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    Calf crippled

    Okay not sure where to put this but its about a show calf so thought i would go here. Seven month old calf that i got about two month ago that just recently is having trouble with his back fetlocks. When he walk he trips and end up standing on his pasteren. I was concerned that he straight and...
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    Show Calves

    This is my senior year and some people are going to Oklahoma and Texas to bring back some calves. I have never been out of state and am looking for between one and two thousand dollars for the price. Is that enought to get something worth having? Does anyone know some repurable breeders who i...
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    judge

    Hi, Just found out that the judge at our fair is going to be Blake Nelson from Connors and was just wondering if anyone had opinions on how he judges, I have asked a few people but their seem to be mixed reviews. rimranch
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    optaflexx

    Hi everyone i am sure you all have opionions about the use of optaflexx but my 4-H leader told me to get some for my show steer and we are 60 days out of fair but i have been looking on the internet and can not find a place to order it so i was wondering if anyone knew where i could get some...
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    Goat Babies

    hi i know this is the cattle board but my doe just kidded for the first time and had triplets one we had to take inside to tube and warm it up, origional temp when we brought him inside was nintey degress and is now up to one hundred the problem is that the mother is now rejecting the kid and...
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    more muscle

    HI i had a show over the weekend and the judge said my calf was really nice in every way but that he just needs a touch more mucsle through his lower quarter. I know that genetics play a lot and that if he is not destined to have lots of muscle he won't but dose anyone have any ideas i have...
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    new steers

    I have a show this week end and was just wondering which one you thought was better, they have been shown before but in pens so i don't know how good they are. just say what ever you think I won't hold any grudges :lol: :lol: Jack about 550 Will about 600
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    Hair

    This is a basic question but i am having a little bit of trouble with my calfs hair. It is really soft and fine and i can not get any pop at all, but the worst part is that the hair on his topline is really greasy. Sound weird but i wash his top with soap three times a week and for some reason...
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    keeping head up

    I have a steer that if fully broke to lead but recently he become really heavy headed and i can not get him to hold his head up. I have been tying him up everyday for thirty minutes but so far no improvment and it has been over a month. I was just wondering if anyone had any advice for getting...
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    worms

    So i have been having some trouble with spots on my calves heads. I though that they were just ringworm, but someone came out and said he thought they were spots from roundworm. so i was wondering Dose roundworm cause circles of hair loss. i looked aroung a little on line and all of...
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    fungus

    Heres the problem, I went out of town for thanksgiving and when I got back my show calf had a couple spots where he was missing hair i thought it might be ring worm and i started treating it. But it dose not seem to be working at all! He has six more spots which are really tender and i don't...
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    What do you think?

    I was hoping i could get some opinions about my calves, the judges have had very conflicting comments on them and i wanted to know what you all thought. Thanks [/img] he is about 750 pounds for a late april fair (Duke) he is about 625 pounds for the same fair (Luke) He is about 1100...
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    Help!!!!!

    I just brought my new show steer home from the ranch. He was fine for a the last two days and now has bloody stool. It is not diarreha(sp?) it is hard there is just a little blood in it. I do not know what to do, Counld this be life thretaning? i have never had anything like this happen to me...
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    Melatonin

    I had someone tell me that melatonin feed daily would work the same way as the implant to help grow hair. I just wanted to know if anyone had ever used it and if it worked well. Also if you did use it how much would you need to feed? thanks
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