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Purina just came out with a product called Hydration Hay. It's a 4"x6" block of dehydrated hay that you drop into a gallon of water and it swells back up and expands to about a flake of hay. It's made to keep animals hydrated in high stress situations and they are even marketing it towards show...

I live in southeastern Wisconsin and they make up more than half of the animals shown at our county fair. I mean, we are the dairy state after all. Most people show them because of the cost and the work involved. They can get a calf for $50, feed it straight whole corn, halter break it with...

im an 18 year old girl and let me tell you, i would love to bling in the ring a little.. but some people just cant pull it off, and that person is me. i love to keep it traditional with my hair down, or up in a pretty bun, a nice starched long sleeve, collared/cuffed button down, something that...

i have 2 pairs of boots.. i have my "kickers" as i call them, or my barn boots, which are my cheap justins that i bought that wont cost alot to replace.. i wear boots out in 3-4 months tops.. but i wore them everywhere, working cattle, washing cattle, rain, snow, hot sun, soaking wet or dry...

does anyone know where a video would be of the grand drive or grand crossbred drive for wisconsin state fair?

and another thing for WSF.. our dairy beef have to be registered holsteins... thats why alot of the kids at my county fair dont go because they live on farms where it isnt needed..

i live and show in wisconsin and at our county fair, our dairy steers take up most of our barn.. there are only about 4 competitive show steers here too.. most of our dairy steer kids grow up on dairy farms, can pick whatever calf they want, and show it at fair, VERY low cost.. sometimes the...

i would try a donkey. donkies fight back instead of just taking the hits. we have a mini donkey right now, and she can beat the crap out of our two horses anyday.. shes only about a year old, she stands up to about the middle of my thigh, and she doesnt eat much.

is it all aluminum and are you negotiable on the price?

Has this show box sold as of 11/25/11????

where are you located?

My sisters fair calf does the same thing. he comes in really bloated every morning. we keep it down by useing the bloat medicine. it seems to work well. we also use laundry detergent or dish soap with some water and drench him with that, or put it in a glass beer bottle and pour it down his...

For me and my sister's second year showing cattle, my older sister won Grand Champion Market Steer, and I would have won reserve if my steer was acting better. I ended up with a second blue. It seems like he's so low key all the time, and then when he gets in the show ring, hes different. it was...

i have a steer just like yours. his hair is the hardest to pop. on show day, i used Mane Mousse, which is a horse hair product that i also use on my horses. i dont know where to find it in other states than Wisconsin, but i would look online. it comes out kind of like Sullivan's Revive does, a...

Add some vinagar to your show sheen. if you brush, then sheen every time before you brush.