Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

Has anybody used GPS tracking collars on their Dexters? Not the ones that act as an invisible electric fence but the ones that tell you where the cows are. I do a lot of conservation grazing and the lookers cannot find the cows sometimes. If so do they work?

Hi Judy, There were only 2 herds on the Isle of Man and I dont think either would have kept statistics. The Statenboro herd always bred short to short and had a number of "bulldogs" over the years. They were always declared in the herd book as such. Any non-short heifers were never registe...

Last Thursday I attended the funeral of that great icon of the Dexter breed, Stuart Creasey. It was a lovely sunny day and was held in the beautiful church in the village of Kimbolton, with in walking distance of his home. The church was packed for the service. It was not a sombre occasion and was a...

Diana Smith
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Don't forget to watch Farmers Country Showdown tomorrow 3rd. January at 15.45. BBC 1.
Greyfriars Dexters featured at Edenbridge Show last year.
Great publicity for our breed.
Set your recorders!

Thanks Louisa. Not great then?

How did the prices go?

Agreed Louisa,. Templeton herd was world famous. Her herd was the oldest in the country. Ypsiity is the oldest prefix but it was inherited by Sue Rheam from her father. May i point out we do not have a Herd Book any longer - can you find anybody's herd in it? Just a record of calves born. Year book ...

Mudshute Farm. watch Tom Davis on "Love your weekend" tomorrow. He is doing all about Dexters with Alan Titchmarsh. ITV.

Now the DCS online herd book is for members only the animals for sale or hire is resticted to members only. Surely this should be open to new potential buyers? Best to advertise on this site.

So sad. Such a nice person. I only met him once. Condolences to his family.

Goodbye my friend, will miss you.

"Dexter Life" is a magazine for all lovers of Dexter Cattle. It is completely independent of the Dexter Cattle Society and you do not have to be a member of any society to receive it. All you have to do is to have an interest in our wonderful breed and want it to prosper. The first copy w...

Brilliant. Just the sort of publicity our breed needs at the moment. Well done.

If you are not on Duncan's DCS site you can access Dexter Cattle Breeders on Facebook Just Giving. It is an open site. if you don't do Facebook then contact Duncan. We are on the way to £2000.00. Let's make it. Thanks for setting Just Giving up Duncan.

You hadn't by any chance just bedded down? Cows and especially bulls often get so excited when fresh straw put down. Be very careful when you bed down even if that is not the reason this time.