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Chris H- The calf she just had is her 5th calf, and the only heifer she has had was her first one, in 2010. The heifer wasn't worth keeping, so she was put on the trailer with the steer calves after weaning. Since that first scrawny heifer, she has raised a good calf (but all bulls). This is...

Thanks for the input, everyone! I think I will give her another chance this year and see how that goes. If I have to sew her up again, then that's just what will happen.

branguscowgirl- she had a vaginal prolapse (her first prolapse) this winter (Jan. 2014) and calved this spring (April 2014). My question was more along the lines of 'is it okay to breed a cow that has had a history of vaginal prolapse?' What are the risks? What would you do if you knew that...

I have a 6 year old Hereford cow that had a vaginal prolapse last winter. She calved a couple weeks ago and everything is fine, she did not prolapse again. As luck would have it, this cow is the one cow that I would never get rid of. She was my first purebred show heifer, and is kind of my...

We have used these for the last couple of years and have seen quite a difference. http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html ... ca975ab614

You probably already know this since you've been showing for 7 yrs, but move slowly and talk quietly to him for a few days. Spend time with him not only when he is haltered. He doesn't seem to trust you yet. Otherwise, I have had some that like to headbutt, and a swat on the nose a couple times...

You are in our prayers. Keep a smile on your face, and God in your heart. It will be okay!

We had 15 this fall and will have ten this spring; making 25. We have ten replacements as we sold several cows after weaning.

The first one looks like home... Love the smell of morels in the spring.

So, what if I have a show calf that has three or four small warts on her neck and one under one eye? They are too small to pull off or crush, but I can see the one under her eye and feel the rest under her coat and see if I really look for them. Obviously if it has warts, it can't be shown, so I...

We have the same thing here. A week ago, one of the new hereford babies (about three weeks old then) had a was kind of limping. Seemed like it was in her back right hip though. She seemed to improve after a couple days and no fever, they are on pasture that has a creek running through it... lots...

Aw! She's adorable. The first calf from my first heifer was that color when she was born, so I also named her Hershey; then she ended up grey... ;-)

Thanks 3way, that sounds great! I was hoping to get by without spending 3-400 dollars on a good one. We clip very little, just the face and a little touch up, for the county fair.

Ok, so it is time for clippers. I need something fairly inexpensive, well reasonable for clippers ($250 range max). I have a very small like rechargable oster set that is tiny, but we have never done the clipping ourselves before now. So, I was hoping to get by with only one set of clippers, but...

Yeah, I am the President of our 4H club this year, and it is sad to go to a meeting and only six or eight kids show up. We all seem to be graduating, quitting, or juust not coming (if you dont come to meetings you can't show) so yeah, our fair is going downhill fast too. Good for you to get the...

Well, I have shown for several years, and we don't get very picky about it. We show the best cattle we have, but don't put a ton of money into it mainly because there are no really big shows close by. The really big thing around here for the 4 H kids is showing steers because it is not quite As...

Thanks for the reply, I had never heard of doing something like that, but I will have to look into it more. I'm sure that my grandpa has seen it done before, something we could mess around with :)

Congrats! There is a reason that Dad keeps the screen out of the window in my sister's room, and in the loft of the new barn. Its just so convenient!

Farmerjon- I show cattle, so I would like to have room for my grooming buckets, feed pans, blower(maybe) and all the other stuff that is needed, which there is a lot. I would love to have a couple of pictures if it is not a problem, I am beginning to think that the show box will not be my 4-H...

I have a bit of a dilemma. I really need a new show box, last year I had to use a plastic tub; so I would like to make this my 4-H woodworking project this year. I am pretty good, as I have a good helper and have been working with wood for several years. But, everything is much easier with...