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    Show stall mats - where to find

    Try QC supply.  I'm not sure they have the exact thing but they usually have a variety.
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    Best Top Dress Supplement for Steers

    X2 rice bran.  Steamed rolled barley will also give you a smoother finish than corn will and also won't burn them out as much.  We add an extra 3-5 lbs per day in last 60 days if they are needing additional cover. Any of they muscle enhancers will have they potential to cause structure issue...
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    Feedback and Thoughts on these animals please!

    Welcome to the Planet. Really like the heifer, get her filled up and she should do well. The pic of the lamb is kind of an optical illusion with the door in backround lining up right at hip loin junction but he looks good. Has a little bit of shoulder/chest in picture but some of those big...
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    Old Barn New Tricks

    How many head are you thinking of working with?
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    Clippers

    Stick with what you have been comfortable with. I still use the old square bodied Andis i started with prob 20 years ago.  If you are working with someone who has a different brand/style than you do, ask them to let you try for bit to get a feel.  Do see alot of the 6 speed Andis out there now...
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    Hauling Pa to Indiana and back

    Leaving sometime between now and 1st of August  to central Indiana along I 70 . If you need anything taken out or brought back text me 814-289-9606 
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    Conception Rates for TAI

    We did 5 day cidrs protocol this year and we're 81%.  We put cidrs in Sunday with 2ml GnRH pulled Friday with 2 doses lutalyse in different locations. A few heifers were standing at 48 hrs and were bred at 60 hrs. Rest of heifers were bred at 72 hours and cows were bred at 80 hours. All were...
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    Conception Rates for TAI

    Are you asking exactly what protocol we used when setting up the herd for timed AI?
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    Conception Rates for TAI

    We used 5 day protocol this year and had 7 of 9 heifers take and 9 of 10 cows.  Gave 2 shots of lutalyse when cidrs pulled. Bred the heifers at 72 hours and cows at 80 hours. Most of them showed standing heat at time of breeding. If I would change anything may breed heifers at 68 hours. The 2...
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    neck sweat

    We only leave ours on during the day when they are in. Initially we kept them on 24/7 but had a few that liked to rub them off when turned out at night and i got tired of looking for them. Seemed to work just as good.
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    Undecided on a bull

    We've had around a dozen simple math calves. The steers we got were saleable calves, nothing super but no throw aways either. The heifers we got shaved turned into really good cows. Calves were born easily n were good on structure n design. Most of the cows were Maine x Angus. Hes a good bull...
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    Give me some bull suggestions

    Unstoppable would be a good choice especially if she needs powered up a bit. We've hadgood luck with Believe in Me on simm/Angus cows needing power more than anything else.
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    How to breed to get big soggy cows!!

    Use Maine simmi or Angus bulls. You'll get the kind of heifer calves that grow into the kind of cows you're asking for. Breed those cows to clubby bulls if u want show calves. JMO
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    can't register calves

    This is getting to be as confusing as Cunia 602 or My Turn. This sounds like a case for Judge Judy...she ain't afraid to ask " Who be the babies momma daddy?" 
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    looking for a new semen supplier. Who do you use?

    X2 here.  Cant beat the selection they have and super friendly customer service.
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    Calves got Switched Problem

    If both mommas are feeding the calves I'd just let them go. Some cows won't even claim their own calves let alone anothers. Wouldn't try to fix a problem that's not there.
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    Angus Cows

    Walks  alone or heatwave clones
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    Blind? Infection?

    Is his behavior otherwise normal Stan? Nurses, follows mom and other calves? Could be anything from fluid in his ear to stiif/sore neck from birthing.
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