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by jimbo
Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Lonely heifer
Replies: 8
Views: 10012

Re: Lonely heifer

Cattle really are strange characters. I recently bought two Dexters and around the same time bought six Highland x stots and three Longhorn x's (2 heifers and a stot). After we had them all sorted out we put the two Dexters and the two Longhorn heifers in with our two pet heifers, a BB and British W...
by jimbo
Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Oh S--t
Replies: 9
Views: 8574

Re: Oh S--t

Two new Dexter residents for sunny Perthshire. Arrived safe and well. Mark, The Shorthorn x Highlanders are pretty standard around here and were actually the basis of the Luing breed. All mine look like Highlanders and will be put to grazing a fifteen acre field of extremely rough grazing. The Short...
by jimbo
Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Oh S--t
Replies: 9
Views: 8574

Re: Oh S--t

Going to collect two heifers tomorrow, Saturday, to bring them back to beautiful Perthshire. Sorry folks but also have to make a confession. Went to UA Stirling on Wednesday and came back with 6 Shorthorn x Highland stots, a Longhorn x Gloucester stot and 2 Longhorn x Limousine heifers. One of the s...
by jimbo
Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Oh S--t
Replies: 9
Views: 8574

Re: Oh S--t

I went, I saw, was conquered!!!
Def two hiefers making their way to Upper Muirhall.
Was also offered a good cow,
I need my head looked!!
Decisions Decisions!!
by jimbo
Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Oh S--t
Replies: 9
Views: 8574

Oh S--t

Have succumbed and going to see two Ashieburn hiefers on Saturday!
by jimbo
Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Heras Style Fencing
Replies: 1
Views: 3622

Heras Style Fencing

Sorry to go off Dexter topic.
Any of you guys based in Scotland know where I can get some used heras fencing. Got a wee project to do and heras would be ideal.
Cheers
by jimbo
Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Help tracing Dexter owner
Replies: 2
Views: 3873

Help tracing Dexter owner

From my previous entries you will know I'm considering Dexters for my smallholding outside Perth. It was a chap from Bankfoot who bought a trailer from me that planted the seed about Dexters. He left me his contact details so we could go and see his herd but unfortunately I've misplaced them. If you...
by jimbo
Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Chondrodysplasia
Replies: 25
Views: 31969

Chondrodysplasia

hi folks, I have a smallholding on the outskirts of Perth where I run a small livery, breed sporthorses, have a small flock of Jacob and xJacob sheep and a couple of heifer calves (British Blue cross and a British White cross) that we bucket reared. I have a 15 acre field that has 50% young trees an...