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How rude! They're just big-boned! Seriously though, it's unlikely any of them would look pregnant this early on. Highlands are round though, and their winter coats are beginning to fluff up.

They have a very large area to graze on - about 60 Ha or 150 acres. This particular area hasn't been grazed much over the summer, but they're moving more uphill now onto the rougher and longer stuff.

@ That is a very large grazing area. I could tell that patch hadn’t been grazed in a while. You anticipating about 10 new calves this spring?

@@TripleBerg 10 went to the bull. We'll scan them in February to see how good a job he did!

@ No pressure, Mr. Bull.😂 Hope you have numerous positive results. Do you use the same stud service or do you rotate the bulls used? I guess if you’ve had good results in the past you would stay with the sure thing.

@@TripleBerg I only have the one bull, but ten's not a lot to cover. I wouldn't rent in a bull, though that's possible, simply because I want to minimise the risk of disease.

Her dad was blonde, her mum black (obviously!) I've had a few start out that way, but the highlights tend to grow out and they end up mostly black. There is one who kept the henna in her fringe though, spotted in some of the other videos.

@@jamesoswaldauthor I figured the dad was either blond or henna. It will be interesting to see if the highlights remain.

its called a yuck😂😂😂😂

@@luarcobal3127 what? You fooling? Yak? 😳

@@billrobbins5874 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, yes i do. of coursei now the name.

They're Highland cows, native to the north of Scotland. The youngsters are very inquisitive, so a mound of freshly dug earth was too much to resist!

What a BEAUTIFUL everything!! Such stout bodies on tiny feet;is there much hoof care?

Yes, they keep on growing, and the shape of the horns varies a lot between animals, with some traits noticeable down maternal lines. Bulls tend to have thicker, shorter horns that point more forward. Steers - neutered males - can have massive horns, but they tend to keep growing out wide, with a slight upward tilt at the end. Some of the youngsters here are steers, but they've had their horn buds removed at a very young age. It's least stressful doing it then, and they don't miss them as have never had them. In an ideal world I'd not do that at all, but the steers are raised solely for beef, and the nearest abattoir that can deal with horned animals is too far away. I don't want these animals to spend hours in a cattle truck having lived their whole lives here.

It mostly gets rid of all the bits of gorse and teasel from where they've been in the underbrush, but you do occasionally comb out a large tick or two!

Me too, on my grill.

East coast...

They were right behind me when I filmed that. Didn't pay it any heed at all!

The cheap microphone on my iPhone camera always makes it sound like a howling gale. It was brisk, but not too bad really, and a lovely sunny day!

@@jamesoswaldauthor thanks James. Just loving your channel. 💖

Ha Ha! These guys sometimes go in through their mum's back legs to suckle, rather than from the side. That's fine up until the point mum decides to let go...

The path is a public right of way for pedestrians, horse riders and bicyclists, but it is my land. There is no law of trespass in Scotland (where this is), so people have an effective right to roam on foot (and weirdly a pedal cycle is considered an aid to walking, so they can bike, too, but not motorbike). The hill that forms the centre of my farm is a very popular walking spot, so I quite often meet strangers hiking over it. As long as they leave gates how they find them and take all their litter away with them, I really don't mind.

@@jamesoswaldauthor I like how Scotland has preserved the right for people to hike across lands with public right of way.

@@jamesoswaldauthor Hoowee! That would never fly here in the states. Traipsing through someone else’s property is a good way to get yourself shot but that’s the awful gun culture that a lot of American men have. Some women who live in really rough areas keep them for personal protection too. Trying to get better (stricter) gun laws has been an uphill battle even though they are what the majority of us want. At any rate, love the coos! Keep these videos coming!