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<blockquote data-quote="canoetrpr" data-source="post: 728352" data-attributes="member: 4892"><p>I've looked into Highlands and like their look a lot. I think I have decided on Galloways instead. They are almost as hardy from what I have researched, heavy coat for our winter climate here, naturally polled and gentle. I'm told they do well grass finished. I'm also told they finish earlier - 20-24 months etc. </p><p></p><p>Highlands still have the neater look in my opinion. The one herd of Highlands I visited were considerably more tame than the few of Galloways I have visited. This probably says nothing about the breed at all - probably just that the Highland herd was handled a lot more than the Galloways.</p><p></p><p>One of the Galloway breeders I visited has only black Galloways and says that his cattle are not docked at the sale barn. He says that a lot of folks think they are Angus and sometimes he cuts the long locks of the calves on their forehead before sending them to the barn <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.</p><p></p><p>I think that either would make good cattle for a hobby operation. I think I have settled on Galloways though for mine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="canoetrpr, post: 728352, member: 4892"] I've looked into Highlands and like their look a lot. I think I have decided on Galloways instead. They are almost as hardy from what I have researched, heavy coat for our winter climate here, naturally polled and gentle. I'm told they do well grass finished. I'm also told they finish earlier - 20-24 months etc. Highlands still have the neater look in my opinion. The one herd of Highlands I visited were considerably more tame than the few of Galloways I have visited. This probably says nothing about the breed at all - probably just that the Highland herd was handled a lot more than the Galloways. One of the Galloway breeders I visited has only black Galloways and says that his cattle are not docked at the sale barn. He says that a lot of folks think they are Angus and sometimes he cuts the long locks of the calves on their forehead before sending them to the barn :-). I think that either would make good cattle for a hobby operation. I think I have settled on Galloways though for mine. [/QUOTE]
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