Calf Warming Boxes

[pickarock]

Wondering, should I go pre-made, what kind or should we try to make one ourselves. Any tips on what makes a good one?

[grassfarmer]

Mother Nature, LOL

[ALLFARMER]

I concur with your oil and canola assessments. The slowdown in China is having an impact on all commodities.

[wakopa]

Lol that's funny, why would I lock in wheat at 6:40, sometimes it is funny on here .

[boarderbloke]

Klause, regarding the prices/bus your suggesting, what's the value of the CAD? Are you thinking 80 cents U.S., 70, or 60 cents U.S.?
If crude goes to $29-31/bbl, what's the CAD worth? 60 cents U.S. or do you think lower???
If it's 60 cents U.S., then all your prices are way too low. IMHO

[Klause]

I'm thinking the CAD will hover around 75 cents for these projections. I have a feeling the US economy isn't in as good a shape as they think and the USD is in for a correction.

[kato]

We have made pens in the back of the shed where we put a metal bar across the corner to keep the cow back, and hang an infrared heater in there. The cow doesn't lose contact with the calf, and they learn really quick how to line themselves up directly under it. It's a win win situation. The calf gets licked down, and still gets that extra bit of warm up. Once they are dry, just pull the plug.

[Braveheart]

I know the CA $ will be an influence, if the USD stays strong or gets stronger it will keep a lid on US wheat futures and will reduce demand for US wheat keeping supplies burdensome.

[rkaiser]

"I have a feeling the US economy isn't in as good a shape as they think and the USD is in for a correction."

Finally ---- it makes it to agriville.

American economy has been fake for a long time. Only thing holding it up is the wall street gang stealing what they can and conning the little guys until the day they make their big exit.

[WiltonRanch]

Good idea kato. The koenders hot box sits in the corner of our calving barn unused for a couple years. But it's there in case we need it. Most times we put a cold calf in the heated tack room of the horse barn and put a fan heater beside them. It's easier to put them in there than lift them into the hot box. Funniest calf warmer I heard was a guy bought an old car and took out the seats and parked it by the barn.