I have seen the little Miniature Highlands all over social media and wondered about their size. I don't know much about the Scottish Highland Cattle. But I do know that a lot of the miniature cattle breeds have Chondrodysplasia and other genetic defects. Some breeders even boast about it like it's something to breed for. I have a Miniature Hereford Bull and a Miniature Jersey Bull that I have crossed with Regular sized American White Parks. I bought my bulls naturally raised with their mothers from breeders that tested for Chondrodysplasia and other genetic defects. My first crop of calves this last spring all look like American White Parks except smaller. I sell them as Mid-Miniature because the mothers are regular sized cattle. So far it looks to me like they have taken their size from the sires and the color from the dams. American White Parks are naturally polled and some of the calves are too. I'm looking forward to naturally downsizing my American White Parks in the years to come by breeding the small to smaller without inbreeding. Thank you for being an honest breeder! We seriously need Honesty in this world today💖
I have always love the Highland comes since i saw them for the first time in my teens. Around 13 years old. A friend had a fold of them. Long hair and massive horns but puppy dog eyes and teddy bear ears. Beautiful critters they were. I told myself if i ever had cows these would be the ones i want. The more i learn about them via you Rhett i know these guys would definitely be for me
For all of these reasons I sent a link to your channel to a good friend of mine that got a bottle baby highland calf to raise as soon as I seen she got one I immediately sent her a link to your channel because I knew she needed to know everything there was or as much as she could learn about highland cow and that meant going to you because the bottle baby she got was 3 days old when she got it so I was like oh my God and she has triplet girls that are 6 years old so I was like she needs to learn everything she can about Highlands as fast as she can cuz I don't know how much she was told about the breed when she got that bottle baby and how much research she had done before she got it that's why I sent her the link to your channel cuz I knew you she needed to follow your channel and learn from you. God bless yall
Hello! We are new subscribers! We just purchased our first three Highlanders! We are in LOVE! Thank you for teaching us about the breed! We have 650 Limosine x Angus cross cows but they are quite different than the Highlanders! We are calving now! We also have a TH-cam channel! Our fourteen year old is the voice behind our channel! Blessings to you from Kansas!
Really appreciate this video. There is an auction around my neck of the woods that features a lot of highlands and for some reason the same owner always brings 3-5 bottle calves there and I just shake my head at the selfishness of that breeder. Are there times when a bottle is necessary to ensure a calf's survival? Absolutely. But it's selfish and irresponsible of the owner to intentionally pull a calf off its mom and sell it for profit.
Rhett, it was great to meet you, Bernadette, Hallie, and your daughter at the Expo! It's hard to find breeders with the integrity and knowledge you have, and I thank you for it. Blessings, Texas Deb ❤️😁
@@TingTing927 I was at the Okie Homesteading Expo. It's a great learning experience and you meet so many like minded people as well as many of the TH-camrs I watch regularly. It's super organized and family friendly. Don't miss it! Texas Deb ❤️
I love how you are so honest and you tell it how it is, yes the Highlands are gorgeous Cow's as they are. I will never understand why some people could justify on breeding a Highland/ and or any other animal with a defect to make a profit when in the long run that Highland and or any other animal is going to have health issues in the long run and not live it's full pain free life. Just my opinion. Love your video's please keep them coming when you have time, I know you work another full-time job too.
Excellent information Rhett. Sadly there will always be some people willing to do anything for the quick buck. Even if it is to the detriment of the animal & buyer. I guess all we can do is plenty of homework. Two cutie patooties in the video with you😊 Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰
Good information! No miniatures here. We have a white bull also, no calves to match yet, all of his offspring do have a mix of the mother and his lighter colors though, guess they call that yellow. Really shows when they are in their winter coat. Moms are all red.
The girls are on every TH-cam video out there this week! Bernadette is my favourite from the fist day I found ur channel about yr ago! Rhett I sure hope you got to speak and explain all your knowledge at the Okie expo so people get all your knowledge!! Sure am happy to see and get my fill of the Girls all week on everyone’s channel! I’m trying to plug you guys on them lol
I’m so bummed I missed you at the Okie Homesteading Expo. I was hoping you were there. I only live in Tuttle but I would love to see your herd up close.
