Our Boutique Babies
Starting our calves right is a huge part of what we do here & ensuring our mamas are friendly is the biggest factor for us so that they get started right. Each calf will receive daily human interaction, earlier socialization than any calves out there, and halter-training foundations to help them grow into friendly, confident, and well-handled little ones.
For Sale
Chondro Positive - Bull/Steer
$18,000
RLC Hubba Bubba
This little man is already looking like a little bull, he is thick & built beautifully at just a month old. Bubba has all the look & hair that we are proud to produce in our program. We cannot wait to see how his unique markings look as his hair continues to grow, what we do know is he is going to be one handsome little man. We were highly anticiapting his arrival and could not be prouder of the product that we have produced in this calf. Will be ready to go after weaning in Spring 2027. His daddy is the sweetest bull & mama has a sweet, quiet, easy to work demenor.
75% Highland | 12.5% Park | 12.5% Dexter
Confirmed Chondro Status: Positive
Color: Black (N/N) Carries Recessive Red
Horn Status: Horned
DOB: 9/18/2026
Birth Height: 23"
Birth Weight: 42 lbs
IMCBR #: 31741
Dam: Bubbles of Cyrus Ridge 40" 2 years old
Sire: Bulldozer of Cyrus Ridge
All granddams & grandsires under 40"
tall at 3 years old.
***See photos of parents & their info under the Our Herd section of our website
Assumed Chondro Positive - Heifer
$13,000
RLC Dolly - SOLD
Sweet Dolly was born slightly early & her mama just wasn't quite ready for her yet. She was the smallest calf we have ever had born here on the farm. After a few bottle feedings Honeys milk came in and everyday sweet little Dolly got stronger. At a month old Dolly is the TINIEST little calf, but spunky, healthy, & has so much personality. She has the daintiest little features, enjoys zooming around the pasture with Bubba & scratches under her chin.
50% Highland | 37.5% Park | 12.5% Dexter Confirmed Chondro Status: Positive
Color: Red Tipped - Wild Type Carrier
Horn Status: Polled
Beta Casein: A2/A2
DOB: 9/21/2026
Birth Height: 19.5"
Birth Weight: 33 lbs
IMCBR #: pending
Dam: RCM Honeybuns
Sire: Bulldozer of Cyrus Ridge
***See photos of parents & their info under the Our Herd section of our website
Focusing on Quality, Temperament,
& Size
When it comes to miniature cattle, there are three key factors we have poured ourselves into ensuring we can provide.
#1: Quality - we aren't just breeding for size, here at the Rafter 4 Ranch we strive to breed cattle that are not only small but better the breed in their health & stature.
#2: Temperament - we want to breed miniature cattle that are more than cute to look at, we are breeding your pasture pets & we want to ensure that their personalities reflect as such. In order to do this we breed good tempered cows & socialize our calves everyday.
#3: Size - in order to ensure we are providing the smallest of mini cows we retain the smallest of calves to generationally continue reducing their size. Plus we rely on more than just the chrondo gene to produce that small size, hand picking the naturally smallest to pair back to them.
Past Calves
Chondro Positive Heifer
SOLD: $16,000
MISS DAISY
Chondro Negative Bull
SOLD: $5,000
Lil' Moonshine
Chondro Negative Bulls/Steers
SOLD: $20,000 for the pair
SUPER BULL & LOVE-A-BULL
Chondro Positive Bull
Retained
RLC Cool Beans
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Our Bottle Feeding Method
Keeping Calves Socialized yet Respectful
Some of our calves are required to be bottle fed thanks to our AI practices. It is not uncommon with bottle fed babies to see disrespectful behavior towards their humans. Our approach allows our calves to become familiar with being handled by people, without them directly correlating the bottle to us. We do this by haltering our calves & then using a bottle holder to give them their meals. In our experience this creates the friendliest cows that still respect your space.
