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I know her shoulders are broad - any suggestions for minimizing them - just add more condition?  Any opinions or suggestions are appreciated. 

Was thinking about using it on a heifer this year as well and would like to know.  Can anyone help?

This my daughter's I 80 Maintainer heifer.  Born in March.  Plan to show at our local show and some jackpots.  Not clipped at all. Just rinsed and blown out. Let me know what you think.   

If you know how to feed them right, you can take an average calf and beat out some of the higher priced ones!  We have friends that pay twice what we do for our kids' calves but don't quite know how to feed them well.  The end result, they get beat out by cheaper calves.  So, what do they do...

I've done the broom - set it on their hip and let them kick till they couldn't kick anymore.  I've also sprayed their back legs and feet with a water hose while they were tied.  I actually think the water worked the best because it is steady and they were never able to kick it away.  Just keep...

For two years I tried to get my son to teach his steers to walk into place and not use the stick to adjust their feet.  He didn't think it was important.  Until one year, he had a steer that would stand perfectly calm until you touched his feet, then he started dancing, and it was impossible to...

Ditto, Ditto and Ditto!!  Great stuff.  Keeps calves on feed, keeps their guts working and in my opinion just makes them look healthy. 

Send the rain to Texas - we'll take it!!  You are right - it seems like the last few years it's either all or nothing.

He looks a little wrung out to me.  He needs to be freshened up, but this is probably due to the stomach issues/ decreased appetite.  Ditch the protein supplement as already mentioned.  Worm him. Get his feed consumption up, and also add the Stabilized Rice Bran.  It's a fat supplement; intended...

I would pull him off pasture - I think you mentioned that in another post, get him eating all the finisher you can, in at least 2 feedings/ day, if not three and good grass hay.  I would also add Stabilized Rice Bran to the feed.  Start slowly with this till you can get him up to a pound per...

I have to laugh at your use of the word natural when it comes to cattle drinking beer!  Just thought it was funny.  <beer>

I would pull him off pasture.  You want him eating as much of a finishing ration as you can get him to eat.  I am not familiar with your feed, but the name suggests it may be a grower ration, and not a finisher.  You may need to switch feeds, or add some fat, such as barley or my favorite...

My daughter's brahman heifer went thru that for a while.  We took a 2 ft. peice of pvc pipe about inch in diameter and whenever she would charge at us we yelled "No" and would crack her across the nose.  Not too hard, but enough to get her attention.  After a couple of days she would stop and...

You need to desensitize him, like you would do a horse.  Try washing him, spray him a lot with water until he settles down and stands still.  Also use the blower on him - that helps a lot with despooking them.  Put him in a trim shoot if you need to.  Move around him a lot, don't be afraid to...

Ditto this-- the only thing I add is Stab. Rice Bran to add extra finish.  Great ration!!

Wow!  He was a beast from the start!  Congrats on the win.  You'll have more fun with him for sure.

Cowman you are right about losing that finish.  It's hard enough to get it on a Brahman in the first place, I hate to take the chance of losing what we have.  I'll put a lock on the gate ;)

My daughter has a brahman heifer who is now 14 mos. old.  The breeder told us that brahmans should be bred at around 22-24 months.  Now, I have someone telling my husband that is not true, and you can breed them at the same age as any other beef heifer - around 15 months.  My husband wants to...

I like him a lot!  Has a very cocky look about him.  With more middle, like mentioned, I think he'll be a beast!  Good luck with him.

Okiegirl probably meant take her to a show and tie her up- not necessarily show her, but have her tied there to expose her to everything.  My daughter's heifer last year was skittish.  When we had a work day for all the FFA kids, in preparation for our show, we hauled the heifer to the show barn...