Dairy Feeder shows at your county fair???

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Jacob B

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Just wondering what rules some of you may have out there about what determines a dairy feeder steer at your county fair.  What weight limits or ranges they must come in at?  When is the latest you can have them registered? 
 

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we don't really have any rules..  papers not needed, no weight limit, just split them up when they get here.  We divide them into bottle calf class (I think under 200#), and then 2 weight divisions under 800#.  After 800 they show with the beef fats. 
 

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Our Dair Beef must be born between Dec 1st till Jan 15th. A 4-h or FFA advisor must be notified ASAP to tag the animal and to take pics. Only approved dairy animals are allowed to compete that a reconginized dairy breed for the PA Youth Dairy show(Red and Black holsteins, Jerseys, Gurnseys, Arshyries,Swiss, and Milking Shorthorns) they must be dehorned and casturated by march 1st. They must have vaccines and health papers from March 1st till 30 days b4 fair. The weight range is 400-800lbs, weight classes r determined at fair after weigh ins. Champion and reserve are the only ones sold at the youth livestock auction.
 

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PaFFA Proud, you mostly get holstein calves or is there one breed that makes better feeders over another in the dairy group.  Whats the theory behind having such a short window of birth dates, just trying to keep the calves fairly close in weights come fair?
 

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Jacob B said:
PaFFA Proud, you mostly get holstein calves or is there one breed that makes better feeders over another in the dairy group.  Whats the theory behind having such a short window of birth dates, just trying to keep the calves fairly close in weights come fair?

Yeah we mostley have holsteins because thats whats popular around here. All steers are together no matter what their breed. Mine was a Lineback steer, because I went from the year befores fair book and it was misprinted saying that it was a approved breed. He was VERY nice looking(the one in my avtar) however he just wasent in the weight category the judge wanted her grand and resv in(due to getting sick 3 weeks b4 fair and went off feed) We have a close date of birthing dates to keep them in simaliar weights and they classify a feeder as  being around 7-8 months old which they are at our fair time
 

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Realy all I was looking for was the breeding requirments.  Our local fair doesn't let all 6 of the major dairy breeds from the U.S. show.  Only 5 in fact, leaving out the Milking Shorthorns.  Not that there are many, or any around here.  Just wondering why that would be, and if anybody else had this kind of rule. Had a guy ask me why not too long ago, and I'm just gathering intel. so that when I ask our superintendant I don't sound like a total fool.  There are far too many of those already around our county fair.
 

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no breed requirements at ours...  heck we can even show a 1/2 dairy as a dairy. 

I could see where MS could cause fuss in a dairy class...  maybe if they still consider them dual purpose... 
 

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1/2 dairy feeders can show as dairy?  uh oh...here come the Heatwaves  (lol)
 

kfacres

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GM said:
1/2 dairy feeders can show as dairy?  uh oh...here come the Heatwaves  (lol)

you supply the semen, I'll supply the dairy cow.. I bet ole HW with his colors will make a Holstein, Jersey, BS, or any of the others- for sure a Milking Shorthorn. 

Sounds like something worth trying?  Any the Texans want to start a Dairy division at the majors? 
 

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Our rule on breeds is that they must be 100 per cent dairy breeding. They can be a cross of dairy breeds IE; Holstein x jersey.
 

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jalebe said:
Our rule on breeds is that they must be 100 per cent dairy breeding. They can be a cross of dairy breeds IE; Holstein x jersey.

Same here..i forgot that till I read that last night.
 
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