Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

Over a 30 year period I have had amost twice as many bull calves as heifers.

Duncan

At the end of the day the Society has to take in enough money to pay for the services it provides. . We are in a catch up period after years of mismanagement where nothing was really as it seemed, and the new system will take time to see how it goes. Lets not panic, give it all a chance.

Duncan

I can't put my hand on the paper but I am sure we were told of changes in advance. To be honest I think that the seller paying the transfer fee may reduce the number of good breeding cattle sold and never registered. The last heifer I sold was to be a wedding present and I charged enough to be able ...

How nice to hear from a member of the Tetley family, there is a lot of interest in historical Dexters and I am sure lots of people, not just in UK but worldwide, would be very pleased if you posted any pictures of your dad's Dexters.

Duncan

More or less every year the Isle of Bute is greener in February than it is at the end of March or even into April.

Duncan

Kirk has said on other forums that he deals with facts. The fact is that there is no evidence whatsoever that Harley Poll was polled. It is a fact that the transmission of one particular gene through 10 generations has a chance of less than one in a thousand. The simultaneous transmission of polled ...

I can now add that Michael’s funeral will take place at 3pm on Thursday 14th February at Roucan Loch Crematorium, Roucan Road, Collin, Dumfries. DG1 4JF

Family flowers only, donations yet to be decided.

Duncan

Sadly I have to report that Michael Neilson of Windyknowe Dexters, passed away on Tuesday. Many of us knew that Michael had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer some time ago, and that he bore the illness with great dignity, undergoing an arduous course of chemotherapy which we all hoped had been s...

I now have available copies of Beryl Rutherford's book "My Love Affair With The Dexter" recently reprinted thanks to Margaret Weir in Australia. Cost is £20 including post and packing to anywhere in the world. Please pay by paypal link is paypal.me/burnsidedexters or UK cheque made out to ...

I thought it was a good demo of the things that can go well and the things that go with getting less than EX results! Not all animals are going to be excellent, so it was good to see a spread of results, from animals not being awarded points due to eg overheight, to bull not having 4 well defined ev...

The sun can also shine in the north, but we also have to deal with a lot of rain. We just have to cope with things not always being what we would like.

Duncan

There was discussion, I am not sure any definite conclusions were reached - some discussion on whether the same system would suit all areas, eg distances in Scotland make moving live steers expensive, TB in some areas causes complications, and some thought best to have discussion locally and see wha...

As the AGM approaches it can be very difficult to know how to view a lot of different matters of concern. Sometimes it helps to look broadly at things rather than focusing on fine detail – where have we come from in the last year, and where do we want to be next year. Without going into great detail...

Carlisle sale catalogue will appear at https://harrisonandhetherington.co.uk/sale-catalogues/ nearer time of sale. Judging usually on Saturday morning.

Duncan

Dear all Just a reminder that the Annual Show and Sale of Dexter Cattle will be held on Saturday 22nd September at H&H Borderway Auction Mart, Carlisle, CA1 2RS There are 45 Dexter entries this year, including; 7 bulls, 12 cows and 26 heifers. Entries for the show must be haltered and shown in t...