Prepping for the county fair. On Wednesday, February 28th will be move in day and also weigh in day for ALL projects with the exception of Breeding Sheep, Breeding Does, Dairy Goats, Rabbits, Market Pens, Market Broilers and Wether Does. This posting will focus on prepping Market Steers for the County Fair. Market Steers that you know will weigh over 900 pounds will need to be "slick". (Prospect Steers are steers that will not make the 900# weight. The prospect steers can be shown with what we call a Blow and Go show. ) The the Market Steers this means that all hair with the exception of the tail switch needs to be 1/4" or less. The Tail switch you can leave up to 10" up from the bottom of the tail.
The easiest way to do it in my opinion is to get "Texas" blades for the old Shearmaster clippers from Sullivans. Direction doesn't matter much and it all has to come off. You pretty much have to go completely against the grain of the hair to get it all. Lines disappear after 2-3 days. So prepare ahead of time but no more that 2-3 days as the hair will start to regrow. Some guys are doing it now with the little Andis clippers using T-84 blades. Typically they'll do it a week early and let it grow out a little. You can buy other Andis blades of various length to adjust to your preference. The T-84s are a little short for some project members as it is harder to hide the lines if you get alittle off.
Here are two youtube videos to help with the "how to"
If you need any help please contact Carrie by email at cl-sharp@tamu.edu
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