Highlands are here!

lakeportfarms · #21 09/08/11, 01:26 PM

By the way, other than in the first year or so, the bulls have a different hair quality than the heifers and cows. We've also found that the hair differs by the time of year that they are born, with late summer/fall calves having significantly more hair and (naturally!) it stays longer than the spring/summer calves. The bulls at maturity usually have less hair than cows at a similar age. Young calves have first a downy type of coat, gradually replaced with a longer straighter more coarse hair. Though in the fall the downy coat will return in combination with the longer hair in all of them. Well...you'll see...and enjoy! I hope you get some snow there, nothing beats the sight of Highlands with their full coats of hair on a sunny day running through the deep snow to get their food.

farmgirl6 · #22 09/08/11, 04:48 PM

still, really....how can you eat that?

ufo_chris · #23 09/08/11, 05:48 PM

Thanks Brooks.
Yes that is a good price for being sooo tame, They are registered right?
Yeah ,too far for me ,and I would not pay that higher price.
I did just sell a 9 months old bull and halter trained him in 3 days, 10-15 min. each day! The people that haul for me (Hereford people) said NO WAY can I halter train him in 3 days,esp. a bull calf........well I showed them....he walked right in the trailer on the lead (never been in one) ! They could not believe it.
Love them Highlands!
And like Farmgirl.....that's why I sell my bulls ,can't eat them......LOL!
Thanks,Chris

Catalytic · #24 09/08/11, 06:36 PM

Had to come look at them again, gosh I want that pretty girl, she is beautiful! (And I don't think a knife and fork would help, they are too cute to eat!)

chickenista · #25 09/09/11, 09:50 AM

Is there anything you can do with the hair??
Spin it etc...
I just hate to think of it going to waste... it seems so lush..

SpaceCadet12364 · #26 09/10/11, 05:50 PM

If anyone is interested we have a white reg. 7 mon. old Highland bull for sale. Dreugans Molach farm in Campbellsville, Ky. (http://home.windstream.net/hezik1/)

Highlands are here! - Cattle

laughingllama75 · #27 09/11/11, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by lakeportfarms

And get a couple of these for brushing them. The brush your son looks to be using actually will strip the hair from them. They love these brushes especially under the neck

http://www.google.com/products/catal...ed=0CEQQ8gIwAg

I use these brushes for my cattle and llamas. they are awesome! When I had highlands, they were the only brushes I used. If you get some, you will be very happy with them.
BTW, VERY nice little herd you have started there. I miss my highlands, but I am now doing dexters and I am really falling in love with the breed. They also do not go through the electric fence like my shaggy friends did.......

nobrabbit · #28 09/13/11, 08:38 PM

Jealous! I have always wanted Highlands but can't convince husband.

KMA1 · #29 09/14/11, 03:59 PM

Don't want to hijack the thread, but I looked at Lakeportfarms picture of their bull's horns. I have to say my 4.5 year old bulls horns are twice as long as yours. I wouldn't think that weighting the horns affects growth does it? Looks like if you pull the horns down and in too much, you could have them growing into the bull's nose. I like the natural look myself. My driveway to the house runs through my pasture. I have a lot of people tell me later they started to drop by but turned around at the pasture because they were scared to drive through the cows by the bull.

SpaceCadet12364 · #30 09/17/11, 12:08 PM

We have had Highlands for 8+ yrs. one of our bulls had horns at 5ft spread at 4yrs. another
never exceeded 3ft at 5yrs. so each is different.