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  1. Diamond G

    Need info on these bulls

    Im looking for a nice show calf for my daughter. There is a sale coming up but I know nothing of the sires of these calves. Here they are. Please let me know which sire is best for market steer and heifer Walks Alone Presidential My Turn Paddy O'malley Black Gold Thriller
  2. Diamond G

    steers losing weight

    yes they are getting taller. they are growing like a horse - getting gangly. 
  3. Diamond G

    steers losing weight

    I haven't weighed them since august (have to haul them to a scale). At that point they were 340 each(they were bottle babies so have always been behind in their growth rate from the rest of the herd). They got nice and fat but within the last few weeks they look like a brood cow in winter. The...
  4. Diamond G

    steers losing weight

    My 2 angus steers have been losing weight. both are 10 months old, dewormed every 2-3 months (rotating between dectomax and safeguard) they got Ralgro in sept. they get free choice 13% beef blend by Southern States and coastal hay. They are consuming approx 200lbs of pellets a week Any ideas?
  5. Diamond G

    insecticide tags - which to use?

    I want to go get some insecticide tags for my calves. Which brand or insecticide ingredient is the best to use in the south? (florida)
  6. Diamond G

    orphaned calves as show animals?

    Thanks everyone. Now to hope if we get any orphans next calving season they are out of really good cows (not that we need to lose good cows)
  7. Diamond G

    orphaned calves as show animals?

    Can an orphaned calf grow well enough to be a show animal? Wether it be a steer or heifer? In 2 years my daughter will be old enough to start showing beef. It is not uncommon to have a couple of orphaned calves every year and the ranch my husband works on will just give them to us since its not...
  8. Diamond G

    Calf doesnt seem to be growing well

    I have 2 steers. 1 is 13 weeks old and the other 10 weeks. Both are Angus cross (commercial beef) Both were orphaned and raised on a bottle until 8 weeks. They have free choice coastal hay and free choice grain/mineral. The younger one just isnt filling out. the older one was filling out nicely...
  9. Diamond G

    please explain these carcass results to me

    his value change per day on feed was $2.11. what does that mean?
  10. Diamond G

    please explain these carcass results to me

    This steer was by an angus bull out of a hereford cow (with some brahma) Are these results good? he spent 160 days on feed. starting weight was 756lbs LW - 1285 REA - 13.2 FT - 0.49 %KPH - 2.5 QG - CHOICE- YG - 3.0
  11. Diamond G

    UPDATED - 2 problems with steer(s)

    our steer wouldnt eat either but we made a mix of 1 bucket 12% pellets, 1/2 bucket of 12% sweet feed, 1/2 bucket of soaked corn and now he eats well and his ADG is 3lbs/day. he also has free choice mineral and bahia hay
  12. Diamond G

    increasing fat to finish market steer - need advice

    I need to figure out how to increase the fat content of our market steer without completely switching feeds. It took us forever to figure out how to get him to eat since hes so picky. His ration currently is 2.5% fat and I would like to increase it to around 4% (gets free choice bahai hay and is...
  13. Diamond G

    Day from hell with market steer

    We havent been able to get our hands on my sons market steer since weigh in 3 weeks ago. the buddy steer we put in with him turned out to be a demon and our steer stayed with him. They were in a 1 acre pasture The other day we noticed the halter (with lead dragging) was getting snug and...
  14. Diamond G

    Rate of gain question for market steers

    found a stocker pellet that has 12.5% protein 3.1% fat 25% fiber its $329/ton hows that?
  15. Diamond G

    Rate of gain question for market steers

    is there a supplement we can give him in a bucket outside the pen away from the freezer beef? we get the soy pellets in bulk. really cant afford to buy show feed when i have to feed the freezer beef but we know if he dpesnt have a buddy he wont eat well The only other requirement for our fair...
  16. Diamond G

    Rate of gain question for market steers

    He is approx 10-11 months old. He is out of a large commercial herd so we dont have his exact birthdate but the calves general drop in novembee and december with a few in october and january. He had ralgro in i think march when he was castrated and again last saturday. We do have winter rye but...
  17. Diamond G

    Rate of gain question for market steers

    My sons market steer project started last saturday. His angus/herford steer weighed in at 756lbs. the fair weigh in is on 3/7/13 and he must show a MINIMUM of a 2lb/day gain (159 days) We have him in a fertilized pasture (were in florida, will have pasture until well into november, then will...
  18. Diamond G

    THE FAIRNESS POLICE

    In our county youth fair the steer project is a terminal project and all steers are completely clipped, no fitting. Cant even use grooming products, wash and blow dry only. Only the kids are allowed to care for/groom/handle the animals at the fairgrounds. Our steer show seems to be pretty fair...
  19. Diamond G

    Our cow pens are under water and facing more rain from Issac!!

    My son hasnt even begun to work his steer. we cut him out of the her on the 16th but the rains started and in 1 week we got 6 inches so no using the cow pens, the steer is back out on pasture with the keeping heifers. really hoping issac doesnt dump too much rain on us so the cow pens will dry...
  20. Diamond G

    what to spend on a steer?

    We just paid $750 for our sons angus steer. I dont know the bulls name but he is a really nice reg bull from I think Alabama, not really sure which bull was in that herd but all the bulls here are well bred and reg ($1.25/lb for a 600lb steer)
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