{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Drench Line Podcast","title":"Fall Show Prep for Market Lambs & Goats: Validation, Rough Shearing, Health & Feeding Tips","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1763,"description":"Are your lambs where they need to be, or is it time to make some changes?\nThe lambs that compete and make the sale in the spring get dialed in during the fall, with consistent routines and a plan. In this episode, Sam and Logan break down fall show prep for market lambs, aimed at showmen getting ready for Kansas City or Louisville, fall and winter county shows, and the upcoming 2027 Texas major run. Fort Worth, San Antonio, San Angelo, Houston and Austin will be here before you know it.\nThis one was recorded live at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds in Fredericksburg, Texas during the Silvers Livestock Driven clinic in mid-September, but everything here still applies as you head into validation and the heart of fall show season.\n\nTopics covered:\nTexas validation tips: why you should double-check every form, check your tattoos, and confirm your TLBA tags are in and written down. It's on the parent and the exhibitor, not just the county agent or ag teacher.\nMaking cuts: narrowing down which show lambs you'll nominate and push through the spring.\nBuilding a fall barn routine: leg wool regiments, treadmill, tracking, and hand walking around school, church, and sports schedules.\nFall health concerns: fighting fungus, external parasite control, deworming, cocci, respiratory issues, and when a CD&T booster makes sense. (As always, talk to your vet.)\nPushing skinny lambs after a brutal Texas summer: how to find what's holding them back and use cooler weather to catch up.\nWhy you need to rough shear: clipping every 30–45 days to check condition, catch fungus and wool pickers early, and help lambs grow.\nMelatonin, leg wraps, and treadmill routines: what should be in place right now.\nHard muzzles: Sam's rule of thumb for when to start muzzling Southdowns and wasty blacks. Shout out to the Muzzle Co!\n\"Putting them on ice\": cruising heavier lambs that have a target show in sight.\nCool-weather weight jumps: how some lambs can gain 20+ pounds in a month this time of year, and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aOeuo_zwxexZJtU-TwcY4DMfwNU1keaCa1bq0pGLVqE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jOTg1/MGZmMDhhZjE1OGQz/NWQ4YWY0MDEwYTZj/MWRmZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}