i use a medium blending blade and the T-84. start by shaving the areas with a medium blending blade, the go over the places again with the T-84 blade to smooth out the lines.
my steers are getting bald spots on the back of their hocks. (they are about the size of a quarter) does anyone know what could have caused this? they are bedded on straw. ???
if you have a steel chute, let her have a couple cracks at the bar when you walk past, she'll get over it after a few times. sounds mean but it has worked well for me.
wyatt, the steer that won fort worth this year was named spider monkey
http://mattlautnercattle.blogspot.ca/2012/02/sale-of-champions-fort-worth-stock-show.html
this is the champion from 2011, he was named teddy. jump to the 2:33 mark to see steer...
You want to get that dead hair out so the new hair can grow. What I do to remove the dead hair is get a barbeque grill brick and just run it straight down the sides of my steers. With some pressure, the dead hair comes out. You will definatly need to go over your steer a couple times a day...
I think it was the breeder of the year ad (not sure which magazine) that said to watch for a clone in future years. I remember looking at the ad on Matt's website