The Official Farming Thread...

[Only the Tony]

I will probably keep about 30 heifers over the next three years. Still kicking around getting a couple of akaushi as well for personal consumption of their offspring crossed with angus.

 

[jblnut]

Combining rye !!

 

[Sloughfoot]

I have a little Century welder that is surprisingly good.

Been toying with getting one of these.

https://www.google.com/search?q=onboard+welder&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS1100US1100&oq=onboard+welde&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBggBEEUYOTIHCAIQABiABDIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMg0ICBAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0ICRAAGIYDGIAEGIoF0gEJMTQ4MjNqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:bfb7bc60,vid:14Oh0Ncmv9s,st:0

 

[LAWN BOY]

spread a chit ton of chit

 

[Mastermind]

I will probably keep about 30 heifers over the next three years. Still kicking around getting a couple of akaushi as well for personal consumption of their offspring crossed with angus.

One of our best cows calved today. We had been keeping a close eye on her thankfully. The calf wound up with its legs up and its head twisted under it in a weird way. It was plain to see that it was smothering....even though she was in high weeds. I got to it and cleaned its mouth and nose out so it could breathe. Sat it right side up and let her start cleaning it up. It's amazing that these damn things ain't extinct.

 

[Only the Tony]

One of our best cows calved today. We had been keeping a close eye on her thankfully. The calf wound up with its legs up and its head twisted under it in a weird way. It was plain to see that it was smothering....even though she was in high weeds. I got to it and cleaned its mouth and nose out so it could breathe. Sat it right side up and let her start cleaning it up. It's amazing that these damn things ain't extinct.

Unfortunately I lost a good cow a couple months ago that calved late. One of those smelled, didn't see, type of situations. Still pissed at myself about it even I thought spring calving was done and with work I would not have been able to do anything about it in time.
Little thing on cattle scales, saw one advertised for $1300 a couple days ago couple hours from me. I looked at the load cells and control they were using and found straight from company the kit was $229 with free shipping. Trying to figure out how a little bit of metal and untreated white oak can justify the price they were asking. I might order the kit and weld up a frame before fall.

Scale Kits

 

[Mastermind]

Unfortunately I lost a good cow a couple months ago that calved late. One of those smelled, didn't see, type of situations. Still pissed at myself about it even I thought spring calving was done and with work I would not have been able to do anything about it in time.
Little thing on cattle scales, saw one advertised for $1300 a couple days ago couple hours from me. I looked at the load cells and control they were using and found straight from company the kit was $229 with free shipping. Trying to figure out how a little bit of metal and untreated white oak can justify the price they were asking. I might order the kit and weld up a frame before fall.

Scale Kits

I've been threatening to do the same thing. I've become pretty good at estimating their weight, but it wouldn't hurt to know.