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Weaverv3

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I am coming out of a very knowledge filled first year of showing. I know every one has their own opionons about how things should be done, but i would like some opinions. We are building a new barn, what do you think I should DEF. include in the design? Also, we do a pre season order off of sullivans, for two calves going to around fifteen or so shows , what should we order. I plan on doing this differntly this year, and I am not going to be afraid to ask for help!
 

showsteer11

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indoor washrack is a must have and depending on how much your wanting to spend some type of cool room  is extrremly nice to have
 

Weaverv3

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We thought about buying a cooler, but I  going into my junior year in HS, and have no other family  members that show, so it would not be a wise investment.  (lol)
 

showsteer11

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there are other soloutions other than buying a cooler  you can make your own  for much cheaper a couple fans a mister plywood and insulation  its not a coolcalf but it gets the job done we personaly just  work  tons in the wash rack.
 

Weaverv3

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I know several kids that I show with that have told me that hard work with the hose and misters work just as well. We have a mister system and fans set up, im not too worried about growing hair. I am going to try a different approach to conditioning though.
 

showsteer11

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that is what we do and always have good hair in the winter we use  a mix of sheen and infusium  everyday  but our goal is  febuary so it may differ depending on when your final show.
 

The Show

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Were finishing up on our new barn. This post might get kind of long, but try and stay with me. As far as an indoor wash rack goes I'd say it depends where you live. IMO coolers are way more trouble than their worth and hard work, misters, and a few turbo fans work just as well. Make sure if your gonna have your calves in a barn that it's well ventilated. My new barn is 30x50 open east to west. On the north and south sides are 20' shed offs. In Tx we usually have a pretty good breeze coming in from the south so my show calves are going to be on the south side and were using the north side for parking vehicles, trailers, and equipment. I have my panel tied to the north wall, and built a wall on the west side(evening sun) that goes from the top of the shed off and the whole distance of it. So the north and west are closed and the south and east are open. We have two 12x10 pens that are covered at the back of the shed of and they open on the north side to bring them out to tie them up, and they open into and alley way on the south side that leads to a 2 acre turn out pen for at night. It works great bc I turn my calves out at night and keep them tied all day. Build a sealed off critter tight feed room. Run your electrical cords from the ceiling where they just hang, that way you don't have extension cords running everywhere. Idk if you do much clipping or not, but I have a clipping room with lots of light and white walls to help light it up. Use dirt!!!! The only concrete in our barn is the wash rack. I'm sure I'm leaving something out, but that's all I have on barns at the moment.

As far as a pre season order goes, it depends. What do you like to use, and are these shows blow&go or full fit? If it's a fit show then your gonna needs LOTS of paint and a little adhesive, and if it's blow&go then a little oil and sheen will have you set.  Hopefully you got something out of this lol.
 

JWW

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we designed a calving barn / breaking barn a few years ago.... we went pretty crazy with the power. You can never have nough breakers in the place. i believe we have 8 breakers and 4 plug ins per breaker, we can run fans and blowers all the same time and lights without having to worry about power.


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