Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

Jim Do not be afraid of Chondro - be aware of it. It is NOT a problem as long as you don't breed 2 carriers together from which you may get a bulldog calf. The other genetic disorder Dexters carry is PHA (Pulmonary Hypoplasia & Anasarca) which in my opinion is much more "dangerous" tha...

I have just weaned one of my bull calves using Temple Grandin's "fence line weaning" method. It works stress free! (Well as stress free as weaning a mummy's boy can be!) Anyone who is serious about understanding the way animals think and doing things for them in the positive should read Te...

I was NEVER going to have a cow - they ate as much as a horse and you couldn't ride them! 20 years on after starting out hand raising 1 Jersey heifer I now have over 50 Dexters (cows, calves, steers and bulls), still have 4 horses and ponies at home. Dexteritis has definately got me - and I'm sure i...

Here in Australia we have until 3 years of age to register unless it is going to be shown before then. This gives us the advantage of 1. seeing how the calf is growing out. A nice calf may not make a nice cow. 2. If the heifer (especially) is fertile. I have held off registering until I have seen wh...