Calving pics.

Erik Ks farmer · Mar 26, 2013

17 degree this morning, I discovered that I can post pics again. Here are the calving pics from Sunday. The calf in the shed is the one we had in the bath tub.

Tom in TN · Mar 26, 2013

Erik,

Fawteen would say, "Ain't they cunnin'?"

I'll just say, "Aww".

Thanks for the pics.

Tom in TN

GordoSD · Mar 26, 2013

My neighbor uses portable cattle fencing in his shaed so he can keep three pairs in there at a time. Also has his electric calf warmer box right there.

Bobl1958 · Mar 26, 2013

Hey Erik - looks like you do a good job of taking care of your animals. Lookin good. Bob

casecollectorsc · Mar 26, 2013

Cows look to be in great shape!! You got plenty of
feed down there? Where in KS are you?

Kow Farmer · Mar 26, 2013

Erik,
The cows and calves look great! Looks like you will have a nice crop of calves. Keep up the good work.
Kow Farmer (Kurt)

Nebraska Cowman · Mar 26, 2013

9° here but the ground is dry. I had one heifer in
the barn that tries to kill me. But she's claiming
the calf OK. I'll just stay out of her space. (Right
now I'm in the house and she is in possession of the
outside)

Fawteen · Mar 26, 2013

[i:654c4848f0]Fawteen would say, "Ain't they cunnin'?"[/i:654c4848f0]

Ayuh, I would, but I hate cowz. "8^)

JayinNY · Mar 26, 2013

Id like to ask you, I have the same kind of shed, and with the
up and down freez thaw weather, the cows rut it up really
bad, holes the size of bowling balls! When I can I'll go out
there with the loader and back drag it to smooth it out, it's
fine until we get warm and it truns to mud. I also put mulch
hay bedding or straw on the ground for them to lay in. How
do you keep you ground from getting so rutted up? Also
were on clay! I was thinking of putting sand in there, but I
dont think that will do anything.Thanks for the pics also!

Erik Ks farmer · Mar 26, 2013

I have plenty of feed, I hay quite a bit and normally sell a fair amount of hay. I did sell around 50 tons which is about a 1/3 of normal. Hay is a scarce commodity around here right now. A lot of guys chopped silage last fall since the yield potential was around 10 bpa, most have had good luck feeding it but from my understanding it is about fed out. I am in East central Kansas at Overbrook. Jay what you see in the pics is where I bed them, it is the high point in a 6 acre lot and drains well. I feed in rings and this time of year is gets pretty rutted up and difficult to feed, I try to pile the mess and keep myself on solid clay. I feed with a 180 MF with a front loader and 3 pt forks, it is a pig in the mud. I have to keep a bale on the 3pt to maneuver in the lots.

rrlund · Mar 26, 2013

Glad they're doing well for you in this weather. Glad too that I didn't breed anything to calve this soon. I'd like to see them hitting the ground in some green grass. Or at least after the snow is gone and some of the mud has dried up.

S2710 · Mar 26, 2013

Jay in our area the ASCS used to help farmers with cow yards. What they did was to get all mud and manure out of the way and put 6 inchs of 2 inch gravel then 6 inchs of 3/4 inch gravel, and then put 6 inchs of screeings on top. When you clean you loose some of the screenings but you can always add more. You will also have to landscape the outside of your building so that the water can run away.

Bob

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