Highland Colors

SpaceCadet12364 · #21 12/03/12, 08:19 PM

Try again this her at 3 yrs.

arabgurl88 · #22 12/05/12, 10:36 AM

This is on the top of my Christmas list

taking the bf to go look at a cow and hiefer thursday

ufo_chris · #23 12/07/12, 01:30 AM

Thanks Spacecadet for posting all those pics!

SpaceCadet12364 · #24 01/20/13, 09:47 AM

I did not want to start a new thread so Here are our two bull calves silver born day before thanksgiving brindle born Aug.10 and their moms. and a pic. of dad.

opportunity · #25 02/17/13, 11:50 PM

I'm not sure if this is brindle or black her mom was red and dad was black she is two years old. She looked black like angus when she was born
Highland Colors - Cattle

SpaceCadet12364 · #26 02/18/13, 06:41 AM

that is black. You might want to have a soil test done. check if any minerals are low. That could be bleaching from the sun. She seems to be well built. If any flaking of horns or hoofs up selenium.

opportunity · #27 02/18/13, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by SpaceCadet12364

that is black. You might want to have a soil test done. check if any minerals are low. That could be bleaching from the sun. She seems to be well built. If any flaking of horns or hoofs up selenium.

I have been working with a local university and have not found anything low in my animals they have been doing hair tests every 6 months. We do feed a lot of minerals we have no selenium if I don't suppliment.

opportunity · #28 02/18/13, 09:44 AM

This is my one year old she has a differnt mom and the same dad they have not been on the same pasture very much as the first one I kept at my inlaws 600 miles away. This one was brown when she was born a light chocolate color
Highland Colors - Cattle

SpaceCadet12364 · #29 02/18/13, 10:56 AM

That is a case of bleaching. If copper is low they will lighten. The black will start as a brindle sometimes. That is why you have two years to change color after reg. Now that is a forelock.
On blacks the darker the nose the darker the hair. She could almost be classed as a dun. But you can tell she is still changing color.

opportunity · #30 02/18/13, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SpaceCadet12364

That is a case of bleaching. If copper is low they will lighten. The black will start as a brindle sometimes. That is why you have two years to change color after reg. Now that is a forelock.
On blacks the darker the nose the darker the hair. She could almost be classed as a dun. But you can tell she is still changing color.

Thankyou the colors are difficult and it seems noone in state has many of the black, or brindle most of the herds have lots of red. I really want a silver hopefully my new dun bull gives me one:-) he has two dun cows to work with.

SpaceCadet12364 · #31 02/18/13, 12:21 PM

If he does not I have a silver bull that can take his place. In about three month's so explain it to him.
Red and yellow are common. Black is more common in Mich. I know of a herd in Scotland 400+ all black. That is the only color.

opportunity · #32 02/18/13, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SpaceCadet12364

That is a case of bleaching. If copper is low they will lighten. The black will start as a brindle sometimes. That is why you have two years to change color after reg. Now that is a forelock.
On blacks the darker the nose the darker the hair. She could almost be classed as a dun. But you can tell she is still changing color.

Thankyou the colors are difficult and it seems noone in state has many of the black, or brindle most of the herds have lots of red. I really want a silver hopefully my new dun bull gives me one:-) he has two dun cows to work with.

HuskyBoris · #33 02/18/13, 07:48 PM

great pics,I have a red mixed with ???,he's not pure bred but he is awesome,yours are absolutely beautiful

SpaceCadet12364 · #34 02/18/13, 08:12 PM

Thank You! and there are a few that are not on here.

lonelyfarmgirl · #35 02/20/13, 04:09 PM

here is my black bull. this picture is a year old, he is quite a bit larger now, but for the color discussion.

Also, we have a pair of twin brindle heifers that are about 3 years old, they are the small type and a silver cow for sale. The silver cow is very pregnant.

The twins are tame the silver is not. This is the silvers 2nd calf. Her first was slate grey. She can be seen on my website. The twins I dont have a recent picture of.

tbishop · #36 02/20/13, 08:49 PM

Love the blacks and the silvers. I lived on a farm for several years where they had all the red colors...