Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

domsmith

We do around 12 markets a month, not just selling dexter, thats a relatively new side to the business. we produce a bit of everything. i would not like to have just 1 product i like the flexability of producing lots. it also means i can get into venues by selling 1 thing and not the other. once in ...

domsmith

I dont see any justification for the punitive registration fees. personally it really annoys me and doesnt make me think very much of the dcs. i think its trying to cut the rubbish bulls out the equation by price, but no thought is given to the number of good bulls they miss. let the market decide ...

domsmith

Our bull reinforcement arrived on sunday (he is a burnside, Duncan) i think he must have wondered what he had landed in, as i was literally floating behind on the quad. there was water running over the whole surface of the field. if itried to accelerate the wheels span and water sprayed into the ai...

domsmith

Anyone and anything can get a great taste award, even we have one!!

dom

domsmith

How many cows and heifers do you run at buryhill, i am so envouse of you running so many bulls.
we are struggling along with 1 bull at the minute and we are calling in reinforcements with a borrowed bull.

it would be great to have a choice!!

dominic

domsmith

Keep it simple, salt pepper and 10% breadcrumbs they go grey and look awful if you dont eat them quickly buts that no preservatives for you start with 10g of salt per kg of finished product and see if that works. weschenfelder scottish beef seasoning is very good, bright pink but wrks well and will...

domsmith

Why did he choose to roast a beautiful fillet for 90mins. a lean tender bit of beef needing little cooking never mind roasting it for in the end 2 hours. sirloin would have been better, i think anything would have been better. the guy seems clueless but we had customers today who had seen it and wa...

domsmith

One of my cows is attracting the attention of the bull. but she only calved 21 days ago.
That seems not long enough.

is that a problem?

dom

domsmith

Is there a reason why you wouldnt run your bull with the herd at calving? obviously if you want to control your calving period then hold you bull back to when it suits you. am i missing something? last year i left my angus bull with the cows all winter and through calving with no problems. i calved...

domsmith

bit early to tell at this stage, but most of my twins have very flat deflated udder. as they get older the fertile one started to sag down and fill out.

it might be a load of rubbish i am talking. :p

dom

domsmith

As part of our veal business we get the twn heifers as well as the bulls from our supplier farms. i noticed 1 had what appeared to be a normal looking udder so got the vet to have a look and he thought she would be normal, she calved 3 weeks ago and is a cracker of a heifer! you see most of the oth...

domsmith

It is BCMS who deal with it not trading standards a call to them will set up the link.

dominic

domsmith

Notice how the winter housed pics show most in chain byres. they all look very quiet and contented.
there is also a curious strap arrangement on 1 of the cows that apears to be double suckling.

amazing how attitudes differ

dom

domsmith

Short and sweet, no you cannot register them.

if the mothers are birth nofified then it might be possible, but the DCS registration police would require a lottery win to cover it.

domsmith

boydd wrote:, the problem we have is elling ther calfs and more often than not we have to take less than the holstin bull calfs,

I ll buy your calves!! anytime.

dom

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