Commercial show calf

390kid

How a yas? Just wondering do many of yas show commercial cattle on here? We have two here that we’re thinking of bringing to the winter fair in carrick in November and just looking for some tips and advice on grooming?

Lady Haywire

Commercial/pedigree, all the same pampering if you're showing! What is it you want to know about grooming? There's feck all tips i can think of! Though I'm not massive into it, just getting back into it again so I'm still learning as I go along.

Limestone Cowboy

https://youtu.be/B312dWNLZ80

390kid

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Commercial/pedigree, all the same pampering if you're showing! What is it you want to know about grooming? There's feck all tips i can think of! Though I'm not massive into it, just getting back into it again so I'm still learning as I go along.

Just what to use on them to clean them up? To bother to clip them or not things like that? It will be our first so we don’t expect to win anything just to gain some experience in it more than anything

charolais0153

390kid wrote: »

To bother to clip them or not things like that?

Id say youd have to clip anyways. Keep them clean all einter is hardest job. Dont let any hard dirt get on them. Regular washing is important too.

Lady Haywire

I only clip the belly and instead trim the tail head & around the ears but that's personal preference. I just dislike the shaved heads, if it goes against me, so be it. LC's video above is a great base to start off with, that'll have you looking presentable at the very least & shows pretty much most of what you need to do to avoid looking like the odd man out :pac:

Have one heifer for a fella and possibly a bull of my own (not sure yet) for it so hoping to keep them as clean as possible now for the next few weeks to avoid pulling hair off with the dirt. But as charolais said above if they're dirty now you'd want to start washing them to loosen up the muck.

390kid

charolais0153 wrote: »

Id say youd have to clip anyways. Keep them clean all einter is hardest job. Dont let any hard dirt get on them. Regular washing is important too.

What would you wash them with? There not too dirty just a bit around the arse and lower legs

Hard Knocks

390kid wrote: »

What would you wash them with? There not too dirty just a bit around the arse and lower legs

Hose them down completely, use fairy liquid or cheap shampoo scrub in well, rinse off.
If you’re have a squeegee or window scraper to remove excess water then comb and put in an airy shed

Even though they might’nt be too dirty the wash will help the hair

Hard Knocks

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I only clip the belly and instead trim the tail head & around the ears but that's personal preference. I just dislike the shaved heads, if it goes against me, so be it. LC's video above is a great base to start off with, that'll have you looking presentable at the very least & shows pretty much most of what you need to do to avoid looking like the odd man out :pac:

Have one heifer for a fella and possibly a bull of my own (not sure yet) for it so hoping to keep them as clean as possible now for the next few weeks to avoid pulling hair off with the dirt. But as charolais said above if they're dirty now you'd want to start washing them to loosen up the muck.

What would you recommend for feed show/purebred cattle

390kid

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I only clip the belly and instead trim the tail head & around the ears but that's personal preference. I just dislike the shaved heads, if it goes against me, so be it. LC's video above is a great base to start off with, that'll have you looking presentable at the very least & shows pretty much most of what you need to do to avoid looking like the odd man out :pac:

Have one heifer for a fella and possibly a bull of my own (not sure yet) for it so hoping to keep them as clean as possible now for the next few weeks to avoid pulling hair off with the dirt. But as charolais said above if they're dirty now you'd want to start washing them to loosen up the muck.

What breeds your bull and heifer?

Lady Haywire

Hard Knocks wrote: »

What would you recommend for feed show/purebred cattle

Ah now, mine get no special treatment! They're getting the same P&V nut the others are.

390kid wrote: »

What breeds your bull and heifer?

The heifer is a blue/lm, am not actually sure tbh. I'm jsut getting her brought to me for training. Bull is a ch.
Entry forms/catalogues are about cause I picked mine up today! I can scan it for anyone who's looking for one but can't get to Lourda.

Hard Knocks

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Ah now, mine get no special treatment! They're getting the same P&V nut the others are.



The heifer is a blue/lm, am not actually sure tbh. I'm jsut getting her brought to me for training. Bull is a ch.
Entry forms/catalogues are about cause I picked mine up today! I can scan it for anyone who's looking for one but can't get to Lourda.

