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<blockquote data-quote="S.R.R." data-source="post: 173206" data-attributes="member: 1442"><p>Check out these two links. They have a world of good info on Highlands.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thorbardinranch.com/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.thorbardinranch.com/index.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cruachan.com.au/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cruachan.com.au/index.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Since you do not seem to be in any rush to breed your heifers (what age are they?) why not wait on buying a bull for a while and shop around a bit? Being new to cattle it is going to be hard for you to tell if a 2 month old is going to grow up to be the kind of bull you want for breeding. For that matter it would be hard for most people to tell! I am guessing that you are going to leave it with its mom until it is weaned 7-8 month old. That gives you alot of time to look around at other animals and get a feel for what a good breeding bull should look like. Whatever you do make sure you let it know who is boss and give it a healthy respect for you. DO NOT MAKE IT YOUR FRIEND OR PET!! As far as the angus bull hurting yours it could sure happen while he is young but once he is mature I would worry more about the Angus. Seeing a Highland bull use his horns in a fight will really put the fear of God in you quick! :shock: :shock: .</p><p>Your best bet is never to let them fight in the first place. You will have to see what his temperment is like and go from there as to if you need to upgrade your fence. I have a WB bull that will go up and down the fence rutting in the dirt and urinating on himself but never trys to go through it. The best thing thou is to take the advice on this post and keep your "girls" as far away from that Angus bull as you can until their bred. Or better yet dont buy a bull now just let that Angus breed them and then you can buy a real good 2 yr old Highland bull next year with the money from the calves ;-) .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="S.R.R., post: 173206, member: 1442"] Check out these two links. They have a world of good info on Highlands. [url=http://www.thorbardinranch.com/index.html]http://www.thorbardinranch.com/index.html[/url] [url=http://www.cruachan.com.au/index.htm]http://www.cruachan.com.au/index.htm[/url] Since you do not seem to be in any rush to breed your heifers (what age are they?) why not wait on buying a bull for a while and shop around a bit? Being new to cattle it is going to be hard for you to tell if a 2 month old is going to grow up to be the kind of bull you want for breeding. For that matter it would be hard for most people to tell! I am guessing that you are going to leave it with its mom until it is weaned 7-8 month old. That gives you alot of time to look around at other animals and get a feel for what a good breeding bull should look like. Whatever you do make sure you let it know who is boss and give it a healthy respect for you. DO NOT MAKE IT YOUR FRIEND OR PET!! As far as the angus bull hurting yours it could sure happen while he is young but once he is mature I would worry more about the Angus. Seeing a Highland bull use his horns in a fight will really put the fear of God in you quick! :shock: :shock: . Your best bet is never to let them fight in the first place. You will have to see what his temperment is like and go from there as to if you need to upgrade your fence. I have a WB bull that will go up and down the fence rutting in the dirt and urinating on himself but never trys to go through it. The best thing thou is to take the advice on this post and keep your "girls" as far away from that Angus bull as you can until their bred. Or better yet dont buy a bull now just let that Angus breed them and then you can buy a real good 2 yr old Highland bull next year with the money from the calves ;-) . [/QUOTE]
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