Rocky Forest Farm

Rocky Forest Farm Registered breeders of highland cows and miniature goats in York Western Australia

🐮 Update on Snow 🐮 The first few days that Snow was home was very touch and go. She still was not too interested in food...
13/01/2024

🐮 Update on Snow 🐮
The first few days that Snow was home was very touch and go. She still was not too interested in food and was continuing to lose weight. I was preparing myself to have to get her put down. Well, after the first few days at home, she started to slowly get her appetite back. She started to greet us at the gate waiting for her food. She has now got her appetite back to normal and she seems brighter in herself. I don’t want to jinx anything, but she is going well :)
Her stitches come out today.

Such a handsome boy Jordan 😍
12/01/2024

Such a handsome boy Jordan 😍

09/01/2024

Braydon taking his ‘dog’ for a walk :)

Yay, the goat pen and shelters are all coming together nicely :)
09/01/2024

Yay, the goat pen and shelters are all coming together nicely :)

08/01/2024

It is safe to say that Charlotte loves her new pen, complete with a pool 😆 🐷

The plan is to be able to move the pen around the farm. We want to move her to places we want clearing and preparing for future fruit tree planting. She will dig up the hard clay and give it her natural fertilizer 💩

A pile of cuteness!! Now taking expression of interest :)
07/01/2024

A pile of cuteness!!
Now taking expression of interest :)

The new goat paddock is coming along nicely :)We have saved SO much money by sourcing the posts from dead wood around th...
06/01/2024

The new goat paddock is coming along nicely :)
We have saved SO much money by sourcing the posts from dead wood around the farm…plus, I think they looks awesome 🤩

05/01/2024

The 🐶 are finding their feet and their little voices! Gosh I love this stage where they become so playful ❤️

Cuddles with Poppy 💕
05/01/2024

Cuddles with Poppy 💕

New bling for Jordan.Thanks Nathan for coming to put his ring in for us. Heritage Livestock Australia
04/01/2024

New bling for Jordan.
Thanks Nathan for coming to put his ring in for us. Heritage Livestock Australia

Our Snowy girl is home 💕 After 2 surgeries and an almost 2 week vet stay, she is back :)Our Vet has been incredible! He ...
03/01/2024

Our Snowy girl is home 💕
After 2 surgeries and an almost 2 week vet stay, she is back :)
Our Vet has been incredible! He took her in when all other vets were closed for Christmas. He took her to his private property to look after her over the Christmas period. He performed 2 seperate surgeries on Xmas eve and Boxing Day…and we cannot thank him enough. Snow is still not out of the woods yet unfortunately. Our vet said that he has done all that we can for her, now she just needs to get through this last part on her own. We need to hope that she continues to eat, her appetite comes back and she stops vomiting…really crossing our fingers! Ian said that he has never seen a cow as strong as her, and most cows would have died a week ago. Keep fighting girl!!

🌾 Everyone loves fresh hay roll day🌾
02/01/2024

🌾 Everyone loves fresh hay roll day🌾

🐮 Ferdinand 🐮 Our first ever home bred Highland ❤️
01/01/2024

🐮 Ferdinand 🐮
Our first ever home bred Highland ❤️

Nothing like a weekend snooze 💤
30/12/2023

Nothing like a weekend snooze 💤

28/12/2023

Boys will be boys 😂

🦙 Quality control crew is making sure Braydon does the fencing correctly 😂
27/12/2023

🦙 Quality control crew is making sure Braydon does the fencing correctly 😂

How adorable is this gorgeous girl! I was sent these lovely photos from the proud owners of one of Millie and Rocky’s pu...
25/12/2023

How adorable is this gorgeous girl! I was sent these lovely photos from the proud owners of one of Millie and Rocky’s pups from the last litter. Super cute 🥰

🎄 Had a delicious Christmas lunch with the family, followed by puppy cuddles - perfect 🎄 What did you all get up to toda...
25/12/2023

🎄 Had a delicious Christmas lunch with the family, followed by puppy cuddles - perfect 🎄

What did you all get up to today?

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you all have a wonderful day, whatever you may be doing.
24/12/2023

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you all have a wonderful day, whatever you may be doing.

Snow update!So turns out that Snow had a hairball blocking her small intestine. All the cows constantly lick each other,...
23/12/2023

Snow update!
So turns out that Snow had a hairball blocking her small intestine. All the cows constantly lick each other, so obviously she did too much licking 😩
The hairball has been removed and is now in the recovery phase. She is staying at the vets place for the next few days to make sure she starts eating and drinking again as normal. Fingers crossed she can recover well and be back home again soon.

Poor Snow has not been feeling well the last few days. We have had our local vet come and administer some drugs and run ...
22/12/2023

Poor Snow has not been feeling well the last few days. We have had our local vet come and administer some drugs and run some tests. We are still unsure of why she is not well. Yesterday we drove the 9 hour round trip to take her to a specialist cattle vet, where she will be staying for a while until we can figure out what is going on, and treat her. She is in the best hands 🙌

This gorgeous little girl fits into the palm of my hand ❤️ We have 3 boys and 2 girls. Available from the 8th of Feb. Pu...
21/12/2023

This gorgeous little girl fits into the palm of my hand ❤️

We have 3 boys and 2 girls. Available from the 8th of Feb. Purebred Cavalier King Charles from our gorgeous dogs, Millie and Rocky.

Cavaliers have the most beautiful temperaments. They love nothing more than being loved on.

