One of my kids has a Walks Alone steer we are shooting for State Fair (Sept 1st). He is right on track as far as weight, and hair. I want to soften him up to the touch with a little more cover over his ribs. He has another 45 days or so but I don't want to wait too long. I would rather have one fat a little too early than get there too late.
He is eating about 25 pounds of feed which consists of 4 pounds of Receiving Chow, 2 pounds of ADM Fire Extinguisher (sort of like Shag), and the rest is a Show Mix of corn, cottonseed hulls, a little sweetener, and some mineral/vitamin mix. He gets all the hay he can eat between 11pm and 8am when he goes back in the cooler.
I am thinking of top dressing some "liquid fat", but am concerned that it will heat him up to the point he will lose his hair or at best stop growing hair. This steer is pretty stout, and he will contend IF we can get the hair that he needs. He is pretty coarse in his shoulder, and if I had to pick between the fat cover and the hair, I would pick the hair in a second.
Please throw me whatever advice you have.
He is eating about 25 pounds of feed which consists of 4 pounds of Receiving Chow, 2 pounds of ADM Fire Extinguisher (sort of like Shag), and the rest is a Show Mix of corn, cottonseed hulls, a little sweetener, and some mineral/vitamin mix. He gets all the hay he can eat between 11pm and 8am when he goes back in the cooler.
I am thinking of top dressing some "liquid fat", but am concerned that it will heat him up to the point he will lose his hair or at best stop growing hair. This steer is pretty stout, and he will contend IF we can get the hair that he needs. He is pretty coarse in his shoulder, and if I had to pick between the fat cover and the hair, I would pick the hair in a second.
Please throw me whatever advice you have.
