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Okay, this year, the best steer we have is a limousin/angus cross.  Very much limousin.  We have been brushing and bathing him and trying to get some sort of a hair coat on him.  He's under shelter 24/7 but not in an air conditioned barn as we just don't have that option.  We have still be...

Okay, i've tried searching here and must not be using the right key phrases.  This is only our second year with steers.  We went to a little clinic / help session before fair last year where they showed us how to trim up the steers for fair.  I figured I would remember.  But of course not.  Is...

WE are trying to learn more and just was wondering if anyone knew of any clinics coming up in Colorado - preferrably the Eastern slope.

WE got our 1 steer at Thanksgiving and he was about 825.  At weigh in this past weekend he was 999.  Fair is the first of August.  And the range is 1050 - 1400.  We are just now switching to the finisher feed - have been on the grower up until now, so everything until fair should be out instead...

We just got notice that our county RAISED the weight requirements for this coming year fair.  Instead of being 1050-1400 it's now 1100-1400.  To me this is just wrong.  Especially when Colorado State fair lower limit is only 1000lbs.  Last year was our first year and my son's steer did just...

Okay, our fainting steer is just a pill.  We were leading him around a little and he tried the same stuff.  So just taking everything slow. But we have had him for over a week now and we can't get him started on the calf starter.  He came straight from pasture and hay when we got him and he's...

Okay, admittedly, this is our second year of steers so we don't know enough.  We brought the steer home last weekend and have been working on getting him use to being tied up.  So this past week he has been tied up just enough so he learns to not resist it.  But yesterday we decided to start...

We got our first steer for 2011 fair this weekend and he's now home.  Have to say I'm very impressed with this boy already.  Put the halter on him in the squeeze shut yesterday morning, then spent about 8 hours in the horse trailer gonig home.  Got home and we lead / herded him into the stall. ...

Our county fair is definately a black steer show.  I think there were 2 non black animals there last year.  And mainly angus.  Well, looks like we are going to have a red angus - but really really nice  - and a hereford.  The hereford breeder almost tried to talk us out of it because he won't...

Where is a good place to pick up a nice but not super expensive steer in Colorado?  We get one from my dad every year and they have been nice, but we only get one and have to get a second one also for company.  We have been thinking about talking with a local hereford breeder, but this is...

Are these really required to show?  So far we have just pinned the number on the boys back.  But that's because my background is horse shows and that's what we have always done there.  I know they aren't that expensive - just wondering if it's really that big of a deal.

Okay, I'm trying to keep costs under control but still do a better job this coming year on the boy's 4-H steer than we did last year.  We went ahead and invested in a nice blower, but I really don't have the money for brand new clippers.  We currently have a set of the Wahl Iron Horse Horse...

Okay, we got by borrowing at fair, but I now understand you really need a blower all year to get that hair to grow.  So..... Where is the best place to buy?  Best time?  Best type?  I'm going to have to save pennies a few months to get enough saved, but I want to start now planning and research...

Is it totally stupid to consider trying to take a hereford steer for 4-H next year?  I know they aren't popular right now, but after the year we had this year, we really need to find a gentler steer to help my son get his courage back.  But don't want to get him laughed out of the ring.