The smaller, mostly black or brindled cattle were raised on the western island and were known as Kyloes, and the larger red animals were on the Scottish. Originally there were two subgroups of Highland cattle, which today are merged into one. He remains our herd bull today and many of his heifers are being retained as replacement heifers. Highland Cattle from The Brue Highlander and Tom Buidhe Folds of the isle of Lewis. The Scottish Highland Cattle Society was formed in 1884 and most of the cattle registered were black. He has given us many calves that when oberved just appear to be neat all over. 'Buster' is sound from the hooves up with a very balanced and proportional presentation. Not ever used as a show bull, but his progeny have refined some of the more 'rugged' characteristics we saw in some of our fold. We obtained Caledonia's Calling Heritage a few years back.

Although, many of his progeny still routlinely appear in show rings across the country. While he did well in the show ring he tended to be more of a beef producing sire. The Highland descends from the native cattle of Scotland and is named for the Highland region. He was an early maturing and early growth bull. HSC Steel Reserve followed and we were able to infuse fast growing genetics into the fold. Both of whom were shown and competive at all levels. J Bar T's Gareth and J Bar T's Jared are sires presevered from this era. These genetics tended to produce highly efficient and stucturally correct animals. We tend to keep a bull for significant periods of time when are seeing improvements in progeny from that sire.Įarly on, we went the AI route and employed the Thorbardin bloodlines in our initial herd development program. Our breeding program is a methodical strategy attempting to improve flaws we observe in our cattle through breeding and culling. These are the Kyloe, which is small and black, and the mainland, which are larger and red.All of our Highland fold is registered with the American Highland Cattle Association. We have semen available from Magic, but it is available in the USA only. BR Voodoo Magic took over as herd sire in July 2019. In the show cattle world, a low end cow costs about 5,000. A herd book was established in 1885, including two different Highland cattle types. Not only did we add some of the most beautiful Highland cows available, but two outstanding herd sires will now call Elm Hollow Farm their home. Honestly, highland cattle can be relatively inexpensive or quite pricey. We also have semen available from outstanding and. We breed full-sized Highland cattle including both larger beefier stock, and the smaller more traditional Scottish size. These were brought to Britain from Africa and other parts of Europe by Neolithic farmers. Elm Hollow Farm is an eco-friendly small family farm breeding high quality AHCA-registered pure-bred Highland Cattle for breeding stock and show. It is believed that the Highland cattle descended from the Ankole-Watusi known as Hamitic Longhorn, which originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Outer Hebrides islands. Grass, hay, straw, silage, and even cerealsĮxtremely adaptable can survive in cold or rainy weather but also shed its coat to live in hot areas as well. Varied Colors include black, brindle, dun, ginger, grey, red, silver, tan, white, and yellow. They have a double coat of hair – a soft undercoat and an overcoat consisting of long oily hair. Kyloe, Long-haired Highland Cattle, Long-haired Scottish Cattle, North Highland Cattle, Scottish Cattle, Scottish Highland Cattle, West Highland Cattle It’s a quick way to tell how old an animal is. For example calves born in 2020 were named with a H, 2021 a J, 2022 will be a K. Letters are used to designate the year of birth. These cattle are known for their sturdiness and are raised primarily for beef production. In Canada all pedigree Highland cattle can be registered with the Canadian Highland Cattle Society. Our breeding program is focused on producing small, but proportional, cattle with solid genetics. Ridge was attractive to us because of his small genetics. The Highland cattle are a Scottish breed known for their long horns and shaggy coat. He was introduced to our farm as a complimentary bull to Cyrus.

Highland cattle calves