4-H Animals

2008 4-H Market Steer Project

"Dip"

This steer caught eveyone's eye as soon as he was born. He is out of a simmental cross cow owned by her grandfather and one of our Speckle Park bulls.

"Ice"

'Ice' is the buddy steer to Dip but maybe he should be the main guy.

He is from a Speckle Park cross cow we raised and one of our Speckle Park bulls.

 

2007 Cow / Calf Project

'Roxy' & 'Tigerlily'

2006's Grand Champion 4-H Heifer project animal, 'Moovin Zpotz Roxy Amber 4R' (born May 25, 2005), moved into the Cow Calf Class. On April 6 at 8:30 pm 'Roxy' produced a health, 78lbs, Purebred, speckled heifer. A project her and our 2005 King of the Ring Reserve Champion bull, Moovin Zpotz Rum Runner 1R, had been working on last summer.

Megan had been waiting and worrying about this day and when it did she would have slept outside in the barn if she could have. Megan inprinted on 'Tigerlily' so well that at only at a few days old she would follow you around while you checked cows or were just out there. Halter breaking was going to be a snap.

At our club's Achievement Day 'Roxy', & 'Tigerlily' did great, they were competeing against a very complete Simmental heifer with an early February calf, who they had beat as a heifer in 2006. The judge didn't have anything bad to say about our group, just that the age of the two calves was about the major difference. Both cows were doing well with their respective calves and it was great to see the two FEMALE members bringing back their heifers as cows since that is what the cattle business is all about.

The following Monday at the Regional Show and Sale in St. Walburg they competed against the same cow calf pair from our club and another pair from St. Walburg. Again we had the youngest calf and probably the youngest cow, this judge said out of the three cows 'Roxy' could out walk the others ones, but her teats were a little out of line for his likeing. But all in all Megan was pleased with the two shows and is looking forward to showing 'Roxy' and 'Tigerlily' off this fall in the show rings.

2007  Market Steer Project

'Sterling'

'Sterling' was the Market Steer project animal. He was a commercial steer with speckles off of a Hereford cow that is buid like a brick, short legged and long body and one of our home grown Speckle Park bulls. This a brother to 'Riddock' last years project.

In November he weighed 700 lbs and in April he was 1030lbs. He had an average daily gain of 2.90lbs. This was all done with out a Ralgro implant .

The steers were split in to three weights with Megan and 'Sterling ' placed second in the light weight class. The judge would have liked to see 'Sterling' have a little bit more time at the food bucket.

At the Regional Show and Sale in St. Walburg the following Monday, 'Sterling' was weighed and was 1034lbs. Again this judge would have liked to see a bit more finish on him, but will all those other steers Megan did well. 'Sterling' sold for $1.22 to a local business so Megan is now eyeing up the 2008 market steer project animal and has had one picked out for a few months.

2006 Market Steer Project Animal

'Riddock'

2006 Heifer Project

Moovin Zpotz Roxy Amber 4R
Grand Champion Heifer

2005 Market Steer Project

'Money'

 

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