Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

Hi Natasha,

He has been on a halter.

Mark S

We shall be selling our stock bull Saltaire Flook M4801 in January 2013. We shall put him on the website nearer the time when he has served a batch of cows due to calve in the next few weeks. Flook is a polled, non short black bull. He has excellent conformation and would benefit any breeder produci...

Re TV coverage for the Royal Welsh. It was on live every day on S4c, If you use the red button selection you can select commentary in English. It is a great pity that the English Royal show folded as watching the Royal welsh demonstrates what a great advert it is for agriculture and rural pursuits i...

Only 10 days ago I was begining to despair that we would never get our fodder made, however what a godsend the weather in Cheshire has been this last week, mowed 10 acres last Saturday and baled Wednesday. 32 round bales haylage, 20 round bales of hay, and 155 small bales. I hope others have been ab...

As I already own this book I am intrigued to know what price it sold for on E Bay ?

Mark S

Brereton Herd

Has anybody got prices for yesterdays sale ?

Thanks

Mark S

Brereton Herd

Sue and myself would also like to extend our thanks to Mark for establishing and running the Dexter Cattle for Sale website. All our surplus cattle over the last 5/6 years have been sold via the site and for prices that reflect their true value. No advertising is a big bonus. Agree with Lisa the dis...

Re Steers at Autumn York sale, as a matter of interest what price did they make and what age were they.

Thanks

Mark S

Brereton Herd

Hi Jean,

How are Fudge and the calf going on, have you used him as a stock bull ? re steers I was hoping for some closer to home as the cost of diesel adds so much on. What price are they ?

regards

Mark

I am looking for young, non-short steers 8 -12 months old in the Cheshire, Staffordshire or Derbyshire area to finish for beef. Heifers would also be suitable.

Mark S

Brereton Herd

Following on from the the recent communication on worming policies etc., I was wondering how many breeders are registered with EBLEX Better Returns Programme. You can register with EBLEX (at no charge) and you will be invited to on farm beef/sheep events that they organise within your area. In addit...

Hi Tim, I would continue to feed haylage or hay ad lib, I have a group of cows that calved Sept to Nov. have been outwintered with access to a shed, on adlib hay. Both cows and calves look really well. If you are concerned about the cow getting fat keep her off the corn, If you have concerns that st...

Re Injections, I am assuming you have given Estrumate, can you not purchase a bottle from your vets, do the injections yourself and save the cost of call outs ?

Mark S

Brereton Herd

PS Polled bull for hire if AI fails

Hobbs and Parker, Auctioneers at Asford in Kent do a fodder directory at this time of year, which they collate from farmers in the South East with surplus feed, is it worth a ring to them ?. You would need to buy a full load but could you then sell on any surplus to the local horse owners. Mark S Br...

I have just looked at the Cattle for Sale and noticed that Apple Lancelot is being sold as a 'Polled Bull'. The picture clearly shows evidence of horn. This bull might well carry the polled gene however to sell him as a polled bull will cause confusion to some breeders (see replies to Monica's entry...