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    Fitting front legs

    My county steer is a hairy blue roan with hereford-esque marking (white belly, legs, tail switch and face, blue roan body). He already is carrying more weight on his front half, and I'm afraid pulling his legs up will add to the problem. I've seen kids in my county pull all the hair up and...
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    Re-use Ez-all 32oz applicator?

    Just ran out of Ez-all in the 32oz "trial" size. I'd hate to throw away such a cool bottle. Does anyone know how to get the top off to refill it?
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    Will I get warts?

    My steer is developing warts. He has 4 or 5 pea-sized warts on his face and a couple on his neck. They are too small for me to take off with pliers, so I read on here to put iodine on them and they will dry up and go away. Anyway,will I get warts from working with him? (I should have known...
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    Bluing shampoo stained my calf purple today!

    I left Sullvan's stain buster on him for too long today and his knees, flank, belly and sheath are a pretty color of purple. This has never happened before! Will it eventually go away?
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    I clipped him, what do you think of my steer?

    He is an April 2011 calf sired by Sin City on an angus/hereford cow. Weighs 1110 today, target weight 1200-1250. I weigh him weekly, and his ADG is right around 3 pounds per day, county show is in 30 days. He hasn't been clipped since November, so please forgive the weird tailhead hair.  :) Oh...
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    What does a fat steer's cod look like?

    In livestock judging, they tell us to use the cod (if present) as an indicator of finish on a steer. I've never seen an appropriately finished steer's cod, only ever in calves at sales sometimes.
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    How long to put on finish?

    I have an April 2011 shorthornxAngus steer that weighs 1100 pounds. His average daily gain for the last week has been 2 pounds. He is getting 25 pounds of 12% feed per day. His last two ribs are not covered and his flank and pins do not have fat either. How long would you guess until he is...
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