Pfarr Farms Scottish Highlands started April 9, 2022. I started a Facebook Page to share with family and friends. We had no idea what would come of it.

I had been working as an officer for the department of natural resources and was injured April 2015 and forced to retire. After that, I struggled with everything. The injury to my shoulder took my life long dream of that career away. I spent 22 years as an officer and it was gone in the blink of an eye.

In the spring of 2016, I decided to get a couple cattle to give me something to focus on. That led us to Mulberry Meadows Farm north of Lansing, Michigan. A little baby bull that we eventually named Ellison Ruadh was purchased. Once he was weaned, we brought him home. With the help of neighbors and family, ground was cleared and a fence was put up. Months passed and we waited for Ellie Mae’s baby to grow. We found a guy and his wife that raised purebred registered Scottish highlands for over 40 years. His wife had passed away, and he was slowly selling his fold. So next ones to come home were Cora Belle and Lexi Lou.

The girls spent a long time in the barn at the start. They were scared to death of us. Teddy, my sidekick, son, and best friend (next to my dad) would spend hours just sitting in the barn talking to them. They finally got to the point where they would take grain from our hands and then after a while we were able to touch them. We discovered Lexi DOES NOT like her face to be touched. Finally, they let us brush them. They fell in love with it and we did too.

During this craziness, Ellie Mae has been injured while being bred. She slipped and fell and when she tried to get up, Angus broke her back by trying to mount and she instantly passed away. A terrible and tragic accident left the little Red Bull an orphan at just 5 months old. They called their farm veterinarian, who happened to be… THE INCREDIBLE DR. POL. Yes, that was their vet! They finished bottle feeding the baby and it was decided to honor his mother in the traditional way which last names came about in Scotland. We named him Ellie’s son…Ellison, and added Ruadh (red in Scottish). Then we brought our baby boy home.

December 22, 2016 after returning home, Teddy got out of the car and stuck his head back in and said something was wrong with Lexi. We knew by a drastic change in the girls, both were with calf. We ran to the barn where Lexi was bawling (mooing) hysterically. We saw afterbirth, and stuck halfway behind a water tank, lay a goo covered calf. Lexi looked at us and mooed. God was there with us. I grabbed the calf and pulled it from behind the tank and gave it a shake. Teddy was in full stress mode wanting to help but not knowing how to. Lexi mooed and dropped her head and started cleaning her baby. We stood and watched, what is now our Tilly, get cleaned by mama and take her first steps. Tears ran down both of our faces. The little back heifer then headed to get her first drink. How did she know what to do?! Lexi trusted Teddy and I totally. We were in for it with a newborn Scottish highland!

A month passed, Ellison in one stall mooing his ten month little head off, “fog horn” Tilly mooing like a donkey brays, Lexi being an amazing mama.

January 2017 we were having breakfast and something told me to get to the barn. I immediately got dressed - Teddy right behind me. We opened the doors and saw Cora making low moo sounds and looking up at us. Then we saw the steam rising off another little black calf. Teddy and I went in and grabbed the little black heifer, Tori! We watched her until she stood for the first time. She too tried to take her first drink, Cora didn’t know what was going on and would kick at her every time. I walked up to Cora and blocked her leg with mine and we had a latch. Tori was nursing.

The rest is history! So much happened the first few months. Maggie was also purchased. Her story is on the Facebook page, and we can add it here soon. Each one of our fuzz balls will, I promise, have a little bio.

This was how our love for these beautiful creatures started and how we can now share them with you all. We gained their trust - their total trust. They knew we would never hurt them. Because of how much work we have done with these animals, you can now actually touch, brush, and love on them the way we do.

Thank you all for your continued support and love you have shared for our coos.