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by Woodmagic
Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:39 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Colour change
Replies: 6
Views: 4867

I am hoping you are going to find you like dun after all. There is ‘dun’ and ‘dun’. I have seen animals described as ‘dun’ that I didn’t like at all, usually pale and washed out, and the result of a gene carried on from some distant outcross in the past. True dun which is a deep vibrant colour, I l...
by Woodmagic
Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:50 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: DexterCattleForSale.co.uk - We want your input...please!
Replies: 37
Views: 32997

I hope I am not too late Chris. Firstly we all owe you a big thank you for the site, which is recognised world wide as being one of the best, which is why we get the very interesting contributions from abroad. For the novice Dexter owner who needs help, it provides an excellent quick response As an...
by Woodmagic
Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:50 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: DexterCattleForSale.co.uk - We want your input...please!
Replies: 37
Views: 33452

I hope I am not too late Chris. Firstly we all owe you a big thank you for the site, which is recognised world wide as being one of the best, which is why we get the very interesting contributions from abroad. For the novice Dexter owner who needs help, it provides an excellent quick response As an...
by Woodmagic
Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:27 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: escape artists or a wrong lot???
Replies: 13
Views: 9483

When you take two Dexters out of their universe that they have always known, it is understandable that they want to make for home, and an environment and friends they know. They cannot appreciate the consequences of distance or mileage involved. I have always said of a Dexter, ‘if you stick it on t...
by Woodmagic
Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:27 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: escape artists or a wrong lot???
Replies: 13
Views: 9349

When you take two Dexters out of their universe that they have always known, it is understandable that they want to make for home, and an environment and friends they know. They cannot appreciate the consequences of distance or mileage involved. I have always said of a Dexter, ‘if you stick it on t...
by Woodmagic
Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:16 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Country Smallholder Magazine
Replies: 14
Views: 9824

I have managed to put this reply under the wrong subject, am not very computer literate, here it is again. Perhaps I should have signed it ‘Woodmagic’, my reply came out in the March edition, and two more responses were published in the April copy. I would love to have been a fly on the editor’s of...
by Woodmagic
Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:16 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Country Smallholder Magazine
Replies: 14
Views: 9264

I have managed to put this reply under the wrong subject, am not very computer literate, here it is again. Perhaps I should have signed it ‘Woodmagic’, my reply came out in the March edition, and two more responses were published in the April copy. I would love to have been a fly on the editor’s of...
by Woodmagic
Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:09 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Dexter in the paper - TB or not TB?
Replies: 41
Views: 28164

Perhaps I should have signed it ‘Woodmagic’, my reply came out in the March edition, and two more responses were published in the April copy. I would love to have been a fly on the editor’s office wall, during that month. I suspect we shall not find unfavourable material on the Dexter for a while. ...
by Woodmagic
Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:09 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Dexter in the paper - TB or not TB?
Replies: 41
Views: 29884

Perhaps I should have signed it ‘Woodmagic’, my reply came out in the March edition, and two more responses were published in the April copy. I would love to have been a fly on the editor’s office wall, during that month. I suspect we shall not find unfavourable material on the Dexter for a while. ...
by Woodmagic
Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:07 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Dexter in the paper - TB or not TB?
Replies: 41
Views: 29884

Perhaps I should have signed it ‘Woodmagic’, my reply came out in the March edition, and two more responses were published in the April copy. I would love to have been a fly on the editor’s office wall, during that month. I suspect we shall not find unfavourable material on the Dexter for a while. ...
by Woodmagic
Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:07 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Dexter in the paper - TB or not TB?
Replies: 41
Views: 28164

Perhaps I should have signed it ‘Woodmagic’, my reply came out in the March edition, and two more responses were published in the April copy. I would love to have been a fly on the editor’s office wall, during that month. I suspect we shall not find unfavourable material on the Dexter for a while. ...
by Woodmagic
Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:40 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Calve size - size of new born bull calves
Replies: 17
Views: 11034

My reference to withers height has clouded the issue. For many years, measurements were always taken at the withers, fairly recently this was changed to pin measurement. I still tend to think in ‘old money’, and it makes a big difference. A bull, with a rump measurement of 44”, is likely to be arou...
by Woodmagic
Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:40 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Calve size - size of new born bull calves
Replies: 17
Views: 12459

My reference to withers height has clouded the issue. For many years, measurements were always taken at the withers, fairly recently this was changed to pin measurement. I still tend to think in ‘old money’, and it makes a big difference. A bull, with a rump measurement of 44”, is likely to be arou...
by Woodmagic
Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Calve size - size of new born bull calves
Replies: 17
Views: 12459

You have run into the problem, which is always a danger with the short leg, particularly the first calving. The heifer is reduced in size, through the effect of the bulldog gene, but if her calf does not inherit the bulldog gene, it will grow to match the true size of the dam, too big for the heife...
by Woodmagic
Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Calve size - size of new born bull calves
Replies: 17
Views: 11034

You have run into the problem, which is always a danger with the short leg, particularly the first calving. The heifer is reduced in size, through the effect of the bulldog gene, but if her calf does not inherit the bulldog gene, it will grow to match the true size of the dam, too big for the heife...