shortybreeder
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I'm sure there are threads on here about this, but I have no idea what to search in order to find them, so here goes: What is the best floor material for keeping show calves on so that their feet don't get screwed up? I learned the hard way last year with my show steers because we kept them in the old dairy tie-stall barn where all of the floors are covered in mats and unfortunately they started to walk on their toes and we were unable to correct them before the show. I've got a few calves this year that I'm hoping to take out to Denver, and I REALLY don't want to screw up their feet. I want to put them in our shed with fans blowing on them all day, but the floors are concrete. We have some cornstalks that we can use as bedding if that helps. The plan would be have them inside during the day, and send them outside at night (out on the lawn).