So, if one is looking for a healthy, non-cross, "minature" highland without the potential negatives you covered, one should be looking for a "small-frame highland", yes?
They are an interesting breed of cow. You shared a lot of good advice on what to look for when buying these cattle. I never realized taking a baby from it's mother stunted it's growth. Kind of cruel. Thanks for sharing
We don’t know the reasons why the calf was separated and sold. If the whole reason was production and increased number of. Calves or the sexual identity of the calf involved then that is poor practice and impacts both the calf and the cow.
Well it's a really good explanation I always thought many Highlands were just selectively bred to be smaller. Like you would see what the mini pony or any other mini livestock animal
I'm just looking at the type of cow I want. This is so helpful, I love the highland because they seem to be dual purpose and good nature. Is that your experience with them?❤
Very interesting...I didn't know any of this until I started researching....I have been set on getting a couple of mini highland cows as pets...not to breed.... didn't know that they are bred this way to be smaller...unfortunate
I didn’t see y’all there,did see the cows in almost all the U Tubers channels but guess I didn’t see it as your channels name,wasn’t that a great expo,I watch 30 of y’all and saw most of you there
Most of the mini highlands I have seen were x with Dexter's. Many of the sellers of these highlands let the unaware buyer think they are pure breed. Kyloe highlands are pure but smaller like your registered. Some highlands can be very large.
I have a question, if someone had a hobby farm with a regular sized cow, should horns be grinded down, I have a vague childhood memory of being at a farm and someone coming and grinding down the horns.
There need to be strict rules for all breeders of animals. So many don't take in to consideration the well being of what they are breeding. If the babies won't have a quality of life equal to what they could have, they have to make it illegal to breed for, with appropriate punishment.
That is completely inaccurate that if you bottle feed a calf for a few days it stunts or delays its growth. And in general bottle feeding calves doesn't stunt growth as long as grains and hay are introduced to allow rumen development.
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Your honesty anf forthrightness is greatly appreciated
I have seen the little Miniature Highlands all over social media and wondered about their size. I don't know much about the Scottish Highland Cattle. But I do know that a lot of the miniature cattle breeds have Chondrodysplasia and other genetic defects. Some breeders even boast about it like it's something to breed for. I have a Miniature Hereford Bull and a Miniature Jersey Bull that I have crossed with Regular sized American White Parks. I bought my bulls naturally raised with their mothers from breeders that tested for Chondrodysplasia and other genetic defects. My first crop of calves this last spring all look like American White Parks except smaller. I sell them as Mid-Miniature because the mothers are regular sized cattle. So far it looks to me like they have taken their size from the sires and the color from the dams. American White Parks are naturally polled and some of the calves are too. I'm looking forward to naturally downsizing my American White Parks in the years to come by breeding the small to smaller without inbreeding. Thank you for being an honest breeder! We seriously need Honesty in this world today💖
I have always love the Highland comes since i saw them for the first time in my teens. Around 13 years old. A friend had a fold of them. Long hair and massive horns but puppy dog eyes and teddy bear ears. Beautiful critters they were. I told myself if i ever had cows these would be the ones i want. The more i learn about them via you Rhett i know these guys would definitely be for me
For all of these reasons I sent a link to your channel to a good friend of mine that got a bottle baby highland calf to raise as soon as I seen she got one I immediately sent her a link to your channel because I knew she needed to know everything there was or as much as she could learn about highland cow and that meant going to you because the bottle baby she got was 3 days old when she got it so I was like oh my God and she has triplet girls that are 6 years old so I was like she needs to learn everything she can about Highlands as fast as she can cuz I don't know how much she was told about the breed when she got that bottle baby and how much research she had done before she got it that's why I sent her the link to your channel cuz I knew you she needed to follow your channel and learn from you. God bless yall
Great information! Glad you care enough to tell it straight. There are no shortages of scams!!
I have a small herd of Highlands and a highland bull. I got a mini highland and she is super lovey.
