Windy Ridge Acres

Windy Ridge Acres Raising Registered Highland Cattle on the Canadian Prairies

05/02/2026

Unfortunately, 3 of mom’s quarters have dried up. There was still milk in the quarter we were milking, but that won’t be enough to raise a calf

Dummy calf alert! Give us your best tricks for getting a calf that refuses to nurse, to nurse! Josh and I have had mom’...
04/25/2026

Dummy calf alert! Give us your best tricks for getting a calf that refuses to nurse, to nurse! Josh and I have had mom’s tit directly its mouth, we’ve squirted milk from mom in its mouth, tried a bottle and have even attempted the Madigan Squeeze (thanks YouTube). No luck so far and we’ve had to tube the dummy 3 times.

And yes, we realize that she’s got a terrible bag 🙃

04/08/2026

In Manitoba, this is referred to as Third Winter, which is followed by mud season and then the arrival of Spring

04/01/2026

I was just taking about that one Highland who has looked ready to calve for about the last 2 weeks, and guess who decided to calve today! Our Highlands are officially over 50% done calving now.

03/31/2026

Yesterday we found Poppy snuggled in the straw with her Grandma, Dolly.

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