advice

So I'm a new farmer in kansas. I just got my CWD cert. with a date of 10/15/02. A need to purchase a buck to use as a cover for this coming years AI. I've found a button buck with an great pedigree with names like Enhance, Rampage, and Maxbo. I think the price is very fair. But I just noticed...

Here's the new textured feed mix my "nutritionist" recommended for the deer.....let me know what you think:   1 Ton Mix   870 Cracked Corn 150 Oats 350 Steakmaker 38 VP 100 Propel 50 Alfa Bits 125 Liquid Molasses (powdered right now, cold) 57 DI CAL  120 Beet Pulp 30...

Was wondering if anyone had advice for treating the residual effects of EHD; I.e. hoof sloughing. A friend as a yearling doe that survived EHD this year. Subsequently, her front right hoof has cracked across the top. She will not put any weight on it and flickers her tail in pain when she walks...

After giving a shot of bam and a buck not going down, can you give it telozol to knock it on out?

From the American Cervid Alliance Newsroom August 28, 2013 ACA Council Votes to Retain Legal Advice throughout Comment Process Legal Team to Provide Guidance for Industry Leaders Tuesday, August 27, 2013, the American Cervid Alliance convened to discuss the upcoming comment period...

If you could please give your opinion on this buck it would be greatly appreciated. I am wondering if you personally would keep this buck to breed or would you sell it as a shooter buck, based on photo only. Thanks Steve Reno

Hey guys I live in Oneonta, Alabama and would like to get into deer farming on somewhat of a small scale. I think I'd like to start with maybe 3-5 does. Does that seem like a reasonble number to ya'll? I've done a lot of reading and learned a lot but all and all I don't really know too much...

My four year old breeder had a run in with EHD last year. He recovered and looked good by breeding season. I give him five does to live cover. It looks like he only got the job done on one doe. She is still big pregnant and I am not sure when she will fawn. I watched him mount and breed all...

I have buck fawn that is 30 days old. Two days ago he developed a knot under his right jaw, it is hard and not moving. He is also losing the hair around his hips. What could this be, he is eating and playing and otherwise seems really healthy. Advice greatly appreciated Daren Lewis...

Hi there. I haven't posted in a while, as everything has been going great o the deer farm. But in the past 4 days we have lost 2 fawns that we are bottle feeding. A quick history: we pulled 3 fawns to bottle feed this year at approx 48 hrs after birth...to ensure colostrum. All 3 took to the...

My wife and I have decided to attempt building a cabin on 21 acres that is about 1/4 mile from our AV farm. Last year we cut and drained a 40-year old pond with the intentions of having it rebuilt this year. Any ideas on how I can write off the reconstruction of this pond? I won't have any ag...

Well as a new deer farmer im kinda lost as to what to do. I had a two year old buck get spooked and ran in to the fence and broke off one antler at the base .They where only grown out about 4 inches at this point. Any advice as too what i need to do would be greatly appreciated. Im Worried about...

Story is I darted a yearling doe fawn yesterday in the hind quarter where I always dart at but this time I'm not sure if I broke a bone or what. She will not put any weight on the leg and all she does since then is lay and stand up to eat grass. And then back down. I'm kinda worried but don't...

Hi guys and gals I am new to this industry,bought my first does last fall (however I did grow up on a deer farm until I was 7 years old, so ive been around deer before). Its been a dream of mine to get back into raising deer. I am wondering if any one has advice on bottle feeding fawns. I have...

Have to drop the herd soon for TB testing......on my bucks that are over 200 lbs., should I be giving them 3 cc's of the Xylazine/Telazol mix at a 6:1 ratio? Is that too much? And if that is the right amount, should I be giving them 3 cc's of the Tolazine? Just worried that 3 might be...

I know there are some Ohio guys here on the forums. I am looking for some advice, I would really appreciate any tips. Let me give you a little info on what I've been doing with some Ohio leases and what I would like to do in the future. Two years ago my father and I decided the deer here in PA...

A couple years back there was a thread regarding fawn pens within the doe pens intended to keep fawns where they could be imprinted by handling daily. I've only had two fawns so far, born last Thursday, and 10 more to go. I couldn't find either of the first fawns this evening. I have two...

We have a doe fawn that is a little over a month old and we had been treating her for bloat and it seems now that her bloat problem is under control but now we have a bigger problem on our hands.... she can not pee... she squats for atleast 1 or 2 min and nothing comes out. She is eating and...

In west texas we have been struggling with severe drought and high temperatures. this has made it difficult for our new fawns. We currently have four fawns that are being bottle raised that are not doing well. Fawn #1 female 1 week old pulled at 24hrs smallest triplet-nursed normally first...

In west texas we have been struggling with severe drought and high temperatures. this has made it difficult for our new fawns. We currently have four fawns that are being bottle raised that are not doing well. Fawn #1 female 1 week old pulled at 24hrs smallest triplet-nursed normally first...