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Ours is 12x20 also - 18 inches of blanket insulation all the way around, double vapor barrier, plexiboard sheeting on inside to be able to wash down cedar fiber over mesh, and 4ft of clean rock to allow for drainage could bring in 6 -12 inches of fill lime for cushion - that would also help...

I was also wondering as well, as we will be bringing a couple heifers for the Angus Division. We have never been there either. Do we need generators? Lots of extension cords, or just a little? Stall Dividers? Can fans be screwed to the wall(Sullivan hanger post)? We will probably pack...

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I agree with cheap hair dye. We like to use Clairol green box from Dollar General. I think $1.99 per box. What we do for a full size calf is... 3 boxes of Hair Dye mixed as instructions say, then pour into Sullivans spray bottle, fill up with Kleen Sheen, spray on clean & dry calf, work in with...

We have had heifers act like what you are describing, and all of the advice earlier is what I would start with. We have also had a couple heifers with I would almost relate to Attention Deficit Disorder, as in kids. We found a product called Focus from Sullivan Supply that takes the edge off. We...

I am struggling with something. We have a very nice family in our county that has a son in a motorized wheelchair. The boy is a cattle fanatic, and active in 4-H. They weighed in a steer, and plan to enter a heifer for our fair. The boy would like to be able to show the projects at the fair...

we fed it last year, and will absolutly feed it this year - worked great. We did something a little different however, and the same day we were combining the corn, we raked, and baled right behind the combine. Then we wrapped the bales in line with a bale wrapper. I didn't have enough storage...

i am familiar with hair liniment this was not a sullivans product and was more of an everyday conditioner type product.

Couple years ago I picked up some green hair conditioner product that was similar to Kleen Sheen Had a minty smell to it. I don't remember the name of it, but it worked well and thought about using it again. Anyone know the product name, or where to purchase?

Precon, Precon, Precon feed for a few days - it will turn stools to horse turd like road apples - awesome at shows  ;D

Couple things we do to help this: We tie our calves with their head high for 4-5 hours a day. You have to work them up to this - but at a show I want them to be able to stand in a grooming chute for an hour, in class for 30-40 minutes, and the final drive for 30-40 minutes. If they are not used...

I am on my 2nd year with a Calf Climate unit. No problems so far, other than some issues with timing of getting the unit initially. Matt at Calf Climate hits me a a pretty good guy although have only corresponded with him via email. He has had alot of goot pointers, and discussion with me as i...

not sure how much you are showing him, or how hard you are pushing him, but we have had excellent success wth feeding about Purina Precon Complete as 1/2 of the normal feeding of grain, along with 1/2 of the normal grain.  You would be amazed how much this will tighten their stools. It makes it...

If anyone is looking for outstanding Registered Angus bred females you may want to consider attending the upcoming cow herd dispersal at Sauk Valley Angus near Rock Falls Illinois. They are selling 120 head of females. This a very solid set of cattle that will do a lot of good for the buyers...

3ft apart and 3ft back for calves it's a little wide, but works perfect for 600# and up