them out of the Christmas Tree farm or the 3 that were across the road.......
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Very true, my friend raises cattle and she calls them. She trained them the when she calls very loudly, Heeeeer! Bossier, bossier, bossier, And they come running, cuz they know she has something Very special
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Wife is working on grain bucket. Today we finally got them to take notice of the grain bucket with sweet feed. Wife said they were pushing each other out of the way to get to the bucket. She's gonna work with them starting tomorrow, they like the sound of her voice but walk away from mine.
That is If they don't get blown away, it's extremely windy right now.
Also I could really use your advise please.
I'm currently looking at two 2 1/2 year old pregnant black angus cows from a neighbor. Both mated with a simmental bull, this will l be their first calf so I guess that makes them heffers. Price for both $1100.00 or $550.00 each. I met them today, both are gentle and followed me around with a grain bucket in my hand. Both cows are regularly messed with and have not been known to be crazy since they were born. I really liked these ladies and the price seems more than fair. I'm just not sure what to think about the cross, I don't know enough yet. What your thoughts on simmental bull / black angus cow cross?
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