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I have yet to breed my own but I've loved almost everything I've seen from 1OAK! I've had three by him just myself, a great commercial cross steer, a super clubby winning steer, and now the second steer's full sister who's about 10 times better than he was

Yep! I've got a few bulls picked out for calving ease for her first calf that don't have monopoly in their bloodlines We're just trying to flush her and most bulls that complement her and/or are clean have monopoly in their lines, if that makes sense

How close is too close? I have a 1oak heifer I'm trying to pick a bull for, but since she's got monopoly in her bloodlines, it's making it REALLY hard to find a bull that doesn't. How close should you generally breed?

Might be a little late, but my friend has a heifer that was maybe 850 when she was bred this spring (about 950 now, she's getting a little fat) Super small framed and very square, sounds like she's bred pretty similar to yours too Our vet recommended Powerchip for her so that's what she's bred...

That makes sense, but I do wish they would do it at all ages- it might show them that the big steer is really just wayyy over finished and the smaller one, though pretty, isn't even close

That would make sense... I don't think I was annoyed with the steer but then again pictures from last year's fair showed me looking like I was about to kill someone and I thought I looked pleasant 😂🤷🏻

Is it normal for judges to not touch the calves in quality? Every fair that I've been to, the judge will run their hands up and down the calf's sides to see how finished/muscular/etc they are. At the jackpot I went to, the closest the judge even got was like a foot away. Also, are we supposed to...

Can someone explain to me what we're looking for in showmanship? At our county fair, it usually is based on who is handling their animal enough and who is being a good showman- at a jackpot I went to over the weekend (only my first so it might've been a fluke) it was definitely based on whose...

He grew up real quick! Work that hair if you can, if you can't just give it a good wash and some sheen and you'll be good to go. He's looking good

I will definitely try this! Thank you!!

That's a good idea, I hadn't thought of that yet! Thanks!

Thank you!! I'll make sure that people listen to me from now on. And thanks!! He's not perfect but I'm really happy with how he looks right now!

Awesome, thank you!

Hey everyone! I've got a problem that I've never encountered before and I need some help. One of my steers is really afraid of strangers. Background: I bought him at the end of October as an unbroken weanling who was known to be pretty nervous. His only personality trait was basically being wild...

Was there something you fed instead that they liked better? Something else that you've had good results with?

He's looking pretty good, I'd try and work that leg hair really well so it pops

What do we think of the Sunglo feed? I've heard some pretty good things about it, but I'd like some more opinions. Also, if I'm feeding it, do I need to add a mineral supplement or is that in the feed?

Also, I was reading somewhere that you wet down cedar fiber, would I do the same if I'm just using regular pine shavings?

Awesome. So we apparently don't have a 16 foot panel and it'll have to by 12x12 now, would that still be adequate space for them if they're getting turned out? At the moment they won't be, but once it warms up in April/May and on they'll be out at night and maybe for a few hours during the...

Hey everybody! I'm currently trying to figure out a setup for my calves to keep hair on this summer without disrupting the rest of my family and friends who keep calves at our place. For reference, we have a 20x50 foot run-in shed. All but basically a 12x16 ish foot square is being used, and I'd...