Recent content by Shortytyre

This is our first year to show and we had to build a barn and fence, clear out land for pasture, cattle trailer, ect to get this all started.  As ya'll all know, starting out is not cheap. We don't have any other cattle at this time because of course we sold my sons steer, but we do have a few...

Update......As of last night, they are eating the feed like crazy and eating every last drop and i even gave them a shot B12.  The fair that we are going to is the Mississippi State Fair!  I cant wait!!!  I havent been in over 14 years!!

Our feedmill that has been mixing our feed was out of corn and had a part broke,  So we had to go to another feedmill.  We were told by one of the well known show cattle farmers in our county to try there mix so thats what i bought.  I had to get a 1000 lbs minimum and now my steer will not...

The whole reason I took the rope halter off was because it rubbed a site in his nose and it looked to tight and he stopped eating! When I switched to the chain halter, the chain didnt even touch the under part if his chin unless he pulled, so I thought that was better for him! We are taking him...

Thank y'all so much for your help!  I'm fixing to take it off now!  I know there is a purple medicated spray that people have used for wounds,(can't remeber the name if it) but should I out some of that on his wounds also?

Our first show is sept 12!  I have been letting him eat and attaching the lead rope to his halter then, then when he is done I would walk him and he actually will walk great!  When I tie him, he will sometimes stand there but for some reason he fought the post like crazy today! When I seem that...

I showed heifers 10 yrs ago and this is the first year my kids first year to show! My uncle always broke my calves so this is my first year to do it on my own and my hubby don't know crap about cattle!  When I picked up my calves, the seller ran them through a chute and put the rope halters on...