Prepare For The Arrival Of Your New Miniature Highlander

A miniature Highlander cow will make a suitable addition to your small farm. If you will be purchasing a young cow, prepare an adequate area to house, exercise, and feed your pet.

The Housing

Miniature Highlanders are resilient to harsh climates. This does not mean, however, that you should leave your new cow outdoors during inclement weather. Your mini Highlander can be housed with other livestock. They should be supplied with their own barn stall.

If the young cow that you will be purchasing will be the very first livestock animal that you own, purchase a prefabricated barn structure or have one built upon your land. A small barn structure will provide adequate space for your mini Highlander to rest, eat, and remain protected from inclement weather.

The Pasture

Mini Highlanders eat grass, hay, fresh fruits, and other organic items. Your new Highlander should be supplied with an enclosed area where they can graze and exercise. Treated wood or metal fencing panels can be used to enclose a pasture. Before you have fencing installed on your land, pick a suitable area for your Highlander.

The land that you select should be located near the structure that your cow will be sleeping in. This will make transitioning your Highlander from indoors to outdoors pretty simple. The property that you select can be sloped or flat. If there are any trees on the land, your new Highlander can remain shaded on hot, sunny days when they will be spending time outdoors.

Feeding And Watering Equipment

Shop for some feeding and watering equipment that you will need for your new miniature Highlander. Take into account the expected size of your cow when it reaches maturity. Since your cow will be much smaller than a standard-sized cow, you should shop for feeding and watering equipment that is designed for use by small livestock animals.

Agricultural suppliers may sell a mix of fixed feeding and watering equipment and mobile feeding and watering equipment. If you will be feeding your Highlander indoors and outdoors, purchase some versatile feeders and waterers.

If there will be occasions when you will not be available to replenish your Highlander's food and water, invest in some automatic feeding and watering equipment. Dispensers can be secured to a fencing panel or a barn door. An automatic hay feeder may be designed to be secured to a sturdy structure or set up on the ground.

Contact a local miniature Highlander breeder to learn more. 

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