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Thanks to everyone who put their 2 cents in. I wasn't thinking it would be very doable this close to the fair. I think I am going to try to break her, but if she isn't ready when it's time, she won't go.

Last year one of our heifers wouldn't drink, so we poured a little Coke in her water. Every morning, we went to the machine and bought a Coke for her and just poured a little in her bucket of water. She drank it just fine. We had tried molasses, but she still wouldn't drink it. Some people also...

We have had heifers bolt when unloading at fair. One of them ran and ran and wouldn't let us catch her. After we caught her, we tied her to a 4 wheeler and led her up by the barn. She tried to bolt at the wash rack, but we stopped her. I never had a problem with her after that. How do you handle...

In your opinion (I know everyone has their own), what is the best way to halter break calves? Our county fair is in 18 days (I know it's close)  and I have a calf that still needs to be halter broke. We have used the tying them up and leading to water method, and working them in a pen method...

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I found some pictures that show the halters pretty well that may help.

Does anyone know where to get pink bling show halters? We got 2 pink ones and a purple one a few years ago off ebay, and after reading another thread, found out they were bought from Brahma Girl. We have pink nylon halters and black neck ties and I would like to be able to get some more pink...

Is there anything you could use instead of cottonseed? I'm not sure if we can get it around here... I'll have to check.

Not many people around here show, and ones that do mostly do 4-H. It's just not very big around here. The people who do show won't tell you what they use. And the feed store people aren't very knowledgeable... Yes, it does help. It will give me another one to look at. Thanks

Anybody? I found some rations on here, but some of them have things I can't find around here. I have also been having a hard time finding rations for heifers, instead of steers. Any help would be appreciated.

We are looking at mixing our own feed, instead of using a commercial mix. We usually only show heifers. Last year we used a 14% cattle developer mixed with equal parts of rolled corn. We have also used wet beet pulp and vegetable oil in the mix before. I thought of using Calf Manna as part of a...

He's not the biggest bull in the world, but the biggest I've seen. He was at a local fair last summer, he was 3400 pounds and 10 years old, I believe. The breeders said they get calls all the time, asking if they are taking "Bubba" to the fair.

One of our first years showing, there were some huge bulls across from us. Some ladies came up to us and asked, "Are those their udders, or...?"  Then they were asking if they have to have some kind of support for them when walking, etc. Another time, a guy walked through the barn pointed one...

Do you have somewhere you can watch people clip, like a show? That's how I learned the most. There are things online to get you started, but, in my opinion, watching someone else really helps. It's really hard to find something that explains it well enough, and every animal is different. Other...

Around here, a few years ago, a little girl died doing something similar. She was being pulled by a truck or 4 wheeler, I'm not sure, and flew into a bench. I agree, it can be fun, but also dangerous.

Thanks for all the great suggestions! If anyone has more, please post them.

I didn't know that, i just found the name online and liked it.

I know that, it just seems more like a bull's name to me... I like it, though.

I am still looking for that "perfect" name. I really wanted to incorporate Aaleyah into the name, but can't find a way that sounds good. I like Trinity Rose, Pink Embrace, Tami's Pink Paisley, Tami's Pink Pearl... Any other suggestions? One of our fair colors is pink, and I like how it...

I like the name Peppermint Ale, but I'm not sure if it fits her.