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Well hubby found out the hard way that she's pretty darned protective. Roped the calf when Aubrey was loose and she went after him. Luckily she's older and not too fast. Well, not as fast as hubby was at that moment. I guess next time he'll listen to me when I tell him not to mess with the baby...

You know I thought they guy that sold the dairy boys to us said Gurnsey, but I'm not 100% on that. I guess he's probably holstein, doesn't matter either way to us. Will it matter at the market? Other than to keep the guys at the salebarn from laughing at me for trying to pass him off as a...

Thanks! Once the grass comes in we will be cutting off the grain completely. Well maybe just a handfull or two to get them to come up to the barn. The two dairy boys will still be getting grain, but we are trying to fatten them up to sell in May. Now if we could get a little more rain, I'd be set!

Thanks! We got a steal when we bought our property. We got 22 acres for 56k 2 years ago. I'd say now it's about $3,000 to $5,000 per acre. We lease the front pasture for $200 a year, it's around 6 acres. We have to clear about 10 more acres sometime. I'd like to have more pasture. But I don't...

I just thought I'd post some newer pictures of our kind of new highlands and a couple of the "dairy boys" that we've had for a while. This is all the cows except the babies. (Yes we only have 6 bovine total) These are the two babies at 1.5 months This is Ribeye our gurnesy cross at 8 months...

I did a search on this breed and this is what I came up with. Kind of funny what they claim, when real worlders know different. The bull on their frontpage looks like he can barely move. http://www.belgianblue.co.uk/ British Breeders have selectively bred the ‘British Type’ of Belgian Blue...

I'm suprised no one mentioned Highlands. They are well known for being docile. Even the bulls are even tempered. Of course I wouldn't trust any of them as far as I could throw them. I'm also suprised that no one mentioned Longhorns, I've always heard they were pretty gentle, am I misinformed?

I haven't heard of the SH/Galloway cross, but that certainly doesn't mean is hasn't been done. I'm new to the cattle game. I know there are several crosses to poll them and get rid of some of the longer hair. I can't tell you about carcass stuff, as I'm new to the game. Some of the others like...

Purebred highlands that is. :D

LOL..Whaaat? I am honest. :o Besides, I'm the wrong color, the wrong sex, and waaay to young, to be Jesse Jackson. ;-) Aren't they the only breed from South TX to the North Pole? Angus is a brand remember, :roll: and a Limo is a car not a cow. What other breeds are there??? :P ;-) In...

SRR- I think we might've taught ole' CB something he didn't already know. :shock: ;-)

They are extremly adaptable animals, the long hair helps keep them cool as well as warm. Plus they shed out during the really hot summer months. I'm not THAT far south, so I'm not too worried about them.

No, not purebreds at the sale barn. At the butchers, yes. The meat sells for more per pound than most other beef. I didn't plan on taking any to the sale barn, just the butcher. :D Crossbreeds do well at the sale barn though. There's always some fool out there that I can presuade to part with...

LOL..Well I don't think purebred highlands are suitable for large commercial producers, BUT they are more than pasture ornaments. http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/highland_steaks.htm

Well I had planned on it, ;-) but I guess not, since I don't want to get on the wrong side of PETA. The skulls are worth more without the bullet holes! Just trying to figure out how to tell the guys at the slaughterhouse that! :P

Great information there S.R.R. Not to mention that the highland hides bring in on average $1,000 each, plus the skulls sell for around $200 each too. So that's $1,200 above and beyond the meat price. Meat that is healthier and lower in fat is in demand now, people are more health consious(sp?)...

I haven't sent in the dues yet, but I've got the info from them and have filled out the paperwork. They are pretty strict when it comes to registering animals. I had no idea. Next we'll have to go out and get a tattoo gun and accessories. We've got the two heifers to do before they get too big.

LOL...thanks for the comfirmation, I wasn't quite sure. ;-)

This may be a stupid question, but how would I keep it stored? Would I just store it in my freezer, or would that not be cold enough? The shipping container on the Thorbadin website was $125, I wonder if that includes shipping. I'll have to ask. I may just buy a few extra if I can store it. How...

That's what we want to do, improve our little (tiny! :P ) herd, not change it. The animals on the Thorbadin ranch were very impressive. I would be getting some great genetics at a reasonable price and hopefully improve my chance at selling them for breeding animals as well as beef. I was...