Scottish Highland Cattle

[deepsunflower]

awsome

[zombieinajar]

lol 11.... there is no 11..

[shanams1]

they are to cute. how big are they? my husband and i are trying to purchase 8 acres and i am wondering if that is enough space.

[Bazanadu]

Yeah, they're kinda small but kinda grumpy too.

[abc321664]

why the fuck isnt there an 11.

[Kronikwookie]

kate's friend brought me here

[antonnorgus]

We have a bunch of thease and we use electric fence. If they get a "hit" on the nose when they are young they will respect the fence. But when they are young they are a bit wild and easily run through it. As long as the rest of them are inside they will not go very far. But if they have space and food they will for the most part stay inside ;)

[pecilunas]

@0zyzzyz0 I use mostly barbed, with some woven (in pastures they share with sheep). I've had few escape issues in that they always have plenty of fresh pasture to rotate. And if they do get out, they're not going too far, and they go back in very easily. Hope that helps. P

[pecilunas]

Oh yeah... and they let me know, with a flick of their head, when I've violated their space.

[CarHunter]

hehe @ 0:48: so cool! :-) so they at least know about their horns...

[Gimmer3]

I have been crazy about these cattle since I was a kid. I wish I had room to get some.

[pecilunas]

@Gimmer3 They have great dispositions, but I'm out there every day with them, and try to get a brush on them occassionally.

[Gimmer3]

@pecilunas  Yours look really happy. I raise Scottish Blackface Sheep.

[pecilunas]

@Gimmer3 My wife raises Romneys, mainly for the wool, but she likes their mellow disposition. What are Scottish Blackface like? Are they wool or meat animals?

[Gimmer3]

@pecilunas They are pretty wild compared to Romneys. I have some very tame ones but you really have to handle them allot to get them tame. They are not hard to handle as they are not big but they like to be standoffish. They are not jumpy like Cheviots and Shetlands though.

[AsadGstar]

i wonder why i just googled "dun" "brindle" and "buckthorn", for no apparant reason????, seems starnge.

[pecilunas]

@AsadGstar Hah. And what did you find?

[AsadGstar]

@pecilunas a cow lol

[800dozer]

These highlands look cool , even more cool than a yack .

[pecilunas]

Tigerlilly - They're extremely resilient, handling weather extremes from below zero, to 90+(F), with dew points in the 70's. Where is Victoria?

[ziggy2sound4u]

@pecilunas Nice video!

I am thinking about investing in a couple of these "wooly" cattle.

Question: I have a field that is about 100' long by 70' wide, would this feed three( a just weaned bull, cow and a steer) all spring/summer?

How many rolls of Alfalfa would I have to add to feed them during the winter?

Would corn stalk fodder work just as well?

Prices at the "sales barn" seem often low for this breed, thus making them a viable option for me.

[pecilunas]

@ziggy2sound4u -Thanks for watching and commenting. In Western WI we figure about an acre or two per head. In winter I feed a legume/grass mix, 800# round bales. This winter I have two bred cows, one open heifer and 2 yearling calves. I'm figuring 25 round bales. Good luck. P

[pecilunas]

@ziggy2sound4u Thanks for watching and commenting. In Western WI we figure about an acre or two per head. In winter I feed a legume/grass mix, 800# round bales. This winter I have two bred cows, one open heifer and 2 yearling calves. I'm figuring 25 round bales. Good luck. P

[KateFan]

@pecilunas lol, Victoria is a state in Australia. Some hielan' coos' sounds just like what she's looking for.

[tigerlilly9772]

I'm strongly considering these over other breeds found in southern Victoria. We're right on the bass straight and up in the hills, so although not a lot of snow, we do get a lot of icy wind and rain. See like an excellent breed.

[pecilunas]

Just put the bull in with his girls. More coo's to come.

[ziggy2sound4u]

Questions cont....

Do you ever milk your cow?

How much milk do you get and did you have to milk everyday to avoid mastitis?

How long must a calve be on the mother's milk before weaning?

What is the youngest butchering weight that produces a fairly large amount of meat?

I'd appreciate anything you can tell me about this.

