pens

I have a 18 gallon four-wheeler mounted electric sprayer. Is there a product out there for flies and insects that can be sprayed by one of these sprayers? I know Pyrethrum comes in a lot of forms. I would like to have some concentrate that could be mixed with water and sprayed periodically. Has...

I want to replant my pens this spring and I am wondering what is best to plant? I know a lot of guys use clover chickor and alfalfa, but I would like everyone's thououghts on this. I also was wondering if anyone knows where the best place t buy it is??? Everyone's input is appreciated. Thanks

Last year we planted to much grass and it shut out the clover and other good stuff from growing. It was just a pasture grass, but it came up very thick. So, I thought about spraying the grass when it comes up. But I don't know if it will harm the deer if they eat it. Especially, the bred does...

just thinking about putting up some signs on a section of my pen Thats next to a highway .(lot of poachers in my area ) looking for some ideas on what to put on them . Thought about making them flourecent orange , but did not know what i should say ,( other than shoot my deer , i shoot you LOL )

I have three pens partially constructed waiting to finish when weather allows it. One pen is 100ft square and the other two are about 90 ft square. I need to get a cover started on the ground and was wondering if anyone frost seeds they're own pens and with what grass,legumes, etc. I'm only...

With fawn season fast approaching and alot of ? on it. I thought we would show you some photos of ours.;)stalls are 3'x5' and open into 3'x12' runs then we let them out into the pens.

Currently working on designing our shop for taxidermy and other art mediums. I am going to build a shop next to our deer pens just for final mounting and live reference. Did'nt know if someone had some ideas on they're own buildings or experiences that could apply to the live reference shop...

I just bought my first deer!!!!!:):):) I cant wait for fawns in the spring. I am looking for any advice on what to make fawn pens out of and how big to make them. Thanks Jenni

I recently tried to borrow from two banks using my farm as collateral. Big surprise! My six-figure investment in the improvements I made to the property are worth...nothing. They say the deer farm (excluding the land it sits on) is worthless without me to run it, and it might even make the...

What is something good to plant in your pens that doesn't require mowing? I dont own a bush-hog nor do I have access to one. I just have a riding mower.

I am considering putting a Jenny in my deer breeder pens. I would like to know if anyone has done this before and if there are any potential problems that may happen with having a Jenny in the pens.

Hi everybody, I am new to deer farming and have completed two pens on my ranch. I have purchased some deer that are going to have fawns by August and need to build my Fawn pens up by the barn. I have two barns on my place one of them is a new 30 by 45 that my alley way goes up to. This will end...

I am in IL and huge storm moved in today and flooded the pens. Of course with our luck we have a 2yr. old doe have her first birthing and she popped out triplets during the thunder storm flash flood!!! We busted a bale on the highest part of the pen and moved all the fawns onto that. They were...

:eek: this big black bear came into the pens last night. no deer got hurt thankfully. :eek: PS. the date on the photo is wrong!!!!

We are having a sever cockleburr problem in our pens. What is safe to spray or treat with?:confused:

I am looking for advice on what to plant in my deer pens. I have used Imperial whitetail clover before and had success with it, but I would like to hear someone else's take, from a nutritional and cost effective standpoint, on what to plant. I have about 8-10 acres to plant. I had soil samples...