January 11, 201016 yr comment_348486 hey everyone, im looking to get a couple of highland heifers, i just wanted to know if anyone here has any or has kept them before, and what they think/thought of them. cheers Ashley Report
January 11, 201016 yr comment_348489 It depends on what their main purpose will be. meat,milk,to graze a small paddock or just coz they look good. I had a Red Devon Stud farm a few years ago so I am a bit biased Report
January 11, 201016 yr Author comment_348491 i only wanted a couple of heifers to keep as pets and breed form a couple of times, i dont know what it is for me about highlands, i suppose i love the long shaggy coats and also have some family living in scotland Ashley Report
January 11, 201016 yr comment_348492 PM Livingart. From memory Mark has some of these and could give you some good 1st hand advice. Report
January 11, 201016 yr comment_348493 nice placid animals and beautiful meat if you are that way inclined low cholesterol meat, high butterfat content in the milk Report
January 11, 201016 yr Author comment_348494 ha ha didnt take you long to find this topic im buying two A grade heifers, they are both red and one looks like its wearing a blonde wig. Ashley Report
January 11, 201016 yr comment_348497 nice how much they stinging you for them and what is the pedigree my original bull was a full blood, descended from 1st animals imported into nz i have concentrated on developing a line of mini highlands over the last 16 years more for pets but still edible Report
January 11, 201016 yr Author comment_348500 $1400 for both of them Rosheen of Traken Grade A Birth date- 28 march 2008 Dam- Anzac of Western ( grade b) Sire- Belgarrion of Glomach (full blood) India of Traken Grade A Birth date- 30 june 2008 Dam-Molly of traken ( grade b) Sire- Belgarrion of Glomach (full blood) Report
January 11, 201016 yr Author comment_348524 yup i think price is pretty good and they are awfully cute, i met the mother of Rosheen aswell she had great form and an amazing set of horns on her, she was one of those highlands that looked more like a purebred than a b grade. its a moo cow! :bounce: what you gonna do with them? im going to keep them as pets breed from them a couple of times, i will probably keep the heifer calves as breeders and raise the bull calves for meat Ashley Report
January 11, 201016 yr comment_348527 The white one looks like it has a soft nose. I love cow noses they are so soft. not as soft as a horses nose, but still soft. Report
January 11, 201016 yr Author comment_348547 here are the photos of the two im getting, sorry not the best photos as they are only scanned photos from the current owners of the cows India Rosheen Report
January 11, 201016 yr comment_348554 what do they fill out like & what the average adult weight, they don't look like they fill out to well for meat production. their rears & shoulders look thin. when i was farming we had a hereford bull, real big angry critter & would chase us on the quads until the fat lump couldn't run anymore. he was an estimated 900kg live & 620kg dead weight i think it was. Report
January 11, 201016 yr Author comment_348555 hmmm good question, her mother maybe. ill have a look Report
January 11, 201016 yr Author comment_348557 mother is brindle and grandmother on mothers side is black and the photos are both of when they were younger, they have filled out a bit more now Report
January 11, 201016 yr comment_348558 she looks like one of my girls it was the black around the face that made me ask Report
January 11, 201016 yr Author comment_348559 India was the first one that i met and really wanted but i thought Rosheen fitted the breed standard more in her face ( wide between the eyes and short to the nose) so i decided to get both anymore photos of yours Livingart? Report
January 11, 201016 yr comment_348562 rosheen has a better head but remember most of the genetics are not in the animal visually i have seen some average looking cows throw some stunning calves what do they fill out like & what the average adult weight, they don't look like they fill out to well for meat production. their rears & shoulders look thin. when i was farming we had a hereford bull, real big angry critter & would chase us on the quads until the fat lump couldn't run anymore. he was an estimated 900kg live & 620kg dead weight i think it was. they are slow growers but fill out well give a highr than average yield in meat to bone ratio small calves for 1st time calvers nice carcass when crossed with simmental friend supplies a boutique butchery in auckland, top dollar is paid Report
January 11, 201016 yr comment_348569 Brin on the left looked like india when younger i graze them all off the property now as we don't have enough land to support them all Report
January 11, 201016 yr Author comment_348571 i graze them all off the property now as we don't have enough land to support them all how many do you have? Report
January 11, 201016 yr comment_348574 he's stunning, did you breed him? that is charming tull of valador alas we lost him at the start of this year at 15 yrs old don't ever handrear a bull calf, make a pet of him and leave him entire he was my main breeding bull, sired 92% heifers his sire was arkle of ousdale over charming dawn a full blood cow i am using his grandson now we have 3 bulls and 12 cows and calves Report
January 11, 201016 yr Author comment_348577 15 isnt bad, would of been hard loosing him but at least you still have his progeny to keep the line running Report
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