Old Mountain Fold - Highlands & Poultry

About

A page where we share our lifestyle hobbies. Breeder's of Scottish Highland Cattle, poultry and waterfowl.

Fold visits are welcome. Contact us to arrange a time.

Story

Old Mountain Fold began with the purchase of an in-calf Highland cow, Isabella of Sorn Lea, "because they look awesome" and "are good at foraging on hills". We quickly fell in love the breed and even more so after Bella had her heifer calf, Agnes. We purchased a few more cattle, making several mistakes along the way. We then came across the New Zealand Highland Cattle Society and learned how to breed the animals to maintain the integrity of the breed. With the help of the president of the NZHCS, we were able to purchase our first Fullblood, assessed and registered, pedigree Highland bull - Eadon Selkirk.

In the poultry department, we initially started off, like most people, with four Brown Shaver hens for eggs. When it came time to replace our stock, we decided to try some heritage breeds and breeds that lay coloured eggs. We ended up collecting several breeds, because, you can never have too many chooks, right (ducks an geese too!)? Then we purchased an incubator and thoroughly enjoyed hatching our own chicks - watching a chick hatch out of an egg never ceases to amaze us. The rest, as they say, is history.

HIGHLANDS: Old Mountain is a New Zealand Highland Cattle Society registered fold. We breed Scottish Highland Cattle, all animals being registered with NZHCS.

Highland Cattle are an ancient, heritage breed, They are hardy and low-maintenance, bred originally in the Scottish Highlands. They are excellent cattle for hills and rough pasture.

Highland beef is marbled and renowned for its tenderness and flavour. It has high iron and protein content, more so than usual commercial beef breeds. The beef is good enough for the Queen of England to consume, having her own Highland cattle fold.

The cattle have loads of personality, good looks, calve easily, and are extremely good mothers. While the breed is slower to mature, the heifers calving at three years old, the cows can continue calving up to twenty years old.

We sell heifers, cows and steers. Occasionally Bull lease.

POULTRY: We breed a range of heritage poultry and waterfowl.

Breeds include:

Lavender Araucana

Barnevelder

White Chinese Silkie

Welsummer

Silver Duckwing Leghorn

Muscovy Ducks

Pilgrim Geese

We sell fertile eggs for hatching, POL pullets, purebred roosters, hens, ducks, ducklings, geese and goslings. Please inquire to check availability.