I grew up showing steers most of the time with the occasional heifer thrown in. We never showed heifers after their year.
Till now.
My son wants to continue showing his fall 05 heifer this year. We kicked her out to the pasture back in late May to get her ready for calving. She should calve sometime between mid-Aug and early Sep. After a heifer calves, how long do you typically wait before dragging momma and baby out to a show?
What do you typically vaccinate a baby for that is going to be taken to a show? We always do blackleg (Vision 7) and a respiratory (probably Vista Once on this one), but do you folks ever give anything else?
And does anyone (particularly the few Texas folk on the board) know if anyone would have a fit at a show if I let my 5 year old drag the baby in beside his momma or am I supposed to have an eligible-age kid leading it?
Till now.
My son wants to continue showing his fall 05 heifer this year. We kicked her out to the pasture back in late May to get her ready for calving. She should calve sometime between mid-Aug and early Sep. After a heifer calves, how long do you typically wait before dragging momma and baby out to a show?
What do you typically vaccinate a baby for that is going to be taken to a show? We always do blackleg (Vision 7) and a respiratory (probably Vista Once on this one), but do you folks ever give anything else?
And does anyone (particularly the few Texas folk on the board) know if anyone would have a fit at a show if I let my 5 year old drag the baby in beside his momma or am I supposed to have an eligible-age kid leading it?