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bcosu

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get the leg hair clean then while it is still wet, brush brush brush.

basically what everyone else said.
 

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Unfortunately some animals are predisposed to have a certain amount of hair. But, the hair will grow to its potential with stimulation. It is part of our routine with the calves. After rinsing and blowing them out, make sure you blow the legs, we start with a cordless reversable drill and a roto brush. Make sure you put the tail back in a old tube sock. Believe me you do not want to get one tangled in the brush. Use a light oil on the leg hair and work against the grain or rolling the brush out. We use final bloom or olive oil works great. It usually takes a half hour to do the legs front and back. Keep the legs clean and brushed out.
 

JoeDirt

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OH Breeder said:
Unfortunately some animals are predisposed to have a certain amount of hair. But, the hair will grow to its potential with stimulation. It is part of our routine with the calves. After rinsing and blowing them out, make sure you blow the legs, we start with a cordless reversable drill and a roto brush. Make sure you put the tail back in a old tube sock. Believe me you do not want to get one tangled in the brush. Use a light oil on the leg hair and work against the grain or rolling the brush out. We use final bloom or olive oil works great. It usually takes a half hour to do the legs front and back. Keep the legs clean and brushed out.

AMEN on the TUBE SOCK  it has happen to me
 

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Agree with Oh Breeder on this one, most animals don't grow much leg hair, that is mainly genetic.
 

bcosu

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Jill said:
Agree with Oh Breeder on this one, most animals don't grow much leg hair, that is mainly genetic.

yeah, but if you do have one with out the best leg hair you can kinda get the hair to train better and it might get a little bit more full appearance that way.
 

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cbcfarms said:
Jill said:
Agree with Oh Breeder on this one, most animals don't grow much leg hair, that is mainly genetic.

yeah, but if you do have one with out the best leg hair you can kinda get the hair to train better and it might get a little bit more full appearance that way.

Stierwalt suggest and we have tried with success, to use a rice root roto fluffer on the legs the day of show piror to pulling them up. It does help give more fullness.
 
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