Ok so for the calves....to keep it food related, again, of course:

Fajita
Wellington
Mignon
Sloppy Joe
Stroganoff
Burger Meister Meister Burger (Meister for short)
Sammy
Salisbury
Stewie

Linda

They're all adorabull... Do love the Highland. Yeah, those Angus.. sheesh. You could name the Highland Eddie after my good friend Eddie who was Scottish, with a heavy accent. He was also very sweet and easily led around by a leash...lol. One of the little steers could be Sandy, short for Steak Sandwich. One of my favorite uses for beef, Chili is a good name.

Btw, I can't wait to see the hairy Herfords.. lol.

Annie - Spike because one of my cats is named Spike. He is like a bull in a china shop. He is a large cat - not fat at all, but tall and weighs 22 lbs. He has paws the size of a boxer pup.

In April of 2008 I was reading and watching TV. I went to get up and Spike thought this was a chance to jump into the chair I was getting out of. He jumped and slammed into my knee and I crashed to the floor. On my left side I had a broken collar bone I had nine other fractures in my left arm.

Teresa

Sir Loin - Bossy's new baby.
How Now - Red cow looks like a brown cow to me.
Obama - Red Cow's son.

And of course, name one of them Sous Vide :-)

dcarch

Shakespeare theme (the Scottish play) -

Macbeth
MacDuff (that would be for the one who likes the chickens)
Duncan
Malcolm
Banquo (Banquet? lol)

If the cow gets ornery, name her Lady Macbeth

The highland bull...Jock of course.
After a Scottish herdsman...Jock McCormack. Years ago my late DH used to follow him around. Taught my husband to swear with a Scottish brogue...his mother knew for sure where he was getting the naughty words when as a 4 year old he said "Goud dommit mon"...LOL!
I vote for Jock...it calls easy!

Rabbie for the Highlander (let's hope he roasts rather than Burns, though ;-) ), easy to call :-)
I like Stewie for a calf :-) well done Linda
I worked for a couple that raised an animal a year for the freezer. The first was a lamb, so he was called "Lambert". The second was a pig, so following the tradition he was called "Pigbert". "Cowbert" was still on the hoof while I worked for them. So I nominate "Cowbert". :-)

Robbie - for Robert Burns
Mac - for all the Mac...... names in Scotland
Emmett - I once knew a goat named Emmett
Doogan - sounds Scots

I once knew a farmer who called the black Angus breed "black anguish."

Teresa

I love him! Another vote for Duncan, it just screams Scottish to me. I also like Allistair, Gavin, Callum, and Ian.

So jealous of the wonderful beef you are going to have. One of the reasons I don't eat much red meat is exactly the situation you described of the supermarket cows.

Tracey

Creative names! Ray likes "Patty".

LOL, Teresa, Black Anguish is closer to the truth, in my experience.

Angus beef has a great PR engine, though. I've eaten beef from Holstein to Jersey, Hereford to Angus. Raised in the same environment with the same food, I can't tell the difference on my plate in the beef breeds, although dairy cattle like Holstein and Jersey seem a bit different to me, probably because they are older. It takes more time and more feed to get beef from dairy cattle, they were bred to be milked, not eaten.

Those "Angus Beef" people, though, they'll insist that it's better or more tender or tastes different. It doesn't, it's just beef.

Tracey, come and visit me. We'll have good, lean, grass fed, all organic except an occasional donut steak. I'd even grill for YOU! And you can brush the Scottish guy, by that time maybe his 4H clip will have grown out, LOL.

My first thought was Robert Burns, I considered calling him "Tam O'Shanter".

I really like Wellington for one of the calves, I've already had a Sir Loin and a Stew. Stew grew up with Chuck and Ashley insisted on calling them Charles and Stewart...

Annie

LOL, Cathy, we had a cow named Patty. Also Cindy and Suzy. Why? Darned if I know. Every bull Dad ever owned was named Boliver Shagnasty. We had the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. I think we were on 11 or 12 by the time Dad passed away.

He'd like this guy.....

Annie

Shakespeare based names could be good because you know everyone is going to die in the end. Bin Laden or Saddam? Tofu?... I think I like Tofu... maybe Futoe for he other? "Moo shoo"? Snork and Chomp? Pork Chop?.. eh if you can call one "ham"burger why not pork chop.... it could be the world's first kosher pork! With my potty mouth I'd might go for Dumbazz and Dipstick.

: )
lyra

Here is a link that might be useful: cows with guns

Shaggy?

Of course, then his babes might end up getting called Scooby. And I just can't fathom the thought of "Scooby-snax". Nah, I've never come up with a good name for naming the beef. I'm better at eating them than naming them!

