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    Best site to buy show supplies

    Highland Livestock Supply definitely know how to treat their customers!  I recommend them to everyone.  They are located in North Eastern Ohio and I am in South Western Ohio and they have delivered stuff to me a couple of times.  Again great people to deal with!
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    Ammonia smell in barn

    Sprinkle the lime down under your bedding and then at night when you take your calves out and turn out leave the door to the coolr room open over night so it airs out.  Also it also maybe the straw.  We use wood chips from a tree trimming company.  Use some sticks in it but nothing you can;t...
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    Custon Fitting Mats

    Does anyone know of anybody that makes custom fitting mats.  I was wanting to order some specific colors.  Thanks!
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    Stubborn Heifer

    Last night she walked a lot better as long as we had another calf in front of her.  She also was a lot easier getting her in the grooming chute.  Hopefully the light bulb is starting to come on.  She is not wild I can walk right up to her in the pen and put a halter on her pretty easy.  It is if...
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    Stubborn Heifer

    Yeah that is my fear is she would learn to led with a donkey or tractor and still not buy us.  I have tried everything as to rewarding her everytime she gives by scratching her neck and loosing the halter and if she doesn't want to move you can practically twist her tail off and she doesn't even...
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    Whats the focus of your breeding program?

    Our cattle operation goal is to raise good sound and functionaly cattle that will excel in the pasture as mommas as well in the show ring.  Pretty simple huh!
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    Yes Its Nearing Show Season

    Been in full calf washing mode for a few weeks know.  I start at about 5:30 in the morning before I go to work and finish about 10-10:30 at night after I get home from work.  Sometimes I wonder why we do it until we get to a show and see they joy on the kids face after their done showing...
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    cleaning alum. showbox

    Are you wanting to brighten the finish up or just clean it?  Is it aluminum or the steel show box?  I know with the alluminum trailers they use an acid treatment to brighten them back up but don't know how it would work on a show box.  You may look into that.
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    Stubborn Heifer

    I have a feeder heifer that is about ready to make me pull my hair out.  We have had her for about 3 weeks now and she is not wild by any means just really stubborn.  She is a show heifer so we have been working with her everyday a few times a day trying to walk her and and rinsing and blowing...
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    Lighting

    Looking at adding some new lights in my barn for the area where we have our grooming chutes setup for clipping.  What type of light works the best.  I have just some several rows of the 100w cfls lights throughout the barn now.  I was just wanting something so that I didn't have dig out the work...
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    eZall Adhesive Remover

    Does it take less product compared to Hocus Pocus?
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    eZall Adhesive Remover

    I haven't used it much in the past but was wondering what everyones opinion was on it.  I was thinking about ordering the eZall It's Gone adhesive remover.  It is pretty pricey so does it take that much less compared to hocus pocus?  Thanks!
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    Cool room help

    I built a homemade cool room and I do not have an exhaust fan.  I have a 25,000 btu window A/C unit and it cools our 12 x 16 room down fine.  Our room is pretty air tight and we don't seem to have any problems.  The window unit should bring in plenty of fresh air.  We keep our claves tied up all...
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    Where do you live?

    Southwest Ohio 40 miles east of Cincinnati!
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    Chill Factor/602 Embryos for sale

    What are the prices on each of your embryos and who did your flushing?  Thanks!
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    Showbloom vs. Kalmbach's Show and Glow

    What are is everyone's preference between the two.  I have always used showbloom as a topdress in years past but it seems like I always have to hunt for a local feed store to have it in stock when I need it.  I have a new feed store close to me that is dealing Kalmbach feeds and he recommended...
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    Grandmaster and Capiche

    Is there much difference from his bull calves to heifer calves.  I believe they have sexed semen on him so didn't if it would be worth it to order the sexed semen if his females were more marketable.  Any info on Capiche?
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    Grandmaster and Capiche

    Anyone have any experience with either of these bulls.  Was thinking about ordering some semen on them.  Are they easy calvers and what about quality of calves?  Thanks!
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    Heat Detection

    I have heard of several people in southern Ohio having problems getting cows to come in heat and also the number of embryos they are getting flushing.  Everything was going good for me untill the last heifer.  I had her marked on the calender for 3 heat cycles prior to when I wanted to breed her...
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