PM me for expression of interest :)

Jordan is starting to lose his baby fluff and his lovely coat is starting to shine through :)
19/12/2023

Jordan is starting to lose his baby fluff and his lovely coat is starting to shine through :)

My niece is a great little farm helper ❤️ Rule #1 - do not enter a pen with an empty bucket, unless you want to be maul...
16/12/2023

My niece is a great little farm helper ❤️
Rule #1 - do not enter a pen with an empty bucket, unless you want to be mauled by all the goats 😂

Yep, pretty much 😂
15/12/2023

Yep, pretty much 😂

5 little black and tan babies 🐶 So adorable 🥰
14/12/2023

5 little black and tan babies 🐶
So adorable 🥰

Luna 🌚 🌙 One of the three triplets from Daisy. Gosh they are growing fast.
01/12/2023

Luna 🌚 🌙
One of the three triplets from Daisy. Gosh they are growing fast.

❤️ Pretty little Poppy ❤️
30/11/2023

❤️ Pretty little Poppy ❤️

Mintie loves a good chin scratch 😆 She looks like she has a little middle part down her hairline on her head 😂
29/11/2023

Mintie loves a good chin scratch 😆
She looks like she has a little middle part down her hairline on her head 😂

28/11/2023

❗️MINIATURE HIGHLANDS❗️
Written by Jaylyn Ettinger

There is no such thing as a miniature Highland, and certainly not a microminiature one. Adult Highland cows will average 1100-1400 lbs. Bulls generally range from 1700-2000 lbs. Not miniature.
Rising popularity of Highlands has brought out people trying to market smaller animals as “mini” Highlands, commanding high dollars for “pets”. Most often these are stunted, poor examples of the breed. There are many reasons for an animal to be on the small side. Maybe it is a case of placental insufficiency. Maybe the dam is older and her milk production/quality is declining. Maybe the calf was sick at some point. Maybe it has something congenital going on – bad heart, for example. Maybe the breeding combination just didn’t work - not every pairing clicks. Lots of different reasons.
Maybe the breeder deliberately withheld nutrition to stunt it. Some so-called “breeders” pull healthy calves off of healthy dams and feed the calves just enough to survive. Some misrepresent the age of the animal, claiming it is older than it actually is, so it seems small. I've heard of a few cases of people buying a very young calf as a miniature, with no instruction to feed milk replacer - and the calf is dead in a week.
Maybe the animal is not a purebred Highland, rather crossed with another breed - often Dexter. Crossbreeding is fine, as long as it is not being marketed as a purebred - and the sire & dam do not carry the chondrodysplasia (dwarf) gene. Many so-called miniature Highlands are the result of a Highland being crossed with a chondro Dexter. Breeding animals that carry the chondro gene increases the risk of bulldog calves (a lethal genetic defect).
For any reason, other than being crossbred, it is irresponsible to pass on those genetics. Not only do you risk passing on poor qualities, you risk endangering the cow and future calves. A "mini" Highland cow will still have regular Highland size genetics - and will have a normal sized calf, greatly increasing the risk of dystocia.
I think (I hope) the problem is, most of these “breeders” do not have cattle experience and are just jumping on a bandwagon. Inexperience is fine, ignorance is not. Highlands have so much to offer as a hardy beef breed, why on earth would you bastardize a grand old breed to produce substandard animals? If you want a Highland, even if just for a pet – please buy a well bred one from someone who has the breed’s best interest at heart.

You see all these ‘minature highlands’ for sale…well they are scams, so don’t fall for it.

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Great Southern Highway
St Ronans, WA
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Braydon taking his ‘dog’ for a walk :)

It is safe to say that Charlotte loves her new pen, complete with a pool 😆 🐷 The plan is to be able to move the pen around the farm. We want to move her to places we want clearing and preparing for future fruit tree planting. She will dig up the hard clay and give it her natural fertilizer 💩

The 🐶 are finding their feet and their little voices! Gosh I love this stage where they become so playful ❤️

Boys will be boys 😂

Time to move the girls to a new paddock ❤️ They will follow a bucket anywhere 😆

Mr Harley boy 🩵🤍

This is only the second time that Jordan has been on the lead. He is progressing so well! It definitely helps that all our cows are handled daily from a very young age. It makes halter training so much easier 💕

Cow zoomies!!! How pretty are the colours of the land and sky 🤩

Out of all the Highlands, Ferdinand is the one who loves brushes the most. He will chase the others away if I stop and start to brush someone else 😂

Taking Miss Ella for a walk :)

This time last year - much greener than it is now :( How cute were baby Ella and Snow! 💕

Being attacked by baby goaties 😂

Hector and Lala are doing a little love dance 😆

Some footage of the ‘action’ paddock 😆 The stud muffin Hector, with his girlfriends 💕 Now eat up and get working Hector 😂 We love this boy! Also, if anyone is looking for a bull, he is for sale on behalf of his owner Kristi Jacklin. I can vouch for how lovely he is! Pitty we are not rich, otherwise we would buy him 😂 one powerball 💵

Jordan is making big progress in his handling training…he is getting quieter by the day. He is also fully weaned from his Mum and sharing a paddock with our steer, Ferdinand :) Ferdinand is just being his usual boof head self and hogging all the food 😛

Playtime for the youngest members of our alpaca herd 😆 I could sit and watch them play for hours ❤️

Bottle time for Poppy 😋

Taking Miss Snow for a walk to refresh her halter training memory 😆 Could not be happier with this girl.

Here is the little video of Jordans halter training I said that I would post. We realised we had his halter on wrong (oops!!) but he was such a good boy, that it didn’t really matter in the end anyway.

🩵💙 It’s a boy 💙🩵 Little guy is still finding his feet. They remind me of a baby giraffe 😆

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