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Looking for advice to see what the best way to keep a calf looking full at the show.  We show in less than 2 weeks and will likely have to order any products.  Thanks.

Our county fair will be in 3 1/2 weeks- My daughters steer is a nice looking steer but I think he needs a little more rear.  He is eating and gaining well.  I know there are alot of supplements that you can feed in the last 3-4 weeks, but are any of them able to really help?  They seem pretty...

Need some advice.  We are breaking a calf and everytime you go to pull on the halter he falls over on his side and just lays there.  What's the best way to handle this?

We have a steer that we will show in 13 days- he weighs 1440.  What is the best way to hold a steer and keep him looking fresh.  He is eating 15lbs/day along with hay.  In our county show you don't do well if you weigh in over 1400.

We shaved our steers several weeks ago and now one of them has dry flaky skin.  We have been putting conditioner on him but it seems to be getting worse.  Any suggestions on how to manage this?  Show is in 2 weeks.

Our county show is in the middle of march.  Some are recommending we shave the calves now, and others say way till right before the show.  What are the benefits of shaving now?

This may sound weird, but one of our calves sounds like he is snoring at times.  He doesn't have a runny nose or cough, and he is eating well.  We had one last year that would  sometimes do this when he was tied with his head up, but this one does it a lot.  He sounds like my husband after a...

My 3 kids show pigs & steers- they get their own steer from the start, but with the pigs we see who puts in the most work and that child gets the best pig- Clearly my son rose to the top this year, way outworking his sisters- so he got what we all thought was the best pig.  Well- one of his...

We have a new calf that started getting a snotty nose earlier this week.  We gave him some nasal vaccine and that cleared up his nose, but now he has a bunch of mucousy draining around one of his eyes.  Any suggestions on what to give now? 

We are looking for a used showbox in South Texas

Anybody have any Splurge calves?

My son will be showing his steer next week- what hair products do we need?  We are new to this.  He has been washing his calf several times a week, but this is a slick show and I was wondering if there are some things we need to have on hand for show day.  Thanks for any help.

Could use some suggestions.  We are somewhat new to showsteers- We show in 10 days and have a steer that is starting to bloat  a little.  He also has a really big belly.  We are feeding him 18 lbs a day along with coastal.  He is a short steer so we need to try to keep him in the light weight...