Meet Some of Our Mama Cows
Noble Bear dams are chosen based on the three most important aspects of assessment:
genetics, heritage standards, and temperament. Here are some examples of what that looks like for us.
Click on their picture to visit their AHCA page in the herdbook, or visit the Contact page to reach us directly with questions about a specific mama or how we make our assessments.
Also known as "Big Mama," Sionnach earned her name by being the gold standard in breed-back quality. The calmest of all our brood cows, Sionnach passes on her easy-going, confident, observant personality to healthy calves every twelve months or less like clockwork. Her calves inherit her heritage features, such as phenomenal depth, long dossan, strong shoulders and hips, and excellent muscularity. With incredible milk quality and quantity, it’s no wonder Big Mama produces babies whose size and strength earn attention year after year.
Sionnach of Legacy (#56152)
Scotch Valley Cherry Lu (#63413)
"The broad side of the barn" walking. This shy but sweet brindle could not be any more square in all directions if she tried and makes a beautiful argument as to how a Highland breeder might have excellent beef production from a heritage Highland without compromising standards. Cherry Lu has a beautiful udder and some of the thickest, prettiest horns to match her thick…well, everything. Her first heifer calf is a carbon copy of her in every way, and that baby is stuck to her mama for all the love and patience Cherry Lu gives.
Prim is our most affectionate, friendly, hug-able dam. She likes to be where the people are, keeping us company during farm chores or projects. She has an easy-going demeanor, uncommonly cool in all circumstances, including allowing us to start milk from an udder to help her first calf get on immediately after birth. She is a black tank with red highlights in her tail like a torch, displaying a perfect example of a heritage coat and dossan, both which are plentiful throughout the year. She passed all of these traits to her heifer calf, whom she has expertly mothered from the get-go.
CKD Primrose (#63822)
Lady Lyanna of Noble Bear (#64303)
Lyanna is the very first product of our breeding program, and what a start she is! As Callie’s granddaughter, she has inherited the phenomenal genetic background that shows forth in both of them through undeniably excellent conformation. Lyanna’s breeding added just a little more girth to an exceptional frame, the balance of which is the basis of longevity in a heritage Highland. Her muscularity is evident as pictured here, after a good rain. Spirited from birth, Lyanna tempers herself in order to be helpful and will do almost anything for a snack.
And This Bunch of Heifers
These girls are some of our ladies-in-waiting for the time being, but as they continue to grow out beautifully, we’ll turn them out to the breeding herd in no time.