Hello! We are new subscribers! We just purchased our first three Highlanders! We are in LOVE! Thank you for teaching us about the breed! We have 650 Limosine x Angus cross cows but they are quite different than the Highlanders! We are calving now! We also have a TH-cam channel! Our fourteen year old is the voice behind our channel! Blessings to you from Kansas!
Wow that’s quite the operation, I’ll have to check out your channels! Congrats on your first 3 highlands!
@@100AcreWoodHighlands They have an awesome channel.
Really appreciate this video. There is an auction around my neck of the woods that features a lot of highlands and for some reason the same owner always brings 3-5 bottle calves there and I just shake my head at the selfishness of that breeder. Are there times when a bottle is necessary to ensure a calf's survival? Absolutely. But it's selfish and irresponsible of the owner to intentionally pull a calf off its mom and sell it for profit.
Absolutely agree, sometimes you have to bottle feed. But if it’s not necessary then I don’t think it should be done for a quick buck
Rhett, it was great to meet you, Bernadette, Hallie, and your daughter at the Expo! It's hard to find breeders with the integrity and knowledge you have, and I thank you for it. Blessings, Texas Deb ❤️😁
What expo did you go to? Did you like it
@@TingTing927 I was at the Okie Homesteading Expo. It's a great learning experience and you meet so many like minded people as well as many of the TH-camrs I watch regularly. It's super organized and family friendly. Don't miss it! Texas Deb ❤️
Was so nice to finally meet you. Thanks so much for coming out to the expo!
Thank you! Nice to meet you guys as well!
I love how you are so honest and you tell it how it is, yes the Highlands are gorgeous Cow's as they are. I will never understand why some people could justify on breeding a Highland/ and or any other animal with a defect to make a profit when in the long run that Highland and or any other animal is going to have health issues in the long run and not live it's full pain free life. Just my opinion.
Love your video's please keep them coming when you have time, I know you work another full-time job too.
Exactly. Instead of trying to make a buck, they should have compassion for them.
Great info as usual! So great to see you at the Expo!!!
Great meeting you too!
Thank you for all the information. I love getting educated on your awesome cows. Keep the videos coming!
Love seeing the calves. You always have such good information about the Highlands.
The Highlands are beautiful
Enjoyed getting to see Bernadette and Haley at the expo. They are beautiful! 🥰
Good to see you Rhett. Thanks for the info..take care
Love your channel . You have so much knowledge. I hope you got to talk to a lot of people at the Expo to spread the word .
Love you honesty! Happy to hear Adler Farms has some of your Highlands!
Love Highlands ♥️ Thank you ! Don’t think anyone should mess with those animals, genetically ... let them be
Great information for someone new and looking to get into.
Excellent information Rhett. Sadly there will always be some people willing to do anything for the quick buck. Even if it is to the detriment of the animal & buyer. I guess all we can do is plenty of homework. Two cutie patooties in the video with you😊 Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰
I love watching your videos you give so much information and those Highlands are so so beautiful keep up the good work
You are so smart with a lot of information. Thanks for sharing.
Good information! No miniatures here. We have a white bull also, no calves to match yet, all of his offspring do have a mix of the mother and his lighter colors though, guess they call that yellow. Really shows when they are in their winter coat. Moms are all red.
The girls are on every TH-cam video out there this week! Bernadette is my favourite from the fist day I found ur channel about yr ago! Rhett I sure hope you got to speak and explain all your knowledge at the Okie expo so people get all your knowledge!! Sure am happy to see and get my fill of the Girls all week on everyone’s channel! I’m trying to plug you guys on them lol
I loved seeing Bernadette and Hallie on UTube at the Okie Show🥰
I’m so bummed I missed you at the Okie Homesteading Expo. I was hoping you were there. I only live in Tuttle but I would love to see your herd up close.
Dang we were there, but did walk around quite a bit
Rhett, the calfs are just down right cute...even when grown !!
So, if one is looking for a healthy, non-cross, "minature" highland without the potential negatives you covered, one should be looking for a "small-frame highland", yes?
