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What is everyone's opinion on who the best Irish Whiskey Son is? I know they might all have something they do best, so state your opinion and give reasoning. Everyone likes something different.

Can someone give me the down low on the SEK procedure? I know this might be a dumb question, but I actually don't know what it is.  We are looking for a new way to preg check our cows, the vet just isn't doing to well considering we lost two calves to coyotes because they were born out in the...

The Pre-Entry deadline is coming quick for the Cyclone Classic and AGR Spring Showdown shows! You save ten dollars per head per day with pre-entry! Don't miss out! Thanks, Cyclone Classic Committee

What does everyone do? We keep our calves tied in our cool room so they don't mess with the fans and it also seems to calm them down a lot faster and easier.  It also limits where the manure goes so we don't have to clean as much bedding.  What other things does everyone do?

On Saturday morning I walked out to the barn to find a new little heifer calf out of one of our best cows.  I stood there watching for a while noticing she seemed to be trying to push out manure, but it just wasn't coming.  I went over to take a closer look to find that our new addition was born...

On Friday night, after check-in, we will be having a Nutrition Clinic at 7pm.  The clinic will be hosted by Aaron Boysen who is working with Kent Feeds.  This is a great opportunity to learn how to feed the calves you have the correct way to make them turn out the best they can!  Also a great...

At our house, we rinse, brush/comb, kleen sheen, and blow them out every morning then put them in the cooler.  At night, we rinse them out, spray with keen sheen, and turn them outside to water while they are wet.  There are many different remedies out there! Pick your poison!

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Thanks a lot guys! Will try to "forget" about it now for awhile and maybe secretly examine her every so often!

She was just born yesterday (Wednesday), how soon can we do the pen test?

I know that a heifer born with a bull calf twin is supposed to be "sterile", but is there any chance that she actually could be fertile?  She was a very good cross for our herd and we were super excited when we found out she was a heifer, until we noticed the cow was still having contractions...

Ok, I know this is kind of a beginner question, but I see people talking about combing and brushing on here all the time.  Is it the same thing? or is it completely different? Should people do both to get the hair they want? Or does one or the other work better?  We have always just used...

Saturday, March 23, 2013 18th Annual Iowa State University Block & Bridle Cyclone Classic Sunday, March 24, 2013 7th Annual Iowa State University Alpha Gamma Rho Spring Showdown Webster County Fairgrounds in Fort Dodge, Iowa IJBBA Sanctioned Registration & Health Papers Required Pre-entries...

Just wanted to know what everyone's thoughts were on our Monopoly Heifer.  Just got her all clipped up for the show in Sioux Falls this weekend. All opinions welcome! Thanks

Jamie, can you PM me with the details? I won't need it until around May, or whenever you're heading through.

We have always just used pine shavings in our cool room as bedding and we are kind of sick of the ammonia smell. Was just wondering what others used in their cool rooms? I know cedar fiber is a big hit for most people. I am from Northwest Iowa and was wondering if anyone could help me out on...

With all of this being said, what breed cows does WMW work best on? We just bought a couple straws out of him and now with all of this structural talk being discussed, I am nervous we made a bad choice. With the cost of his semen, I am worried about taking that loss.

We have also been thinking of trying the rubber, where would I go about looking to get some of it?

We have been adding some "Depth Charge" from Purina into her diet the past week or two.  Is that about the same thing or should we add some cotton hulls also? Thanks

This is a Monopoly x Meyer heifer that my friend and I bought this fall and have been working with.  We are planning to show throughout the winter and this upcoming summer.  Just wondering if anyone had any opinions of her? Also looking for any suggestions for her.  Unfortunately we just took...