LOL, Lyra, Jessica sent me "cows with guns" before. (grin) You'd get along well with my brother, who has a cat named "Dink". Actually, it's his second cat with that name, for a while he had "Big Dink" and "Little Dink". Um, yeah.

dcarch, I kind of think Obama is funny, but what would people think, eating the President? Never mind, jessica will think of somethng to say to THAT...

Robin, I'm still fixed on the fact that if I called him Scottie, one of the calves would have to be "Bones" and then, what of the other?

Annie

I love the bull, Annie! How 'bout Yakety Yack (don't talk back)?

/tricia

The others would have to be Uhura or Spock or JT Kirk... McCoy might work?

teehee, running far far away!

"----dcarch, I kind of think Obama is funny, but what would people think, eating the President? Never mind, jessica will think of somethng to say to THAT... ---"

No! No! No! Obama because you don't have his birth certificate!

dcarch LOL

Ah, but dcarch, I DO have his birth certificate. Remember, he's full blooded and registered by the Midwest Highland Cattle Organization.

Yup, definitely have a birth certificate and he was born in Michigan. (grin)

I figured you meant because he was, like most politicians, full of bull****.

Annie

Oh, and I can't name him "sous vide" either, because people would call him "sous" for a nickname and then I'd have a boy named sous and I'd owe royalties to Johnny Cash's family and I can't afford that.

Annie

"----I figured you meant because he was, like most politicians, full of bull****.

---"
Yes, lots of hot air. But which end of the cow are we talking about? :-)

dcarch

Ummmm......both ends, I think.

I've got to figure out how to insert music, I'll bet I could find "A Bull named Sous"....um...."A Boy Named Sue". LOL

I'm not naming any more cows or bulls. When I was 14 I raised a calf that I named Charlotte (It fit her face), and then the following summer my once mentioned to me, "We're having Charlotte for dinner." Needless to say, I went without dinner and refused to get beef for at least 10 to 12 years afterwards. I got over it eventually, but it was not easy for me. Kevin still will not eat beef - or pork. I never felt any affection for the pigs, and so I did not mind eating pork. I felt it was revenge for when they splashed mud on me as I was trying to feed or water them. Cows have such soulful eyes. Charlotte was mostly brown, but she had some white spots on her face. Most of my father's cattle are black Angus, but last week-end he had an errant Longhorn bull visiting his pasture and had to remove it. He says he doesn't know whose it was, and so I guess he had the sheriff lock him up.

Lars

Lars, that's exactly what happened here in New England...the sheriff got'em.

Here's a "Town Pound" for any stray pig, cow, horse, or whatever found roaming. In New England, animals were just released from the owner's barn in the morning & taken to the town common for the day to graze. As towns grew houses were farther from the commons & lose animals often found their way into some farmer's corn field...hence the need for the pound.

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We have these things all over the place. Would be fun to see town pounds from around the country. Sorry 'bout your pet. I knew Kevin didn't eat beef or pork but never knew why & hadn't heard your story. I have a sister in Montana with 7 kids. The kids all did 4-H every year. I'm sure more than one of them can relate to how you felt. If I thought about it long enough I'm pretty sure I could become a vegetarian. WFD? CORN! :)

/tricia

We raise texas lonhorn cattle

bulldinkie, I think I knew that. We have a neighbor with longhorns, he raises them for rodeo stock. They seem pretty good but he's awful, doesn't feed or water them and they get out and into everyone elses's pasture. He's gotten tickets from Animal Control a dozen times already this year for allowing his animals to run at large. Sigh.

They're a little pickier about what they eat here than Highlands and Herefords, it's definitely not their native habitat. The owner tried leasing a place adjacent to mine with a lot of swamp and they wouldn't eat anything in there, they just got out and came to my pasture. My Herefords would pick and choose, but they could stay fat there, Dad used to lease that "lower pasture" from the owner when he was still alive. A fold of Highlands would clear the place like it had been brush hogged!

I still remember our verbal exchange the last time, when he asked me if I knew the difference between my cattle and his cattle. I asked if the difference was that my cattle were on my own property? Ahem. He informed me that his bull was worth $30,000 and mine was worth $600. He followed that by telling me I should be careful, his bull was mean and would charge. I told him that if I had an animal that I IMAGINED was worth $30,000, I'd take better care of my fences and that if it charged me it would cost about $1 for the bullet that turned it into a pile of second rate beef. Right after that he got another ticket from Animal Control.

And that's why I diligently work on fences, here in Michigan the law is that if an animal of any kind is attacking a person or livestock, you can shoot it.

