Cow Talk

Caring for Your Mini Highland Cattle

Mini Highland cattle are hardy, charming, and surprisingly easy keepers when given the right care. While their smaller size makes them more manageable than full-sized cattle, they still require consistent...

Caring for Your Mini Highland Cattle

Mini Highland cattle are hardy, charming, and surprisingly easy keepers when given the right care. While their smaller size makes them more manageable than full-sized cattle, they still require consistent...

Why Register Your Mini Highland Cross?

While our mini Highland cross community shares many similarities with purebred Highlands, it also has the advantage of a diverse genetic pool. So you might ask yourself: “Why bother registering...

Why Register Your Mini Highland Cross?

While our mini Highland cross community shares many similarities with purebred Highlands, it also has the advantage of a diverse genetic pool. So you might ask yourself: “Why bother registering...

Helpful tools of the trade

When buying young immature cattle, calves from chondro breedings and / or cattle of unknown origin and birthdate, it can be extremely difficult to know exactly what you’ll get.  This post...

Helpful tools of the trade

When buying young immature cattle, calves from chondro breedings and / or cattle of unknown origin and birthdate, it can be extremely difficult to know exactly what you’ll get.  This post...

Pasture Needs for Mini Cows

Mini cows can thrive on much smaller acreage than full-sized cattle, which is one of the main reasons they’re so appealing as companion animals. Because cows are herd animals, they’re...

Pasture Needs for Mini Cows

Mini cows can thrive on much smaller acreage than full-sized cattle, which is one of the main reasons they’re so appealing as companion animals. Because cows are herd animals, they’re...

What do mini cows eat?

Cows will eat approximately 2% of their body weight in grasses and/or hay each day. They’ll waste half again as much when fed dry rations.  The dry feed should be...

What do mini cows eat?

Cows will eat approximately 2% of their body weight in grasses and/or hay each day. They’ll waste half again as much when fed dry rations.  The dry feed should be...

Common Health Issues in Cattle and Their Manage...

Respiratory Health Cattle are prone to respiratory problems because their lungs are relatively small for their body size — about the size of human lungs. Calves, in particular, may arrive...

Common Health Issues in Cattle and Their Manage...

Respiratory Health Cattle are prone to respiratory problems because their lungs are relatively small for their body size — about the size of human lungs. Calves, in particular, may arrive...