Recent content by mainecattlemother

We attended Kirk Stierwalt but unfortunately my daughter was to young to get anything out of it and unfortunately we are one of the only people that show in our area.

We are looking for someone in the area or that would be willing to come to our farm and teach us to clip.  We have been showing for many many years and have either relied on my now married daughter and she is no longer home and we need to learn ourselves.  We need the advanced show clipping.  We...

What is your market hiefers weights. We are hoping for.about 1125 for late August date. We are.guessing about 550 to 600. Are we okay at this weight? Have not shown a market for a few years and not a clubby type hiefer in many years. She is an eye candy.

Thanks for the comment vc. We have been doing this for a long time and have never had this trouble but never thought of the Vicks. Makes sense. Will try. Thanks so much.

We have a fall of 2016 born heifers we have been shown a few times and she rides the calf in front of her all the time. She is confirmed bred 2 1/2 months so we know she is not in heat. She has placed very high all times but is just naughty.  Yes my daughter babies her beyond believe but she...

Would like suggestions on good Simmental bulls to use if you are looking for real world production but actually may get a flashy calf that could make the show ring. Some of these bulls that I would love to use just do not milk well unless it is already in the cows genes to milk. Most of our...

Does anyone have a recipe for homemade hot sweat?

Please give me your opinions good or bad. She is a Yardley High Regard x Commercial BC Lookout.

I have heard Fresh & Feminine is great but have never used and don't know much about. Can you use on a bred heifer and would you use in this fall of 2016 heifers. We are hoping to bring her back to state fair this year as about a 7-8 month bred heifers but I do know senior yearlings are hard to...

Thanks auburnviewfarms.  We were afraid of that.  I believe we paid something like $375 to have ours built ten years ago. We have had it repainted twice by an auto body shop and it continues to rust and it tipped over in a friend of ours trailer last state fair and the door is bent now.

Has anyone tried to make a homeade show box or had one built.  We had a steel one built about 10 years ago and it is on its last leg and I really do not like it.  My husband and I cannot see spending $1000 to buy the new one we would like at Sullivans.  Nothing against them as we have bought...

I guess the should have been more clear. Looking for calves out of the Simmemtal bull Revival.

Anyone have any Revival Heifers out there from this last spring. If so how do they look? We are looking at some Revival Heifers maybe Monday and am a little leafy. We want them to be showy but produce in the pasture as well.

Franke where can you get Executive Order without ordering 100 straws. I know Hilbrands and Wernings own him.

Here is a better pic.