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  1. barngoddess

    Question about registering ShorthornPlus

    I have a steer calf that I'm not sure if he is able to be registered as a Shorthorn Plus or not. He is a Walks Alone out of a purebred shorthorn cow. I looked at the charts and if I'm reading them right he is Shorthorn Plus. Not familiar with the shorthorn registry much at all so help is...
  2. barngoddess

    Any trick to harden/wear brand new halters?

    Just bought some new rope halters to use on the cattle at our next show but not sure if I'll be able to use them or not. I just can't seem to get the slickness worn out of them. Is there any trick out there? Anything to soak them in? Or is it just going to take time? Thanks!
  3. barngoddess

    Lowering cattle's internal body temp

    What are some natural minerals/additives that will lower cattle's internal Body temperatures? I've heard seaweed does it-- will adding a 500mg seaweed pill with their feed everyday help? Thanks
  4. barngoddess

    Dying cattle

    Just wondering what methods you all have used for dying your cattle? We've tried black velvet and box hair dye from the store. We have found that we get the best results by mixing up a couple boxes into the spray bottle and only diluting it a little bit with kleen sheen, whereas before we had...
  5. barngoddess

    Joint Supplements?

    We've never had any issues with stiffness in our steers joints until this year, 2 of them started to act a little stiff. One we do believe is just a structural issue while the other we have concluded needs walked every day because he's lethargic otherwise and makes himself stiff. We decided to...
  6. barngoddess

    Question about Sim/Angus crosses

    I'm not very familiar with simmys or the way their association works, but if I were to breed a PB angus to a PB simmy, would the calf be able to be registered with the simmental association as a a SimAngus or whatever they are calling them? There's so many..Sim Plus, Sim Solutions, I get...
  7. barngoddess

    One And Only

    What do you guys think of him? Any success? I'm thinking about using him on a few cows. I've seen some cool baldies out of him. Would love to see pics of any calves you have or have seen out of him. Thanks.
  8. barngoddess

    Best way to effectively get rid of dead, nappy hair?

    One of my steers this year has that kind ofhair that we all hate...that nappy fuzzy kind  >:( He gets rinsed or washed everyday and I grill brick him all over every day. A little bit comes out but barely noticeable and usually only in certain spots. I can tell that new hair is coming in but I...
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