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This is a February 28th Simmental steer. He is out of BMR Explorer and I'm not sure what his dam's name is. I am thinking about getting him for a 4-H market steer. Pictures are from a cell phone and they aren't great. Any thoughts or opinions from what you can see?

I am looking at a February 28 Simmental steer. He is about 3 hours away and I don't have time to go look, so my sister will be going to look at him later today. He is out of BMR Explorer. I am not sure who his dam is. I have not seen any recent pictures of him. I will be able to post some when...

Here is our first 2010 bull calf. He is 2 1/2 months old now and has been a bottle baby since day one. Have I been a good mom so far? Any thoughts/opinions?

It has been suggested that I start feeding my steer grass seed screening pellets (grass seed screenings ground up and pelleted with soybean oil and molasses). I don't know much about them, but I do know that they are 9% protein, 2% fat and 27% fiber. I can get them for fairly cheap and it was...

I took my steer to spring weigh-in yesterday and he is 436 pounds. I have a little over 150 days to get him up to at least 900 pounds. He is not currently on any feed, but soon will be (just need to decide what to feed him). This is my first steer, so I'm not sure where to start. How much feed...

I'm looking at getting a new set of clippers, but I'm not sure what to get. I do all of our clipping, so I'm trying to get everyone to pitch in and buy me a new set  ;). There are so many different ones out there. Right now, we have a set of Lister Star clippers, but I don't like how big they...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Joe Garretson, a professional bullfighter who won numerous awards in a career that spanned over the past couple of decades, died overnight. He was 37. Garretson has been recognized as one of the best protection bullfighters in the Midwest and qualified for the...

I know that feed rations have come up a lot, but I couldn't find anything specifically for calves. So, do any of you guys feed a different ration to your calves than you do with steers/bulls/cows? Like a grower ration? We need a good ration or premixed feed for calves (ours are about 6 months-1...

We are doing a new thing with our 4-H club this year, everyone is going to lead a meeting. I chose to lead the January meeting on Animal (cattle) Health. I'm planning on going over vaccinations, when to give them, who gets what, maybe common illnesses/problems etc. I'm also planning on taking...

I am still looking for a market steer. It's so hard to find one around here! I did find 2 that I like. One is a Red Angus/Shorthorn cross, born April 9th. The other is 3/4 Charolais and 1/4 Limousin (I'm not sure when he was born, but must be around the same time). The first weigh in is in...

We are going to be getting new business cards, and I was wondering if anyone had recommendations of what company to use. Last time we ordered through Vista Print. I would like to customize them to a degree, but don't think I could design it all myself Any suggestions on good companies? Also...

I have always shown heifers at our county fair, and am now getting down to my last 2 years in 4-H. I am now really considering doing a market steer, but have no clue where to start. I looked at stall cards, and it looks like I need a calf born somewhere between January and March of this year. I...

We have had heifers bolt when unloading at fair. One of them ran and ran and wouldn't let us catch her. After we caught her, we tied her to a 4 wheeler and led her up by the barn. She tried to bolt at the wash rack, but we stopped her. I never had a problem with her after that. How do you handle...

In your opinion (I know everyone has their own), what is the best way to halter break calves? Our county fair is in 18 days (I know it's close)  and I have a calf that still needs to be halter broke. We have used the tying them up and leading to water method, and working them in a pen method...

Does anyone know where to get pink bling show halters? We got 2 pink ones and a purple one a few years ago off ebay, and after reading another thread, found out they were bought from Brahma Girl. We have pink nylon halters and black neck ties and I would like to be able to get some more pink...

We are looking at mixing our own feed, instead of using a commercial mix. We usually only show heifers. Last year we used a 14% cattle developer mixed with equal parts of rolled corn. We have also used wet beet pulp and vegetable oil in the mix before. I thought of using Calf Manna as part of a...

We are trying to think of a name for the new heifer calf( the one born by C-Section). The dam's name is Tami and the sire is Chester's Legacy. We also just had a calf die, her name was Aaleyah. We are trying to find a way to incorporate Aaleyah into the name, without actually using that exact...

We had a cow that had to have a C-Section on Friday. It was a first calf heifer that wasn't supposed to be bred yet. The calf is a heifer, about 90 pounds. The cow still isn't up yet, and doesn't have much  milk, so we're bottle feeding the calf. Here's some pictures:

I am new here and was wondering what other people thought of my new heifer. I bought her in September and the pictures were also taken in September. She was born November 20, 2007.