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This may have been asked already, but who do you use for carrier (DIRTY) cows? I have a variety of genetics and colors in my herd, so I'm not focusing on any one breed or color of bull. I'm looking for bulls with Angus, Maine Anjou, Chianina, Simmental, Charolais, and/or Shorthorn breeding in...

I always ask about temperament because my kids are younger-and because my experience from showing when I was a kid tells me that sometimes a calf just can't be broke- no matter how good of a show calf it is, and no matter how much time you put into it. Most of the time, there are cues that you...

I know this has been asked over and over, so please forgive me, but I need some advice. I've spent a couple of weeks trying to decide on what to AI some heifers to, and I'm really stumped. It seems like some people have had  good luck with certain bulls as easy calvers, and others have had...

OOCC- I'm at the opposite end of the spectrum. My husband has 100+ head in his commercial cow/calf operation, but the kids and I are trying to start a herd with more club calf influence. We currently have a whopping 12 in our herd (but you gotta start somewhere, right?) If you decide to sell...

See my response to a very similar post here. http://www.steerplanet.com/bb/the-big-show/needing-advice-to-add-weight!/msg419782/#msg419782 Unfortunately, I have never fed Umbarger's so I can not give you advice on that specific brand of feed. I typically like to feed a custom ration mixed up...

You should target feeding 2.5% to 3% of the steer's body weight. You aren't anywhere near that right now. Although a word of caution- feeding 3% (or feeding a ration that is too heavy on corn) can hinder hair growth. At 860 pounds... 2%= 17 pounds of grain per day 2.5%=21 1/2#  3%=25 3/4#...

Sorry...no time to respond right now, but I can message you sometime tomorrow.

Phil, Wayne, and Denny are brothers. Phil's boys are-Luke, Matt, and Chance. Wayne's boys are-Chad and Travis. Denny's son is Dax. My apologies to the entire Lautner family if any of that is incorrect, but it is true to my knowledge.

Your STATE fair or COUNTY fair is lame with only one or two entries per class? And is that for just one particular breed, or most of the cattle breeds? Just curious.

I've seen this before. I assumed the tail had been stepped on (because it was spring/summer) or it was due to a mite of some kind.

My family purchased three registered Chi heifers and three registered Maine Anjou heifers in September and October. These are all March and April 2014 babies that will be shown this coming year and then used to improve the cow herd (actually...help to start a registered herd. Our three kids have...

How old and heavy is the heifer? Most often, stiffness, leg problems, and joint problems get worse as the animal (or person) gains weight. Is it very cold where you live? What is the ground like that she is walking on...smooth and flat, or frozen and choppy? Do you notice it more after she has...

I played basketball and was on the winter and summer swim team as a youth, but our show cattle always came first. Sometimes, we had to chose to get the coach's permission to skip the game/swim meet and go to the show or skip the show and go to the game/swim meet.  I did track for a while, but...

That stinks OAKVIEW! Our neighbor goes to a bull sale in Nebraska every year. He has purchased bulls for us from the sale a couple of times, after we talked to him about lot numbers and price. He has never yet come home with the right bulls. Worse yet- the ones we get are terrible and way too...

I've called...more than once. I've texted...more than once. Does this happen often? I guess that I assumed that "We will get papers to you" meant exactly that (once I provided the necessary info like name and address)!

You know what ticks me off? Buying a club calf that is promoted as being registered Maintainer, low percentage Chi (or whatever) but then having trouble getting the registration papers after the sale (regardless of if it was private treaty, online, phone bid-off, or whatever)! I realize that...

How do you use these? Do you leave them in the show cattle pen year round? Do you take them to shows? I'm using them right now because I have brought in some show heifers that were raised somewhere, purchased and shipped, and then I bought them and they were shipped again. Plus, the weather is...

I don't know what a Kelpie is...but he/she looks very sweet! You know, I set out to buy three show heifers this Fall (who would eventually be great cows for us). I ended up with SIX show heifers/future cows and a Blue Heeler PUPPY! It looks like we both brought home something EXTRA.

The best heifer we ever showed wasn't exactly crazy, but she wasn't exactly tame either, but she was one heck of a heifer! She won most any show she went to, but we had to learn how to handle her. No one wearing a hat (baseball hat, cowboy hat, stocking hat) could be around her. the person...

Showing cattle is my thing. I loved it when I was a kid, so I got my kids involved in it. But my husband is strictly a commercial cattleman. He has about a hundred head of cows. He has a cow calf operation. We had a show heifer 1 year who didn't care much for men. That was mostly my mistake...