My Calf Scramble Project
My calf scramble journey started well before I actually filled out the paperwork to participate, see my two older brothers both scrambled before me! So naturally I was destined to follow in their footsteps and that I did. My two older brothers are now in college and the heifers that they purchased through the calf scramble program have helped them to establish a nice source of income while they are in college, plus I get to reap the benefits of the quality cattle that they purchased because those mommas are raising some show quality babies that I am getting the opportunity to show.
Leading up to my scramble night in Houston my brothers offered advice on securing my catch, thankfully track practice had started in school so I was in pretty good shape by the time it was my turn on the arena floor. When they said go I took off like a shot …show more content…
When school got out we traveled, looking at heifers and dealing on prices and narrowed it down to an Angus heifer and a Charolais heifer. Yes, I know whole different breeds than we already owned, my taste was too expensive. The heifers I found I didn’t have enough money to spend and some of the ones that I could afford had some issues that I didn’t think would be beneficial when I looked at my long term goal of raising cattle. I researched both of these breeds to learn how they would best fit into where I live and the cows we already owned. Angus cross really well with the Simmental breed, giving us the potential to raise percentage Simmentals that could be shown at all the major shows. Charolais heifers thrive in South Texas and would work really well with the Chianina cows giving me the potential ability to raise show steers. We made a deal on each heifer, the owner of the Angus heifer decided to keep her for his own herd, so I purchased the Charolais heifer and I named her
My calf scramble journey started well before I actually filled out the paperwork to participate, see my two older brothers both scrambled before me! So naturally I was destined to follow in their footsteps and that I did. My two older brothers are now in college and the heifers that they purchased through the calf scramble program have helped them to establish a nice source of income while they are in college, plus I get to reap the benefits of the quality cattle that they purchased because those mommas are raising some show quality babies that I am getting the opportunity to show.
Leading up to my scramble night in Houston my brothers offered advice on securing my catch, thankfully track practice had started in school so I was in pretty good shape by the time it was my turn on the arena floor. When they said go I took off like a shot …show more content…
When school got out we traveled, looking at heifers and dealing on prices and narrowed it down to an Angus heifer and a Charolais heifer. Yes, I know whole different breeds than we already owned, my taste was too expensive. The heifers I found I didn’t have enough money to spend and some of the ones that I could afford had some issues that I didn’t think would be beneficial when I looked at my long term goal of raising cattle. I researched both of these breeds to learn how they would best fit into where I live and the cows we already owned. Angus cross really well with the Simmental breed, giving us the potential to raise percentage Simmentals that could be shown at all the major shows. Charolais heifers thrive in South Texas and would work really well with the Chianina cows giving me the potential ability to raise show steers. We made a deal on each heifer, the owner of the Angus heifer decided to keep her for his own herd, so I purchased the Charolais heifer and I named her