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Winter is coming?? Sure could have fooled me; we are still above 90.  I'm looking forward to cooler weather and our first crop of ET calves.

As said, try to let her rest as long as you can before getting her up. I also make sure we go on a nice long walk at night and a shorter walk in the morning. If you can, I love to take panels to longer shows where thay can walk around loose at night. This really helps us on keeping our heavy...

Congrats to them both (thumbsup)  I'm glad everything ended up working out and the judge didn't criticize her for showing a younger animal.

Thanks everyone. As stated, Dottie is a first calf heifer and I have mainly Simmental cattle. I don't know that good ole Dotts would be here today for future clubby/shorthorn flushes/calves if we had bred her to a really clubby bull, and I am just more comfortable with choosing Simmental CE...

Thanks everyone. I seriously think that cow was some of the best money I ever spent. I've had a lot of fun with her on the show road and she's really pleased me as a cow. Shortdawg- Thats the big, stout  RadioActive heifer we had at Wiregrass this year. She's from Jeff Roy of Indianna. GLZ-...

Just thought I'd share. This is our first Shorthorn influenced calf and I'm pretty excited about him. SDSF Gran Torino    "Blue" SS Ebonys Grandmaster x ROY Shinedown "Dottie" (RadioActive x Navaho x Dixie Chic) (Purchased off Steerplanet) 1/2 Simmental 1/2 Shorthorn DOB June 6, 2010 What do you...

I know you were ready to smack him on the head with your showstick.  ;D But we've all been there. You just have to be a good sport about it, rant and rave to yourself for a few days, and then let it go. There are some really interesting individuals out there and as many have stated, the best...

"Here's one that I'm sure we'd all love to have a pasture full of" ( after placing the heifer in the middle of the class  >:( )

What is the best thing about your heifer/steer? What are the main things  you try to accomplish when showing this particular animal? What is the length of the  estrous cycle?

Yes. Spray it on the navel on the left side and then fold the navel over onto the left side of the belly. Takes a little while for the glue to get sticky, so go slow.

Don't laugh, but I've glued navels up before. You just spray a lot of tail adhesive on the off side, make a big sticky mess, and stick it to their belly. Then spray some more and smear the hair to seal it off. Just be careful to not get ahead of yourself or it can look funny. I have sent a few...

My favorite baldy bulls right now are Built Right, Steel Force, Mo Magic, SOS, and Maximus depending on the cow. The Foreman bull also intrigues me, but I haven't mustered up enough courage to use him yet.

  Has anyone ever had a calf presented upside down? As in head first, belly up. I know this is a dumb question, but for the past two years, we have had one heifer present her calf this way. I have looked in common reference materials and I never see this position pictured among abnormal...

We have a blue roan(mostly black but with a roan hip, tail, belly, and head) bull calf out of a RadioActive x Dixie Chic heifer. He's only three weeks old, but is looking really good. Came at 88 pounds and is growing like a bad weed. Looks like he's going to have more hip and be deeper than his...

simmental.org; junior simmental link has info. I think: 2011 is in Missouri           2012 is set for Ohio(?)

Lucky Duck!!! We have 20 hours to drive >:( It is July 11-16. Hope to meet some of you there!!

Embryos: Amazon, Sheriff Taylor Cows: Momentum, SOS, Dr. Who, Majic Man Heifers: Mo Magic, Voyager, Grandmaster

Thanks everyone for so much great info. I've already come from clueless to decently confident. Don't think I'll do as well as if it were just cattle, but I don't think I'll bomb it anymore either. Info and websites have been great. Sarah

Congrats on a great first year!! <party> It is a great idea to try to go to some additional shows this summer for experience. Alll of the "big boys" had to start somewhere and if someone looks down on you for not having the most knowledge or the best calf they are not as big of a person as you...

Thank you both so much.  (clapping) (clapping) segersmom, I found the websites very helpful and fed_champions, I found your post very informative. Thank you both for your time. Thanks again!! Sarah