[pecilunas]

@ziggy2sound4u - I've never milked them, and let the cows kick the calves off naturally... usually mid winter. Good question on the weight. I usually go 2 years... and i'm noticing the steers are fatty and smaller, while the bulls are leaner, bigger and better tasting. Of course, my bulls rarely service more than 5 a year, so it doesn't ruin the meet.

[ziggy2sound4u]

@pecilunas

Thanks for the information that you have available to you.

It appears that I would have to truck in much feed to sustain a small fold of them(say 1 bull and 2 cows).

Since I only have 2 acres to work with, and some of it is taken up by the hen house, the goat pens, and the pig pens....

Hmmmm. How many bales of hay, do you think for 3 full grown cattle?

By the way, very nice video.

[Drross0]

Woot The highlan' coo'

[rradtke64]

We love the video so much, I put it in our farm's website: MinnesotaHighlanders. com

Thanks much

Rich & Carol

[pecilunas]

@rradtke64 Thank you for your kinds words. They are the most photogenic of animals. P

[IchbinsAlina]

My absolute favourite animals ever. I am from germany, and have never seen one rl.

Your video made me google for buckthorn .X3

[PurpleEnvyBand]

the voice sounds like Jim Carrey in The Series Of Unfortunate Events. You know the man who pretends to be that snake person so he can kill the owner of the Boudelair parents, someone should know who he is!!!

anyway how cute. :]

[chrissberryy]

I love sarcasim- from a scotsman.

[pecilunas]

@chrissberryy Sarcasm?  Who me?

[chrissberryy]

@pecilunas no... the highland cow... ;)

[AnAuldDubliner]

I love Highland Cows!

[lr7396]

i'm going to be a veggie lol,so so cute

[Ravenlord79]

Nice pets :)

[pecilunas]

Yeah, if you go through the Highland Associations, you're only going to find the registered breeders with those higher prices. I just asked around my neck of the woods, and eventually found some folks selling Highlands at 1/2 to 2/3rds the breeder's prices. They're out there. Good luck and keep me posted.

[GaurdDuck]

Where can I get some to start a herd?

I'll be moving to NH next year to start a new farm, and I figured that I could get used to cows that mostly take care of themselves. I looked into breeders, but the prices were far more than the average guy can afford, plus they only sold 50 head or more. I could use five or six to start off. Up until now I've only been an organic fruit and vegitable farmer but I want to expand into animals too next spring.

[Bankiedrummer]

Without trying to sound too anal, A herd of highland coos is usually called a Fold and not a herd. Just something to point out.

[GaurdDuck]

Thanks. I never would have known otherwise.

Coos? You meant cows, right? You must be Scottish or something.

[Bankiedrummer]

lol, yeh I'm Scottish...

[pecilunas]

@Bankiedrummer I didn't know that. Thanks. Coos and Fold. They were troublesome this morning... what do Scots call them then?

[Bankiedrummer]

What do we call what? If you mean cows depends where you come from really the the word coo is normally used. Although Highland Cattle are also known as Kyloe.

[pecilunas]

you'll have to watch it again, now won't you.

[scoobysnack039]

I forget what 8 was for...

[pecilunas]

banjodan. got 3 of the girls bred for april calving. always an exciting time. hoping to capture it on video.

[banjodan99]

I'd like to see that. I haven't had any calves yet myself, my 3 heifers are just old enough to breed, and I just got two old cows, 6 and 10 years old. At first my bull was extremely interested in the new cows, but he's only 17 months and the younger of the cows wasn't about to put up with him being in charge. Now the bull is quite upset, grunting and growling and thrashing his horns in the brush all day. He acted the same way when we brought home a 4 year old steer, who we put in the freezer.

[pecilunas]

We AI'ed the last 2 years. The old gal (at least 12) hasn't taken. Thinking of bringing in a bull in this year.

[banjodan99]

Nice critters. I have a herd of 6 myself.

[pecilunas]

Your Highlands look good. The goat looked comfortable.

[moosehr]

Number 11 must be the one on the grill. Nice job Paul.

[john85710]

nicely done

[UnanimousCowherd]

Paul: This is great! But what was number 11?

Blaine