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    Upcoming Calf Crop

    Just wondering what everyone has got coming, what are calves are really excited about? Our first couple are due in a few weeks, got some Believe in Me's that I'm pretty excited about. An Indian Outlaw three year in particular. Also wondering thoughts on couple best club calf bulls to use in the...
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    Getting into Show Pigs

    Hi, I have always shown cattle, but this yr my show steer got hurt and I can't show him so I decided to branch into pigs. Any tips on what to feed and should I get crossbred or purebred? Also, what does a typical good show pig bring? Our fair stars July 10th, when should pigs be born?
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    Joint Supplements for show steer

    My show steer has been lame for past two weeks, vet thinks its something in his joints. Any good joint supplements out there? Once he stretches and walks for awhile, he tracks fine but when he first gets up, he is stiff. Any advice is appreciated :)
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    Shrinking a steer

    Heres the deal.... our county fair weigh in is july 10th. Right now our steer weighs 1370. He is gaining 3 pds. A day and he. Is only on 14 pds of show chow... advice? We figure he should weigh round 130 or so at weigh in. So should we keep feeding and then shrink him down for weigh in!  How do...
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    Hair Supplements

    Okay, so as Apr. 1st is right around the corner, I'm ordering hair supplements. I've decided on shag, since I have heard the best feedback about it. I was wondering if I could/should also feed my steer some melatonin pills or tasco as well????? Also,we are gonna shave them off next weekend so...
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    Registered Black Angus Females For Sale

    We are now offering eight registered Black Angus Cows & five Black Angus Heifers They are AI sired by top bulls such as Right Time, Jaur 353, TC Gridiron, Duff Outer Limits, Duff New Edition, Duff Encore, Right Time 24J and HK Tiger 5T. Cows ages range from bred heifers to eight year old cows...
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    Epic

    We got 35 days until our county fair and I put our two steers on Epic about 5 days ago. They are up to the suggested amount (1 1/2 cups full)  but wondering if what is the max. we can feed them? They are also on rice bran (2 pounds a day per calf)and cottonseed hulls (2 Pounds a day per calf)...
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    Registered Black Cows For Sale

    We have 6 Angus cows with purebred angus calves along side. Calves are (2-3 months old). Some of the sires of the cows: Right Time, Jauer 353, Ext, Gridiron and New Frontier. Please email or call for more info, pictures and prices. Ravenglen Angus- Whitewater,WI (920)568-1704
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    2011 Calves

    Here are some pics of our 2011 calves. Let me know if you are interested, we will consider selling for the right price. First one: White heifer sired by Alias out of War Alliance Angus cow (born: 2/25/11) Second one: #16- black steer sired by Hired Man out of KMK Alliance Angus cow (born: 3/8/11)
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    Getting Rid of Dead Hair

    Okay, my fair is in the beginning of July and thanks to this cold weather we have been having (WI) they are not loosing hair. Any tips other than brush,brush,brush?  ;)  Should I get the clippers out and shave them down? If so, what blade will work? Any advice is appreciated, last year my...
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    Feeding A Fat Steer

    I have a chi-angus steer that weighs 1220 and our show is in July (the 7th is weigh-in). We figure he needs to weigh about 1350-1370 to be finished. The problem is right now he is gaining about 3 pounds a day. We feed a mixture of 70% corn, 20% oats and about 10% cotton seed pellets with some...
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    Muscle Supplement

    Wondering what is a good muscle supplement? Any withdrawl time?
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    Hair Grow Supplement

    Wondering what you guys think is better Nu grow or Epic or something else???? I want something that is reasonablly priced because we have several calves that need it. THANKS!!! ;)
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    Bulls for 2011

    Okay, here is the thing. We have purebred Angus cows and want to get some colored calves, whether they have a white face or are smokey. What bulls throw good calves and that we might have a chance of getting some color on the calves. A couple I saw, just wondering if anyone had heard anything...
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    Smoke Bull

    I have a couple cows that I want to breed to a smokey bull to try to get some smoke calves. My cows are purebred Angus. I like Tin Man, Milk Man but open to options. I tried Alias last year and got two calves that toed out bad up front. Also, any bulls that will throw color on Angus cows? I got...
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    Bulls for Next Year

    Question: What are some of the hot new bulls, that would work on Angus cows? Any calf reports on Bojo, Indian Outlaw, Draggin Shag, Boardwalk, Cowboy Casanova? Also, what are some well proven bulls that work well on Angus cows?
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    Supplements/Feeds that add Muscle

    Hi, We have two steers that we are taking to the Badger Kick off in Milwaukee in Dec. We have them on a mixture of 60% Cracked Corn, 40% Oats w/ some Protein (Calf Manna). Wondering what supplement or feed adds muscle. Does Showbloom or Oxy-gen or anything like that work? They are tied up...
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    Black Angus Heifers For Sale

    5 Black Angus purebred heifers for sale 2 AI sired, 3 sired by Reg. Angus Bull out of our top cow Very quiet and friendly. Papers available on these heifers. Price: $800-$1000 Email for pics. Located in southern Wisconsin.
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    Indian Outlaw on Angus

    Suppose I take 10 structurally correct, easy fleshing 5.5-6 frame Purebred Angus cows and I bred them to Lautner's Indian Outlaw. The resulting calves from this mating look like?????? color??? How about BOJO on same set?
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    Feed

    What is the best feed mixture to feed? We don't want to go with bag feed (because of the expense) What exactly does cotten seed hulls and soybean meal do for you? What percentage of corn/oats/barley do you use? What adds muscle? I read some about Opti-Flex, does it work or is there something...
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