Recent content by ShortieShowGirl

This is very similar to what im doing.  Except the farmer lets me keep the beef he barrows me on his own farm.  He lets me choose the calves and then im responsible for taining and grooming and feed and chores when im out there.  When im not he gives them feed witht he rest of the calves in the...

Didnt do as well as i wished we could have. But for my second year im still very happy with the results. i got second with my steer, even though he was little light. First in class with my registered shorthorn heifer.  Reserve Champion shorthorn. and fourth in showmanship. I wish i could get...

Its gonna be fairly cool this week so im not too worried about the heat, what can ya tell me about what to bring

Ok so my county fair is only two days away. this will be my second year showing and im starting to blank on what i need to pack for the cavles. i am taking a steer and a heifer.  Its a small fair not many cattle at all. and we dont fit. i only use pink oil and hoof polish to shine them up and...

Ok so i recently found i can not afford to purchase a blower at this time.  But i still could really use the blower to get my calves dry ontime and ready to show.  This may sound funny but when i asked my dad he said to try the shop-vac.  He uses it on his motorcycle to get it dry.  Does anyone...

THanks so much for this positive feedback. i am still learning and will take what i learn this year and really pull it all together next year. im kinda learning as i go and on my own and so its taking time and error to really get it right.

So im about ot have to say goodbye to my favorite steer ever in a couple weeks.  How can i make this easier? last year was easy because i didnt have a good connection with the steer. Hes like my best friend and he beggs for attention every time i walk by him and is just a puppy dog. Any help...

Well he had an injury and went off feed for a little while and lost some conditioning. But as of now he gets a full pan of corn-oat-molasses mixture twice a day. i beleive it is an 8 quart pan. and he has full acess to pasture and hay.

thanks so much

id love to see some pics of these steers! they sound massive!

I felt the same way last year at our fair when in the showmanship competition he gave champ showman to a girl who couldnt handel her animal at all! it was jumping other animals and whenever it started acting up she would just drop the halter and let him take off. i had to catch him once and the...

I just cant bring myself to spend 350 on a new one when i only have 3 years of showing ahead of me. but i guess i will if i cant find a used one.

hes never had the best hair but im working on it. hes got ok hair.  And we have really been pushing the feed into him the past few weeks working on getting him filled out. il post new pics in a week or so when its closer and we have him all clipped up

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Im having the worst luck finding a used blower! Sullivans doesnt have any and no one around me is looking to get rid of theirs. I am just starting showing and am working on purchasing my first heifer and have everything but a blower that i need.  PLease PM or text 715-939-9130 if you have a...