I think maybe the "pound" that Tricia showed would not big enough here or in Texas, the neighbor had 117 Longhorns roaming the neighborhood and I'll bet bulldinkie has more than one! Heck, my 9 cattle and 2 horses wouldn't fit in there either...

Lars, I still remember when Makayla found out that the steak on her plate was one of the steers she'd seen every day. She thought about it for a minute and then said "Grandma, we don't eat horses, do we?" I assured her that we didn't and that Copenhagen and King were safe.

Annie

I'm thinking Laddie for the Highlander, and though I can't take credit for it, Reece for one of the steers, because, get it, you're eating Reece's pieces (badda bing bump)

That bull definitely looks like he wants to be called "McGregor".
"Greg" for short?

When I was growing up, we had dairy cattle.
Not a lot, usually milked about 15 or 20.
No beef cattle,
Those that didn't hold their own
In milk production,
(Or if we just had too many for the size of our barn,)
became our beef.
Or were sold at auction.

My job was caring for the calves,
Taking them away from their mother at 3 days old,
Teaching them to drink from a pail, etc.

Each and every calf we had was my pet for awhile, at least.
And yes, we named them all.
Even those we knew we would eventually sell or eat.
That was just how life was back then.

How about 'Spud' and 'Dud' for the calves.
Oops, 'Dud' doesn't sound very nice,
'Dude' maybe?
'Chili' and 'Fries'?
'Spike' and 'Spoke'?
'Smokey' and 'Bandit'?

I'm not having much success
Trying to come up with
Beefy boy names.

You have nice looking cattle!

Rusty

Oh I love the Scottish Highland bull. I think you should call him Hamish, which is a good strong Scottish name.

Here is a link that might be useful: Wikipedia, for what that's worth!

Oh what a beautiful bull! Annie, don't know how you came up with the choice of a Scottish Highland, but the kids should be cute!

Haggis?

CdL, I like that Wiki "not to be confused with Amish". ROFL

Arlene, Elery wanted the Highland. He's gamely gone along with my bad farming habit, helping me string barbed wire and dig post holes and throw hay. It only seemed right to let him have the only breed he's ever expressed interest in.

Tami, Haggis? Well, I guess it's food, kind of. I'm not absolutely sure Haggis is edible, though. (grin)

Sprout, that's funny! Reese.....

The Princess, Bruvver and I went to the county fair today, Makayla thinks she'd like to show the bull next year. Maybe, if they have a class for 2 year old bulls! On the way home we stopped to "talk to" the cows. I didn't have any donuts, but Bud was sitting in the back seat of the Jeep eating Fig Newtons. Yup, cows like Fig Newtons. Horses too, go figure!

Annie

Oh, and Rusty, we had milk cows when I was a kid too, Holstein's. I milked every morning before school and we didn't have milking machines, we milked by hand. I do NOT miss that!

We still ate the steers, kept the heifers to increase the herd. And they all got a name. I remember one year my brother was a big fan of "bewitched", so we had Samantha, Endora, Tabitha. I don't remember the names but the two steers were named after the flakey doctor and weird uncle, the one played by Paul Lynde.

Annie

Beautiful bull! Or is that a very handsome bull? Anyway, I vote for MacTavish, McGregor, or Bonnie Charlie, ... or you could name him after some Scottish locations: Skye (Isle of Skye), Aberdeen (although I think that's also a breed of cattle???), Avon, Oban, Inverey.....you get the drift.

Congratulations on your new bull! I look forward to pictures of his calves.

Doctor Bombay.Don't ask my why I remembered that name, but I did!

The uncle was Arthur. Too plain to remember, I had to look him up. But I remember Paul Lynde's kooky laugh!

I will suggest "Austin Powers" for your lovely bull. Not quite Scottish... but perhaps fitting. ;)

Here is a link that might be useful: Austin Powers

For the calves:

Okie & Dokey
Yin & Yang
Inky & Pinky came to mind,
But I'm not sure any self respecting bull calf,
(or steer, either)
Would want to be called Pinky.
So maybe Inky & Dinky.
Macho & Nacho?

What do Princess & Bruvver
Want to call them?
I'll bet they have a lot of neat name ideas!

Rusty

David (my DH) suggested, when I told him about Black Anguish (and because his dad used to raise cattle), that you name your little black bull Gristle.

LOL Annie, I sure wouldn't be eating haggis! But it is a Scottish dish.

Tami

My daughter named 2 rabbits that used to frequent our backyard Pancakes and Waffles. Of course, those names are a little bit fluffy for cattle!

Years ago, my sister became a vegetarian for about a week when she realized that my dad had butchered Curly. My dairy farmer dad used to keep one bull calf for butchering every year.

