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    vc replied to the thread Looking for suggestions for bulls.
    Their reply "His first calf crop looks awesome! I do not have any pictures currently, but there is a bull in the bull sale out of him we...
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    vc replied to the thread Looking for suggestions for bulls.
    I have 1335 marked in my favorites at STG just need to pull the trigger. "Unreal" probably has his second season of calves coming this...
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    vc replied to the thread Looking for suggestions for bulls.
    Here is one that might work for you, he is low birth weight, high on the Docility scale, and has the right parts. I have not used him...
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    vc replied to the thread Need advice on my first steer.
    I would work him up to about 24 pounds a day of his grain along with the rice bran, it should take about a week or 2 to getting up...
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    vc replied to the thread Need advice on my first steer.
    I would feed more like stated, curios what feed are you feeding and what is it nutritional value, is it a finisher or grower type feed...
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    vc replied to the thread Finishing steer.
    Ultra full for the flank area, Follow directions on the bag, Stabilized Rice Bran for the fat, start him on one pound a day working him...
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    vc replied to the thread Hair loss.
    Do you have him on a daily hair routine, (rinsing combing, blowing out), he does look like he has quite a bit of flaky skin. I do not...
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    vc replied to the thread Hair Growth.
    Do you have any pictures of the calf?
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    vc replied to the thread What breed is best..
    I think most successful producers in the club calf world are doing it by having a few good donor cows and placing embryos in most of...
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    vc replied to the thread What breed is best..
    Club Calves or Breeding heifers?
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    vc replied to the thread Hair Growth.
    So are you feeding a commercial show feed or just the barley and oats? If that is the only feed you are feeding him it may be the lack...
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    Daily routine, working the hair, practicing setting up and the stick. Daily routine: Get the calf and yourself into a routine, feeding...
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    vc replied to the thread Hair Growth.
    Well it should be cool enough to grow hair, might be genetics in play. What is his breeding? Try putting him on melatonin, you can use...
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    vc replied to the thread Ringworm.
    Try putting Corona Ointment on it, fully cover it and as it soften ups use a comb to get all dead crusty skin off. it will help the hair...
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    vc replied to the thread MUD.
    Soak the mud balls with WD40, buy it in the gallon can, fill a small container an dip them until they are saturated. It will soften them...
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