Thank you, I really love the length on him as well. I've had a steer who was extremely long and tall and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get the right amount of weight on him. But I feel this one I can because he isn't as tall. I'm going to start him on beet pulp this coming week. What kind of hay would you recommend me using with him?twistedhshowstock said:I think you are doing a pretty good job with him. You have to love the extension in this steer, he is really long and extended through his neck and front end and super long sided. He has good circumfrence of bone, and appears to be sound. On the profile he is really level down the top line, which for a steer with his length will indicate he should have a pretty good top in him. Love the way he carries down into his lower quarter. My advice would be to keep doing what your doing, really work that hair, and start adding some fiber to his diet to drop that belly if you havent already. Beet pulp, cotton seed hulls, long stemmed hays will all help you with that.
I weighed him a week ago and he was 1024, and I feed him in total 24 pounds of feed a day. The people I got him from told me every two weeks to add another pound to his feed since I only have 4 months leftDBL J1 said:Yes , he's putting on some condition .. how much does he weigh ? how much is he eating per day ?
ckey0095 said:I weighed him a week ago and he was 1024, and I feed him in total 24 pounds of feed a day. The people I got him from told me every two weeks to add another pound to his feed since I only have 4 months leftDBL J1 said:Yes , he's putting on some condition .. how much does he weigh ? how much is he eating per day ?
Okay, I'll definitely start moving it up faster. Thank you-XBAR- said:ckey0095 said:I weighed him a week ago and he was 1024, and I feed him in total 24 pounds of feed a day. The people I got him from told me every two weeks to add another pound to his feed since I only have 4 months leftDBL J1 said:Yes , he's putting on some condition .. how much does he weigh ? how much is he eating per day ?
You need to ramp the quantity up much faster. That steer can handle 3%.
knabe said:the problem with the chain versus the rope halter is sensitivity.
when you switch, you have to pretend the chain halter has nails on it and use it much more judiciously. to me, that's why animals sour in the ring or when that halter comes on, they know they are going to get the nails on their chin, rushed commands and harder pokes with the show stick. one literally should not even need to actually touch them too much to set them up, merely touching them should remind them where to put their feet. why else would chain halter vendors put wraps on them if they didn't think people were abusing them? perhaps we should just outlaw the chain and use a rope link only. something similar was done with show horses. the chain is useless and a crutch.
My show requires the chain halters. I don't tug on my animal with it at all, it doesn't hurt him. I break him with a rope halter and when he walks perfectly with me, I start to use the chain halter. I don't snap it on him or anything like a lot of the other exhibitors at my show do. I work hard with my steer so in the ring all I have to do is show him where to go and just smile at the judge. I don't find anything wrong with using the chain as long as I don't hurt him in the process.SandyB said:knabe said:the problem with the chain versus the rope halter is sensitivity.
when you switch, you have to pretend the chain halter has nails on it and use it much more judiciously. to me, that's why animals sour in the ring or when that halter comes on, they know they are going to get the nails on their chin, rushed commands and harder pokes with the show stick. one literally should not even need to actually touch them too much to set them up, merely touching them should remind them where to put their feet. why else would chain halter vendors put wraps on them if they didn't think people were abusing them? perhaps we should just outlaw the chain and use a rope link only. something similar was done with show horses. the chain is useless and a crutch.
Coming from the horse show world, chains are still used on halter and showmanship horses of every breed. In fact it is common to use the chain through the mouth in halter horses as well (in your stock breeds).
vc said:I think one of neatest things is to watch a good showman and an bred show heifer in the ring, the heifers are spot on everytime they stop and the kids make it look so easy. They have done it so many times i think they would set up with out a someone leading them.