Recent content by 4-Her Mom

Thanks everyone for all your suggestions. Some we took very seriously and tried and some, well.....thanks, anyway! Basically, my daughter did everything that was put in front of her. She fed twice a day, walked, my husband made a misting sprinkler so she could keep the steer cool. She...

I thank everyone for their suggestions, advice and comments. We are bugging out before this hurricane gets here....we are right in the path of the eye.......your prayers for all of us in the sights of this storm are appreciated.

Thanks everyone for all your advice and suggestions. Much appreciated. I am signing off for a while...evacuating before Hurricane Jeanne arrives. Will not be able to ask or answer any more questions for awhile. Pray for all of us in the path of this storm............

Thank you.....I cringe at these shows,too. My dear friend becomes very competitive this time of year and I have to keep my distance to preserve the friendship.

We are thinking that we can trim him....he's very gentle....gets sleepy when you rinse him with the hose and blow him dry. He loves to be brushed and we have been able to pick up his feet and exam them. He does just stand there. Maybe that's just this particular calf's personality, but he...

Okay, thanks....yes she feeds twice a day. She's not discouraged, she doesn't know any better....it's Mr. Resident Expert that is shaking his head. We are trying to prove that we are doing everything we can, it's not us, but the calf. Also, the calf was given to daughter, so we didn't pick...

This is apparently a bad thing......we are new at this.....just give us straightforward stuff, don't want to be a guinea pig in controversial stuff. Just want to get to the fair and be done with it.....want to do a good job of it though....not raise eyebrows along the way.....

Hey, it's worth a try......hey, where are you, I'm a Buckeye..from Lancaster...married a guy with sands in his shoes....live on his childhood farm...but, you can't take the Buckeye out of a person! Go Bucks!

See, I was wondering about that too. I've not heard that at all before. Kinda threw me for a loop, too!

Well, he eats better now that we've added all the sweets, just not much, but I'll tell "THE BOSS" about it. We were doing hay everyday, but then Mr. Expert said to cut it back so he'll eat more feed to add finish....good grief......it's confusing, one says this another says that.......and the...

Oops! New to this thing......anyway the getting steer to eat question is mine.....this is the history of questions I've had.........Thanks!

Need some help........the steer doesn't really eat much. We are 40 some days away from the fair. June 5th he weighed 901. He's somewhat bigger, but not finishing off well. He doesn't eat all of his feed. At the suggestion of our resident expert we are now feeding a combo of things: calf...

Okay, I have another "dumb" question. Is it okay for my daughter to hose the cow down when it is really hot outside. It was so hot here yesterday, we had trouble being outside for long periods of time. My daughter wanted to hose the cow down to cool him off. She did, but I didn't know if the...

Wow! You must be a cowboy, you're cracking that whip on me! OUCH! I'm working on the pictures....I don't have a digital camera and I have to work around my friends schedule. She's going to come take the pics. It's her camera, I don't want the responsibility of dropping it in manure or...

Hey thanks! Not the fondest of our AG teachers, which is why we go 4-H, but I can ask them that. Thanks, for the input. I'll tell my husband to put the horse stuff away!