Captivating Cows

Their beauty attracted us, their hardiness gave us confidence and their docility made them our pets.

 Highland Cattle are a heritage breed and one of the oldest in the world. In 2019, because of effective promotion, Highlands graduated from the Livestock Conservancy’s Conservation Priority List and have become popular enough in the US that I was able to order a Highland Cow shower curtain on Amazon!  

Highlands are great mothers, excellent foragers and producers of high quality beef (even when raised on rugged landscapes). When we were preparing to start raising cattle, we did our research and were committed to providing well for our ‘hairy coos,’ but we were reassured by the fact that Highlands are so hardy.

 Highlands have a distinctive look with their long hair and majestic horns (yes, even the females have horns). I love watching them grazing on the hills. They come in a variety of colors (red, yellow, black, white, silver, dun) and have some fancy traits, like our bull, Judah, who is frosted!

The American Highland Cattle Association maintains the official herd book of registered highland cows in the US. We are excited to be registering our first full Highland calf soon and hope to register many more over the years.

But what has made us commit to breeding and registering these incredible animals is their engaging personalities. They love to be scratched and brushed – and they are quite motivated by treats. Ours have become beloved pets and we hope to participate in the continued recovery of this breed.