They are so cute when they are 3 months old!
Been missing you and your videos brother…
Thanks, I’m working on making more! Hopefully soon
I like your ethics and business ethics🐄🐮
Nice information sharing...
Have a good evening ❄❄❄
Very interesting and thank you for sharing it all makes alot of sence sir. God bless you and your family sir....🙏❤🙏❤🙏😀🙂😊
They are an interesting breed of cow. You shared a lot of good advice on what to look for when buying these cattle. I never realized taking a baby from it's mother stunted it's growth. Kind of cruel. Thanks for sharing
Bottle calves can grow ok, but I don’t think someone should intentionally take a calf from its mom to bottle feed or make a quick buck.
We don’t know the reasons why the calf was separated and sold. If the whole reason was production and increased number of. Calves or the sexual identity of the calf involved then that is poor practice and impacts both the calf and the cow.
Very well said. Thank you for the honestly.
Thanks for sharing this info.
Well it's a really good explanation I always thought many Highlands were just selectively bred to be smaller. Like you would see what the mini pony or any other mini livestock animal
I'm just looking at the type of cow I want. This is so helpful, I love the highland because they seem to be dual purpose and good nature. Is that your experience with them?❤
We love your channel and great videos.
Those babies are so stinkin cute 🥰
Didn’t even know they had mini highlands…🤣😍
Thank you! Your facts answered a lot of questions I had. Highlands are one of my favorites.
Love from SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦 I live your video s and poppie and petunia
Good information, you really cleared it up for me
oh, just saw you on Ridgelifes Okie video,just knew you had to be there
Where would you recommend buying highlands? they're next to impossible to find online.
Is your cow fully grown like the ones at the beginning? If so then that seems to be around the size I wanted a cow
Very interesting...I didn't know any of this until I started researching....I have been set on getting a couple of mini highland cows as pets...not to breed.... didn't know that they are bred this way to be smaller...unfortunate
Great video. Good information
I didn’t see y’all there,did see the cows in almost all the U Tubers channels but guess I didn’t see it as your channels name,wasn’t that a great expo,I watch 30 of y’all and saw most of you there
So glad I came across thus video. Thanks
Thank you for being honest
45minnn my dreem pet is highland cow love ur channel!
Most of the mini highlands I have seen were x with Dexter's. Many of the sellers of these highlands let the unaware buyer think they are pure breed. Kyloe highlands are pure but smaller like your registered. Some highlands can be very large.
Can you cross a mini highland with a mini zebu bull?
Thanks for this video!
Great video thank you
I have a question, if someone had a hobby farm with a regular sized cow, should horns be grinded down, I have a vague childhood memory of being at a farm and someone coming and grinding down the horns.
I'm still liking white one 🤗👍
It’s like white tigers. In order to get the white color, the tigers have to be interbred which isn’t very normal in the wild.
There is full size mid size and miniature the more they are tame the more money they are also depends in color and color of nose as well
Never bottle-feed baby animals unless there is no alternative.
There need to be strict rules for all breeders of animals. So many don't take in to consideration the well being of what they are breeding. If the babies won't have a quality of life equal to what they could have, they have to make it illegal to breed for, with appropriate punishment.
Thanks for the education
Omg .im glad i came across this . There is this guy who wants to sell their bottle baby.. He didn't answer me why except.. They are ready to go
So Cute so beautyful, i love this Highlands ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I have mini lowline black Angus ,and a Zebu mini Bull . I would like a Highland but I would not ,to hot here in E Texas.
You said highlands in general were smaller than other breeds. Minis maybe, but not a true highland at 1200-2000lb.
That is completely inaccurate that if you bottle feed a calf for a few days it stunts or delays its growth. And in general bottle feeding calves doesn't stunt growth as long as grains and hay are introduced to allow rumen development.
Thank you I have small farm
Can highlands cross with zebu ?
Yes, but I don't think many have done it
I like my angus cattle.
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Hahahaha Highlands Figth 🤛🤜😅😅
Warum kein vernünftiges Futter.. Gras und Heu 😢😢😢⁉️⁉️⁉️