May 16 was the second meeting of the West Luther 4-H Beef Club.
The meeting was on hoof trimming at Jim Lindsay’s barn. Chris Vervoort was asked to come and talk to the club about hoof trimming.
Vervoort talked about how to properly look after cows’ feet by regular trimming, bedding and also feeding habits. He then did a trimming demonstration.
The next thing the members did was talk about grooming and fitting the show calves.
Members were also shown how to properly train the hair to grow and when to clip show calves. Other tips learned were:
– tie up a calf for 20 minutes each day so it gets used to the halter;
– don’t water the calf with the same pail in which it was washed;
– blow the hair on the calves the way it is being trained to grow. The more work on the calf, the quieter it will become.
We closed with the 4-H motto.
Our next meeting will be held on June 6 at 7pm at Hill’s Herford and Angus farm in Rockwood.
submitted by Jessica Swanston
