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    Showing lambs

    Our niece is 10 yrs old & is in her 1st yr of showing lambs (our 1st yr too). She is comfortable using the halter, but now less than 2 wks before fair she is questioning the etiquette of using it for the show. Is there an issue if she uses the halter in the show ring?
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    2013 NAILE

    Anyone know what the dates of the 2013 Naile are?  Interested in going next year so I need to get it on the vacation calender at work. Thanks and everyone have a merry christmas!
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    feeder prices

    Anybody recall what 700 lb feeders were bringing in Wi back in March? I forgot to jot it down and my niece is doing her 4-H record book and she needs the value of the calf @ start of project. Thanks.
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    How soon can you....

    How soon after calving can you put CIDRs in. Assuming a normal calving and good body condition. I would like to jump my cows up a bit and I was tinking of putting CIDRs in at about 35-40 days open. (Provided the heat breaks a bit) ;)
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    "instant" shelters

    Does anyone have any experiance with the "instant" shelters made by Shelter Logic? Thinking about getting one to house my round baler. It'd be a smaller one- somewhere around 10' x 15' x 8' basicall just big enough for the baler. Wondering how they'd hold up under wind & snow loads and such. Thanks
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    pasture

    I have a question about pasture. Past couple years I've had my cows out on grass pasture pretty much all summer. Growth was about 99.5% grass- nothing specific planted just whatever came up Quackgrass, Junegrass and maybe some Brome that was there from previous owner. Now I see this year that...
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    Steer attitude

    I have Mercedes Benz steer calf for my niece. He's pretty decent attitude wise at home but last week when we weighed him in he came unglued. Jumping all over trying to climb the wall etc. Had him tied in the trailer on the way there (2 head in trailer), but left him loose on the way home. When...
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    distillers grain

    We use a fair amount of distillers grain in our operation. Anything from a little bit to the cows every day to keep them coming up to the bunk so we can do vet/breeding work (also seems to help keep them in condition while nursing a calf) to use in grower rations as well as some in the finishing...
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