Ok...a lot has changed since I used to show steers - My daughter is taking her first market steer to county fair which starts Aug 6 2012. We did not buy a club calf, we just weaned off a good looking calf from the commercial cow/calf operation we work for. He is just now a yearling (April calvers here). I thought this senerio would work fine as this is the same thing I did so many years ago and did very well (SMALL county fair in Winnemucca, NV)....I am now thinking we might be in some trouble.
The steer weighs 800 pounds and is 46 3/4 inch at hip - as they make weight by hip height here. Soooo....we have him on payback steer feed with origin grower and alfalfa. Problems I foresee: 1. not making weight or finishing as he is young and 2. he doesn't have the hair potential as the club calves are born with. He is an angus x. I can't predict how much more height he will gain as he is still "green". I was thinking of putting him on Glu-coat? Anyone want to chime in with some helpful suggestions? They would be much appreciated.
OH - as far as hair - I am rinsing him and putting him in the cool, stone barn we have during the day and out at night. It has been REALLy warm here in South Central Wyoming. What else besides brushing with rice root brush can we do? Products?
The steer weighs 800 pounds and is 46 3/4 inch at hip - as they make weight by hip height here. Soooo....we have him on payback steer feed with origin grower and alfalfa. Problems I foresee: 1. not making weight or finishing as he is young and 2. he doesn't have the hair potential as the club calves are born with. He is an angus x. I can't predict how much more height he will gain as he is still "green". I was thinking of putting him on Glu-coat? Anyone want to chime in with some helpful suggestions? They would be much appreciated.
OH - as far as hair - I am rinsing him and putting him in the cool, stone barn we have during the day and out at night. It has been REALLy warm here in South Central Wyoming. What else besides brushing with rice root brush can we do? Products?