New Highland Calf 6/05/06

[Christiaan]

Beth gifted us with a heifer calf yesterday. Petite and cute. DGD has named her Tahlia, not bad for a five year old!!



BTW, Beth is the one with the horns.

[Queen Bee]

She is a beauty! Do they all have horns like Beth????

[Beltane]

What a beautiful baby!

[WildernesFamily]

Congrats! Tahlia is VERY cute *Both* animals are beautiful.

[turtlehead]

What great looking animals! Congratulations, and thank you for sharing with us.

[bob clark]

congrats ,i just love to see pics

[Christiaan]

Thanks for all the nice remarks. She is a real cutie. will probably be our milk cow in three years time.
Yes, Highland cattle have magnificent horns. I've only ever seen one without horns and that was a cow used for 4-H.
I'll post more photos as she grows.

[Jan Doling]

She needs her own baby photo album, Dad.

[mayfair]

They're both beautiful. Thanks for sharing the picture. You mentioned Tahlia would be your milk cow. Can you share more information on Highlands' use as family milk cows?

[donsgal]

I saw a highland tonight! They are beautiful! Congratulations.

donsgal

[Christiaan]

I've spoken with a couple of people in the area who milked Highlands. Said they were easy milkers and the milk was very rich 8 to 10% butterfat. I'm looking forward to it. Should get some really nice cheese with that much butterfat.