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    Extra Leather/ sweat question

    When should we start putting a sweat on a calf that has "extra" leather?  We are planning on showing him in Jan. at the prospect show in Denver and a few in between Denver and county fair. What is the best sweat to get, ie) which one works the best. Thanks for your help.
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    Help, need 45lbs on steer in 12 days!!!

    THIS IS A CROSS POST FROM THE OTHER BOARD NOBODY HAS ANSWERED HER SO I AM CROSS POSTING. THIS IS MY NEICE AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO TELL HER. My daughter has a steer that has given us nothing but trouble since the beginning, from being wild, respiratory thing, lumpy jaw, large vet bill for...
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    Whole-Flaked-Cracked What is better?

    What is the better way to feed corn?  Whole - Flaked or cracked? Thanks
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    Semen Supply companies

    Help me please!!!!!!!! I need to find the website for GenX  or Genetex  semen supply company out of Montana.  I can not seem to find my brain to figure out exactly what that company is called. Thanks
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    How much grain is to much grain?

    I am having a conversation with a family that has been in the beef project for 2 years now.  Their calf has only gained 100#'s in the last 104 days.  At this rate they will not make weight for their fair which starts July 23.  She is feeding this calf 37 pounds of grain at night(29#s grain and...
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    Feed does make all the difference!!!

    So I had posted about my daughters shorty steer not eating like he should and just not looking good, and I was blaming the feed, and I think I was right.  We switched to a feed made in Fort Collins and the steer is back on feed and acting like he has been starved.  Which is good since we are a...
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    HEY DL!!

    I was wondering if you know anything about deer.  There is a doe on our place with a huge lump in her jaw, and when I say huge I mean HUGE, then I saw her again crossing the road and on her opposite side she has another lump on her hip that is no longer covered with hair, it is pink colored. ...
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    Red: Dog info.

    Starting from the left. Angus - Jack Russel-Shelti- weener dog mix. (Almost got me divorced because he was dog #5). I took him to find him a new home because the person that had the momma dog was taking him to have him put to sleep because he was so shy.  We ended up keeping him because of the...
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    Implanting Question

    I am getting ready to order Revalor S, I want to make sure that this is the best implant to use on steers.  What can I expect how soon should I expect it.  Any info at all would be great. Thanks
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    Implanting

    Ok, so expalin implants to me.  Is there a withdrawl time, do you remove it. I know that it goes somewhere in the tail, helps them grow but that is all I know.  Thanks!!
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    Hey Red Avatar?

    I am trying to put my a pic of my own on here, but am having problems.  Can you help?  I have a photobucket account.
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    Hope someone can help ??'s about how shorthorn steers grow.

    We have a DV shorthorn steer, when we bought him as a calf he was perfect, but now as we watch him grow I am concerned (and probably impatient) about how he is growing.  He just keeps getting taller and taller, and now seems to be narrow based.... He is a purebred he eats fairly well and weighs...
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    Help with Shorthorn genetics

    We finally got our papers on a heifer that we bought last fall.  I was under the impression that she went back to Double Vision on the cows side (bulls side is chi) but when we got the papers all the names on the cows side are ones I have not heard of.  I am concerned and we are going to have...
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