What do you do to clean those skillets? My family has a debate, I say scalding hot water and a soapless brush and others say to put salt in them, scrub, and wipe out.
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I’ve heard that extra salt in their diet can help build their immune system, not sure if it’s true though.Mooowrning everyone.
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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...
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@CrealCritter yes, you can train them to come to most anything. Be consistent... and it won't hurt for you to keep up with calling them... they will get accustomed to your voice. Ours will come to either my son or I , but do better with coming to whomever they are more recently used to... A bell will work.... ours will come to the sound of the trucks... and they can tell the difference between our trucks and other people's trucks... seriously. Just make sure that you give them a little something as a reward for coming....
Those are nice looking heifers. The price is fantastic and I would buy them in a second....... the only concern is if the simmental bull throws big calves. The old style simmentals usually threw big chunky calves.... they grow like all get out... but using them on a heifer can be a problem.... Still, for that price, I would jump on them. Then watch them close, and have a good relation with a local vet... so that if there is a problem or you are unsure... you can call them. Here they would be worth 1100 or more, each.....
Ask the neighbor if they know anything about the bull.... what kind of calves he sires. The cross is one we have had before. I have no problem with it especially for home use. Sometimes the reds will get discounted here at the sale yards... but for your own use, it is not a consideration. So many simms will throw colored calves if there is much in the background.
One thing, if you get them DO NOT overfeed them. You don't want them to put alot into a big fetus... I am not saying starve them... but they don't need more than a mouthful of grain to keep them healthy along with good hay and whatever grass you have.... They should not get fat/roly poly... a good body weight and condition... but not fat. The fetus does the most growing the last 2 months and you don't want it to be a monster calf... I like first calves to be in the 55-75 lb size.... so the heifer can just slip them right out.... it stretches her out and spreads the pelvic bones and then she can have a bigger calf next time around.
Those are nice looking heifers. The price is fantastic and I would buy them in a second....... the only concern is if the simmental bull throws big calves. The old style simmentals usually threw big chunky calves.... they grow like all get out... but using them on a heifer can be a problem.... Still, for that price, I would jump on them. Then watch them close, and have a good relation with a local vet... so that if there is a problem or you are unsure... you can call them. Here they would be worth 1100 or more, each.....
Ask the neighbor if they know anything about the bull.... what kind of calves he sires. The cross is one we have had before. I have no problem with it especially for home use. Sometimes the reds will get discounted here at the sale yards... but for your own use, it is not a consideration. So many simms will throw colored calves if there is much in the background.
One thing, if you get them DO NOT overfeed them. You don't want them to put alot into a big fetus... I am not saying starve them... but they don't need more than a mouthful of grain to keep them healthy along with good hay and whatever grass you have.... They should not get fat/roly poly... a good body weight and condition... but not fat. The fetus does the most growing the last 2 months and you don't want it to be a monster calf... I like first calves to be in the 55-75 lb size.... so the heifer can just slip them right out.... it stretches her out and spreads the pelvic bones and then she can have a bigger calf next time around.
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That's all they need, to know that there is something good waiting for them when they come... it won't be long before they will come right in the barn/shed....Poured down the rain today. After the rain my wife and I went out to mess around a bit with the steers. We took some sweetfeed in a large coffee can. My wife said "hey boys" and they lifted their heads off the ground. They still had grass hanging out of their mouths.
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I hung the green gate bucket over the fence, stepped back and my wife poured in the sweet feed. They came up to the bucket to eat the sweet feed. These steers even have black tongues
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Major step today, for sure... Wife has almost got them up to the barn. Maybe tomorrow, maybe... I need to get them up to the barn so I can start feeding them grower.
We have a old "chow bell" it's pretty good sized. I might get a pipe for it, plant it in the ground and try to train them to come for the bell. They would be able to hear it from the back of the property after I get the next 5 acres fenced in. IDK... what's your thoughts on the bell? Just trying to think of something else, since they walk away from the sound of my voice.
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She's working on it, she has her ways with the animals around here. I just would like something that's a non-human sound so if we are away for a while and someone else has to care for them for a bit. I know you all understand what I'm after.That's all they need, to know that there is something good waiting for them when they come... it won't be long before they will come right in the barn/shed....
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Neighbor told me they were 1/2 off or two for one, take your pick. I thought he was just joking around. I guess he wasn't.joking around
I'm a newbie with this whole bovine business, still wet behind the ears persay. You are so helpful, you know you're rare, it's hard to find someone who will tell you like it is. if I ever get to meet you, I'm gonna give you a big bear hug.I still have to go look at those 3 cross bred dexter's in kentucky for my wife. I told her I'm ok with a few mini cows, if that's what she has her heart set on.
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Sometimes I hear a siren out in the 100 acre pasture across the road or in the 100 acre pasture down on the corner, late at night. It's Casey, calling the cows. He has a siren mounted on his flatbed truck and he flips the switch, the siren sound covers the area, followed by the sound of mooing cattle as they make their way to the corral where he feeds them.
A bell is a good idea. Mount it on the barn, where it's sound can float out over the pasture and the cows will come.
I call my sheep and they run to me. If BJ called them, they didn't even raise their heads. LOL LOL
On my second cup of coffee, it's getting daylight, reckon I'll get dressed and go feed sheep and smile at the antics of the lambs.
A bell is a good idea. Mount it on the barn, where it's sound can float out over the pasture and the cows will come.
I call my sheep and they run to me. If BJ called them, they didn't even raise their heads. LOL LOL
On my second cup of coffee, it's getting daylight, reckon I'll get dressed and go feed sheep and smile at the antics of the lambs.
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Happy Friday!
After today, just two more work days and then 5 days off. Taking the wife to see her family. She hasn't seen them in person in over two years.
Great news is we have a credit card tied to a nice hotel chain for points accumulation. So we get to stay free at a hotel on points the whole trip and can flee when the inevitable political debate breaks out between between her liberal sister and anti-liberal BIL.
After today, just two more work days and then 5 days off. Taking the wife to see her family. She hasn't seen them in person in over two years.
Great news is we have a credit card tied to a nice hotel chain for points accumulation. So we get to stay free at a hotel on points the whole trip and can flee when the inevitable political debate breaks out between between her liberal sister and anti-liberal BIL.
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Back in my homeschooling days I had a rule , Breakfast is at 7, make your bed and clean up your room, get dressed if you want breakfast, School starts at 8, ............. My kids never missed breakfastThe bell worked for my kids. Dinner starts 10 minutes after we ring the bell. Took only one missed meal to get the kids to understand the concept.
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as soon as I am done, say cooking an egg, I drop a tiny bit of butter in , it loosens up everything, then I wipe it all out with a paper towel.
If I had just cooked up ground meat for tacos, I turn on the HOT water, and wipe out what I can with a paper towel, then while the skillet is still hot I put it under the hot water and with my fingers I wash it out- NO SOAP- then wipe it dry, put it on the burner melt a tad of coconut oil, butter, or a drip of olive oil, wipe it all around the bottom of the inside and the sides, let it heat up to make a slight smoke, turn it off wipe any residual out and done.
