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Wake up. Throw on some clothes. Get out to the barn.
The animals need to be fed and watered. Need to make sure they're OK, and relatively happy.
Cows, chickens, rabbits, pigs: Champions in training can be demanding.
Some like to be brushed; others spook easily. Some like to play; others think they're in charge.
Being the best isn't easy. But it's what drives these teens - that, and their animals.
You'll find stories behind every pen at Tampa Bay's agricultural fairs. Come along as we follow the stories of several teens preparing for the 2007 fair season.
I am raising a steer for the Pasco County Fair His name is Big Mac. He is about 11 months old, and is Charolais and Brangus. I have worked with him daily since the end of August, and he has grown so much. His starting weight for the fair was 528, and he has to weigh 950 to get in to the fair. Just this past weekend he passed his goal: He now weighs 1,058 pounds.
Going to the barn after school has not only been fun, I have learned so much about steers and the right way to raise them. I raised a pig last year, so this year it has been so different working with a much bigger animal. It scared me at first, but now I love it! I am sending two pictures of Big Mac: one when I first got him and one from last night. There is such a big diffrence. I just can’t believe how fast he has changed.
Brianna Maslen, 10th Grade, Zephyrhills High School
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Posted by Good Job Brianna!!!!!, Mass. on 04/12 at 08:39 PM
Hi Brianna this is your mom’s friend Jamie. we came down and had Thanksgiving dinner with you guys in 2005. I just wanted to let you know that we seen your picture.
Jamie & Connie St.Pierre