Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

Rob R

Dexters are usually very easy calvers, but it's still good to keep an eye out for any problems, particularly with heifers (I'm sure our resident vet will also offer further advice) and one sign to look out for is a slackening of the ligaments at the tail head, as well as the swelling, and with the ...

Rob R

We've never had to worm or vaccinate the cattle to date- all PM's have been healthy, and keeping them more extensively also helps. Local information is the best source though- different areas do make a big difference.

Rob R

We've never had to worm or vaccinate the cattle to date- all PM's have been healthy, and keeping them more extensively also helps. Local information is the best source though- different areas do make a big difference.

Rob R

I'm just pleased when they are alive & healthy- life's too short to worry about it.

Rob R

I'm just pleased when they are alive & healthy- life's too short to worry about it.

Rob R

I wouldn't say it was statistically valid, we only have six cows- I'd just like to know who's getting all my heifers. Our best heifer had to be put down with a twisted gut, just coming up to service age, the only Dexter calf we have lost was a heifer, another was a crossbred- so far only two home-b...

Rob R

I wouldn't say it was statistically valid, we only have six cows- I'd just like to know who's getting all my heifers. Our best heifer had to be put down with a twisted gut, just coming up to service age, the only Dexter calf we have lost was a heifer, another was a crossbred- so far only two home-b...

Rob R

I'd be interested to know what proportion of bull to heifer calves everyone gets each year? I've been breeding Dexter cattle for nine years now & last year I worked out the sex ratios of all calves born in that time. It has become a bit of a private joke that we always get bull calves, and with...

Rob R

I'd be interested to know what proportion of bull to heifer calves everyone gets each year? I've been breeding Dexter cattle for nine years now & last year I worked out the sex ratios of all calves born in that time. It has become a bit of a private joke that we always get bull calves, and with...

Rob R

There are many different views about finishing dexter steers (or heifers), with the main point of discussion being diet! I believe that native breeds do very well on a natural diet of grass and good quality hay/ haylage ( meadow hay is preferred to seed hay by my herd) and will finish at the ages q...

Rob R

There are many different views about finishing dexter steers (or heifers), with the main point of discussion being diet! I believe that native breeds do very well on a natural diet of grass and good quality hay/ haylage ( meadow hay is preferred to seed hay by my herd) and will finish at the ages q...

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