| Timberside Farms Highland cattle and Yaks |
| Taylor, Sydney and Kali doing what Highlands do best, eating plants that other cows pass by and getting fat on it! |
Timberside Farms newest venture is miniature Highland cattle. Highland cattle come from
the Highlands of Scotland and were the first registered breed of cattle with the first herd
book being published in 1885. Highlands are classified as recovering by The American
Livestock Breeds Conservancy. They do not mind the cold weather so little shelter is
needed for them. They also calve easily and are protective mothers. Highlands used to be
much smaller than what they are today.
the Highlands of Scotland and were the first registered breed of cattle with the first herd
book being published in 1885. Highlands are classified as recovering by The American
Livestock Breeds Conservancy. They do not mind the cold weather so little shelter is
needed for them. They also calve easily and are protective mothers. Highlands used to be
much smaller than what they are today.
| Our fold of Scottish Highlands |
In August of 2007 we were lucky enough to have acquired 4 mid to mini sized Highlands from Nat Joslin. We went
all the way to Connecticut to pick them up. Nat has been working on bringing the size of the Highlands down for
several years. The cows are between 42" and 46" in height.
all the way to Connecticut to pick them up. Nat has been working on bringing the size of the Highlands down for
several years. The cows are between 42" and 46" in height.
| This is Taylor a 2004 registered silver Highland. |
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| This is Sarah a registered red 2006 Highland. Sarah is a full sized Highland and was one of our first cows on the farm. She has given us 3 heifers out of 3 calves! Bred to Ace for a 2012 calf |
| Kali gave us this little heifer on March 11, 2009. We named her Kali's Kloie Bred to Ian for a 2012 calf |
| Sarah gave us this gorgeous heifer on March 16, 2009. Even though Sarah is a bigger Highland, this calf is staying really small. We named her Sarah's Sadie. Bred to Ian for a 2012 calf |
| Taylor had this heifer in April of 2008. Her name is Taylor's Terra. She will be bred to Ace for a 2012 calf. |
| This is Sarah's 3rd heifer calf. She was born April 8, 2011 We are keeping her. Her name is Sassafrass, or Sassy for short. Imagine the calf we will get when she is bred to Bandit. |
| This is a heifer calf out of Terra and Chip. She is a great little heifer and will become a part of our herd. We have named her Theresa or Tess for short. |
| Pictured above are two Yak cows. Yak cows get between 500-900 pounds and should fit in perfectly with our cattle breeding program. We will be cross breeding them with Ian or Ace and see where it leads us! Yaks are very efficient foragers and consume less food than the cattle do. Just something to mess around with for now. |