How about naming the bull "Thistle", after Scotland's national emblem?

With all due respect.....can you imagine standing out at the fence line and yelling "Thistle" into the wind??
I am going to re-suggest Jock...meaning...God is gracious....and with that beautiful boy cow....it seems that He is....besides it invokes good karma for many calves.....and it's an easy call from the barn to the pasture..."JOCK!"....and he comes a runnin'.
Linda C

LindaC, I've got the "calling the cattle" down pat. I just blow the horn on the Jeep and they come running! Dad used to rumble "Come, Boss" and Bossy Cow would start for the barn. If Bossy Cow goes, everyone goes.

They are so used to me being in the Jeep, though, that tonight I was out cutting more trees off the fence line thanks to the most recent windstorm, and the calves were chasing the Jeep like puppies, kicking up their heels and racing each other to get the first treat!

I managed to placate the starving herd, but Cooper wouldn't get out of the Jeep. I found this tree that had been blown over, uprooted completely. Thankfully, it wasn't on the fence:

this one got snapped right off, about 15 feet up the trunk:

They were both maples, that makes me sad, I like the maples best of nearly all the trees, they're so "friendly" with their outstretched branches and beautiful autumn colors. Sigh. Plus, it came down right on the fence line, just the tips of the top of the tree. I had help clearning the brush away from the fence, and I had some quality time with a handsaw before I was done:

thank goodness it wasn't any bigger, I keep saying that if I were a real farmer, I'd have my own chainsaw!

Annie

Do you like any of these for your Scottish beauty?

Torra - from the castle (kind of like toro for bull)
Skaliwagg - name for lovable oaf
Balfour - from the pastureland
Colin - virile

For Red Cow's son, how about Bullwinkle?

By the way, how about a water buffalo? Bufala mozzarella anyone?

That is sad about it being a maple. Never the weed trees!
I have been wanting my own chainsaw for years but every time I mention it dh laughs and laughs.
Frankly I wouldn't care if my own chainsaw came with attached legs and arms but it never seems to be available for my projects!- which is mainly clearing our back property as we are loosing our view.

I had the tv on the other day on some shopping network (while getting Dad bathed and dressed) and was captivated by a program for a "woman's chainsaw". But it only cut a 6"
branch which I can easily do with my handsaw.

6 inch branch? What is a "woman" supposedly doing with that, pruning the lilac bushes? Geez. You're right, though, the junk trees never seem to come down. Sigh.

Elery does have a hcain saw which needs a new chain. None of those branches were so big I couldn't cut them with a handsaw, but there were several of them to cut so it took some time and elbow grease.

Nope, Ann, no water buffalo. I don't even have electric fence, mine stay in with 4 strands of plain old barbed wire and I don't see any sense in giving them a shock if I don't have to. We'll see how the bull is, I might have to run a strand of electric "tape" fence for him, but I hope not. That means I'd need a solar fencer because I don't ahve electricity out there. I can't imagine trying to keep a water buffalo in with just wire, LOL. Some farm about 15 miles from me had them for a while with the future plans of selling cheese, but the couple got divorced and the animals were more diffcult than planned and so they starte dselling water buffalo burger. Now they're back to cattle.

Elery has sugested goats for goat cheese but Red cow is actually half Red Poll and half Hereford and she would actually give enough milk that I could make cheese, if I wanted to milk her twice a day, every day. Which I don't. Wanna come milk her for me? (grin)

Annie

Those maples going down
is such a shame ! !
They don't get that big over night, either!
I do have my own chainsaw,
And I wouldn't want to be without it,
But it's electric,
So it wouldn't be much use in your situation.
It can cut a pretty good sized limb, though.

"Bull cow" ? ? ? ? ? ?
I didn't know cattle could be hermaphrodites.
:>)
I just watched 'Cows with Guns'
For the first (and last) time.
Kinda cute & funny,
Except for the blaring mistake,
Referring to cows as "he".

Those are cute helpers you have there, too!

Rusty

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the name of Harry Potter for the Highland. He's so cute.

I love my chainsaw! Tanaka gasoline with a 12'' bar. Easy for me to start & run. It's over 20 years old and has never made a trip to the Fix-It shop! I asked for a chain saw for a Mother's Day gift, something DH seems to forget since it's his go-to saw.

I was surprised how useful a cordless chainsaw can be.
I would have never bought one myself, but it was a gift.

Small, light, quiet and powerful. No extension cords, and no mixing gasline.

It can chop up to a 5" branch. I once in a while attach it on a 30' extension pole to get to high branches.

dcarch