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This little girl graced us with her presence Wednesday morning.  The rear view was a pic I took the day she was born, umbilical cord was still wet.  The other two were taken this morning when she was showing off for us.  She is by far one of the best heifers we have ever had, I can lay my hand...

Hello steerplanet friends. First I want to thank everyone who has sent messages checking on us.  We literally dodged a bullet. When we get electric back I'm going to measure on google earth exactly how close. It's been a matter of debate between my husband and I!  I have video from his parents...

This is our second year showing pigs, this gilt fell into her lap as we bought her to be a buddy pig to a barrow.  We keep pinching ourselves because we must be dreaming. 

Its that time of year again and while my husband and daughter are at the fairgrounds unloading animals and getting set up, I'M STUCK AT WORK AND WILL BE UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON! Can you tell it's killing me???  I just started a new job and Caitlin wasn't very motivated for sewing this year so...

Anyone watching it?  Its on tonight at 10 p.m. on Animal Planet.  Saw an episode from last week, was really neat.

This week was our area livestock judging contest, this one is not age divided, Caitlin, who is 11 years old was judging against seniors in high school.  Got the results yesterday, SHE WON!!!  <party> <party> On her judging scoring she got a 290 out of 300.  I don't think we've come down from...

After the horrible last couple of weeks, 8 live calves out of the first 12 born, we finally had a great day.  Kentucky Beef Expo is this weekend and needless to say we had nothing ready to show but since I am the new coach of the livestock judging team got them ready and took them.  We had two...

We started the week with our Carneyman heifer that was born Friday with a raging case of pneumonia.  She is still alive and acts like she'd like to nurse but doesn't have the strength so she is getting tube fed.  Then our 3 year old that calved Monday night decided that taking care of her calf...

I had a local buyer for the cryptorchid steer that I had posted on here about.  Called the closest large animal vet around that mostly does horse stuff but has on the occasion came through for us to come anesthetise him and castrate him.  Unfortunately the testicle was nowhere to be found so he...

Imagine my surprise when I was checking the package on the 7 month old calf that we had decided to keep as a bull calf and discovered that he only has one testicle down!!!!!  The worst part is the other testicle is above the inguinal ring so there was absolutely no chance of still cutting him...

What kind of cows are Irish Whiskey on Angus cows

I have been using EQ solutions since it started, before the EZ-all and because our local Orschelons sells it.  Ran out at the last show we were at and bought a gallon of EZ-all body wash.  Needless to say I was sorely disappointed, not only did it not get them clean, they still had flakes in...

How do they finish?  We used him for the first time this year and got a bull calf that we have already cut.  He is more stylish then any of our other calves and has loads of hair, I am just hesitant to sell him as a show steer without knowing if he is going to take a ton of pushing or will take...

Update from our fair last week, Caitlin was champion in sewing for the third year running!!  She was actually big enough to reach the foot pedal this year and would kick me out of the room once she made sure were she was supposed to sew, already looking forward to next years project.  She also...

Caitlin had her 5th grade talent show/graduation tonight and she wanted to sing in the talent show.  I had my reservations about how it would go because this is the same kid that 4 years ago wouldn't even get up in front of church with a group without crying and having to leave the stage.  She...

The sun was shining and they were WILD!!!  So please forgive the fact that they were looking at me, they weren't standing the best in the world and they were taken with the camera on my phone! #1 is a dreamcatcher heifer #2 is a Duff New Attraction heifer.  Of course she would get her ears...

Open Show, March 22, Charlestown Indiana

This is what I found this morning.  The cow is a 2001 model that has only had bulls for us, so for the first time a heifer.  And we have never had a red calf born on our place.  The proud papa is Dreamcatcher. Last week we had an Ohlde cow that has never had a heifer either, 7 bulls in her...

MOved to big show

This is a brand new heifer that was born late last night/early this morning.  Notice the left front leg, that is the size of a baseball that has been split in half and put on her knee.  It is hard as a rock, like bone and there is absolutely no heat in it at all.  She doesn't limp and acts like...