new to the site and shorthorns

[Schocke Farms]

My dad just retired from his job but is still cash cropping approximately 1200-1300 acres. To fill the winter months we've decided to raise registered shorthorns. We currently have 8 heffer's with 1 about to drop a calf. We are hoping to be at 50-60 head in 4-5 years.

Looking forward to gaining and sharing knowledge with this online community.

Many thanks,

Todd and Jordan

SCHOCKE FARMS- Laingsburg, MI

 

[Roan]

Welcome from Ohio. show stock or commercial? :welcome:

 

[Schocke Farms]

Well we really don't have a specific direction lol. We want good genetics, and to have a good solid group of animals to start. Were not looking to get rich, more so something to stay busy with. Down the road we'd perhaps like to sell some club calves for local fairs and what not. Were not too keen on the idea of raising large quantities of feeder steers either. We have talked about maybe showing a few ourselves but its been over 10 years since I showed in 4-H.

So as it stands right now were strictly breeding for ourselves and to build our herd.

I'm looking for more heffers currently if you no of any good solid, healthy and registered from good family lines. I only ended up getting 1 at the Michigan state beef expo and would like a few more that are ready to breed in the next month or so.

-jordan

 

[piedmontese]

good luck with your shorthorns.i has quite a few but sold most of them because they would let anyone nurse them,i even had a couple cows that would nurse.they did breed back real quick though.

 

[Isomade]

:welcome:

 

[Caustic Burno]

Neighbor down the road raises them,does real good with the show crowd. Gets hammered pretty bad at the salebarn due to wild colors. Buyers think longhorn in the woodpile here.

 

[kerley]

:welcome:Can you post some pictures.

 

[Schocke Farms]

Ill snap a few pics of the herd as soon as I can. thanks guys.

 

[Victoria]

:welcome: One of my fondest childhood memories was of a shorthorn cow that I named Bluey. Enjoy your cows.

 

[Roan]

You can go to the american shorthorn association web site, they have listings for your state with breeders. Also revival sale in mi is good but pretty pricy. Good luck!

 

[Schocke Farms]

Here's a quick pic of most of them this morning, the only roan we have is in the back.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u81/ ... AG0185.jpg

 

[bigbull338]

fine looking heifers you have there.

 

[Roan]

Nice looking bunch, whats in the pedigree?

 

[Schocke Farms]

Bylander, Hales rosemary, levendale prince, master plan, poppy. just a few family's to list

Thanks for the compliments guys

 

[Schocke Farms]

Going to pick up another shorthorn heiffer when I get outa work this morning, almost a year old and came from the same sire/dispersal sale as most of my dads did. $800 don't seem tooo shabby!

 

[Schocke Farms]

Correction...$650... she really wasn't joking when she sed she dint have room for it once her cow comes next week and really needed to get rid of it...

 

[3waycross]

Correction...$650... she really wasn't joking when she sed she dint have room for it once her cow comes next week and really needed to get rid of it...

You need to go to confession!

 

[Schocke Farms]

All I sed is it might be too small to put in with our others... shes like well what's it worth? 650$ to ya? It was.... Haha

She was gonna cross it to a Maine so I'm pretty happy we were able to get it bought to insure some more pure, registered shorthorns running around as opposed to some mutts.

 

[MF135]

She was gonna cross it to a Maine so I'm pretty happy we were able to get it bought to insure some more pure, registered shorthorns running around as opposed to some mutts.

You might want to find out what the asterick before your calves' registration numbers stands for....