They’re up on the website too

390kid

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Ah now, mine get no special treatment! They're getting the same P&V nut the others are.



The heifer is a blue/lm, am not actually sure tbh. I'm jsut getting her brought to me for training. Bull is a ch.
Entry forms/catalogues are about cause I picked mine up today! I can scan it for anyone who's looking for one but can't get to Lourda.

Oh right we got ours posted out to us. How’s the training goin

Lady Haywire

390kid wrote: »

Oh right we got ours posted out to us. How’s the training goin

I've no showed at it before, Mohill only 10 mins drive away so that's why i called in to Lourda.
Haven't started training! Plenty of time
What do you have for it?

390kid

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I've no showed at it before, Mohill only 10 mins drive away so that's why i called in to Lourda.
Haven't started training! Plenty of time
What do you have for it?

Lim bull and heifer but heifer looking unlikely she’s a bit on the firey side. Both red one by EBY and other by MBP. First time so wel see how it goes 😊

Hard Knocks

Honest answer is she good enough for the fair.
She’s 16 months

Hard Knocks

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Honest answer is she good enough for the fair.
She’s 16 months

Hopefully pic added this time

Lady Haywire

I'd bring her on HK, she looks a nice type. Any photo of her from square on at the back? Is she wide?

Hard Knocks

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I'd bring her on HK, she looks a nice type. Any photo of her from square on at the back? Is she wide?

No she’s not that wide, would make a great cow (should have milk) to breed show calves, but too narrow at hips for me (part-time)

Image from 2 weeks ago (pre wash) attached

charolais0153

Hard Knocks wrote: »

No she’s not that wide, would make a great cow (should have milk) to breed show calves, but too narrow at hips for me (part-time)

Image from 2 weeks ago (pre wash) attached

She seems very friesiany if ya get me . fine in bone,tall and kind of narrow

Who2

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Hopefully pic added this time

Honestly I think she would be lost amongst others. She’s a nice enough sort but not showy at all.

Lady Haywire

I dunno, she's nice but as who says above she could be lost amongst the bigger ladies. You'll have heifers there who would dwarf her. In saying that though, she's a dinky type, feminine sort of heifer.
My calf to train has just arrived, cow did well since I sold her 7 years ago :D





Culard is in the photo thread but here he is anyway. He has a strange walk, sort of dopey. Hope it won't do him much harm in the ring.

charolais0153

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I dunno, she's nice but as who says above she could be lost amongst the bigger ladies. You'll have heifers there who would dwarf her. In saying that though, she's a dinky type, feminine sort of heifer.
My calf to train has just arrived, cow did well since I sold her 7 years ago :D





Culard is in the photo thread but here he is anyway. He has a strange walk, sort of dopey. Hope it won't do him much harm in the ring.

Thats a savage of a cow that she is out of. Dont think that heifer is up to much imo either even though she is a good colour

Lady Haywire

charolais0153 wrote: »

Thats a savage of a cow that she is out of. Dont think that heifer is up to much imo either even though she is a good colour

She's a grand heifer, nice colour. Hasn't eaten any sort of feed yet but have her already nibbling P&V nuts so she should thrive now for the next month.
Cow is by SFL, out of the same cow that had the big white bull I sold yesterday. Reunited again in the shed so they are

Who2

That’s a sweet heifer. What age and weight? Best of luck with the bull

Hard Knocks

Who2 wrote: »

Honestly I think she would be lost amongst others. She’s a nice enough sort but not showy at all.

Thanks that’s what I was thinking
She’s got muscle & height (maybe too much) but just not wide enough

Thanks for the honest answers
Sometimes the second opinion is a must

Maybe Monaghan day would be more suitable

Lady Haywire

Who2 wrote: »

That’s a sweet heifer. What age and weight? Best of luck with the bull

She's prob the same weight as the heifer I sold yesterday so round 330kg, could be lighter with no feeding though. April calf.

390kid

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Thanks that’s what I was thinking
She’s got muscle & height (maybe too much) but just not wide enough

Thanks for the honest answers
Sometimes the second opinion is a must

Maybe Monaghan day would be more suitable

She’d be in nice shape for Monaghan day HK.