Natures' most beautiful cattle - excellent foraging cattle, suited to a grass based management system. Bull is very docile, and NOT related to these heifers. All grassfed. Please e-mail for more information, photos, videos or pedigrees.
These animals are FULLY REGISTERED (not "Appendix" recorded) with the Belted Galloway Society.
Available for breeding and/or pets only - not for slaughter !!
UPDATE 11/5/2008: The cattle is still out on pasture right now, but will be rounded up any day now and the heifers should be ready to go soon. We need them sold and picked up by 11/30/2008, so we will sell them for the BEST OFFER by the person who can have them picked up by the end of the month.
Heifers available separately or as a package deal ($4,850 obo total for all 4 heifers - health-certificate included; registration-transfer-fees responsibility of the buyer).
These photos were taken beginning of August - the heifers have grown and gained A LOT of weight since then:
Torri
Sadie
Sadie
2 Heifers
(Bull on the left)
4 Heifers
These cattle have been bred by very reputable breeders in IA. Here is more info - original quotes from the IA-breeder:
..... The first heifer (Sadie) is currently being exposed to a very nice young bull. We put him in on Fathers' Day, so would expect that by early July she will be bred for about April 1st calving. She is a very nice heifer but lost one eye, and her other eye has a small scar on the cornea. She sees well, and as far as I know this is her only problem.
21T (Tavia) has a complete but slightly irregular belt, otherwise a good animal.
24T (Tira) had a problem related to flies around her tail head. It left her a little bald around it, so she isn't as attractive as she would be otherwise. No anatomical damage which would interfere with breeding. I don't seem to have a weight on her but probably about the same as 25T.
25T (Torri) is just young. No problems that I am aware of.
All of the 2007 heifers should gain enough weight over this summer that they could be bred by late fall for summer/fall calves next year.
We have had a horse and do have 3 donkeys, so they are accustomed to being with other livestock. That shouldn't be a problem. We use a single electric wire for much of our fencing. They do not pressure fences, although occasionally a calf will slip through, or if the "grass is greener" they might challenge confinement. All are quite docile and would be easily managed.
None of these animals has had any feed other than grass or hay. They would respond to you very quickly if you feed them a little grain or ranch cubes as treats.
All have had all of the necessary shots for interstate shipment. ....."
Torri
Sadie
Sadie
2 Heifers
(Bull on the left)
4 Heifers