My son's pureblood shorthorn ex-show heifer had her first calf the first week of May (pureblood bull calf). She is approximately 52 inches tall, is a great milk producer and is out of Starburst. The calf was sired by a Shorthorn bull named Fieser's Weston (reg# x4189303). This bull is considered a pretty easy calving bull (used on show heifers all the time according to owner) and has produced quite a few competitive show heifers. The bull calf was 65lbs when it was born.
I had a neighbor whose kids show cattle at an extremely high level look him over and recommend I either have my kids show him or sell him. Since we don't raise shorthorn cattle, I am looking for some advice from the shorthorn breeders on this site to determine if he should remain a bull or become a steer. Do you consider these good enough bloodlines for the Shorthorn breed?
The mostly white bull calf is 75% shorthorn
The mostly red bull calf is the pureblood out of a starburst dam and sire is Feiser's Weston
I'm getting them cut or banded tomorrow.
I had a neighbor whose kids show cattle at an extremely high level look him over and recommend I either have my kids show him or sell him. Since we don't raise shorthorn cattle, I am looking for some advice from the shorthorn breeders on this site to determine if he should remain a bull or become a steer. Do you consider these good enough bloodlines for the Shorthorn breed?
The mostly white bull calf is 75% shorthorn
The mostly red bull calf is the pureblood out of a starburst dam and sire is Feiser's Weston
I'm getting them cut or banded tomorrow.