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FOR SALE: Sentinel: Black, horned Dexter bull, 15 months old and ready to go to work. Registration and chondro test results pending. Sire is Tama Sundance,...
Hi, my name is Jauson (Ju-son) I live in SW Iowa and recently fell in love with a freinds Dexter. I have raised and trained Longhorns for quite sometime, shown...
Jauson, one thing i can tell you for sure may not sound too good to you. I know you are excited about getting this heifer, but let her stay with her momma for...
Jauson, also, make sure that her and her momma have FREE CHOICE MINNERALS available at all times....they are kinda like salt and are mixed up according to the...
The one bit of advice I can offer up front is that Dexters are very easy keepers. I have two Dexter cows. One, Daisy, is fat, too fat, on hay alone. I raise...
I agree with you if she is to be a "herd cow" I have raised many riding steers and many to Grand Champion levels with judges never knowing they were pulled....
I so agree and that is one thing that people tend to forget. They toss out a salt block and call it good. I have free choice for my BIG guys, however she will...
Im smiling ear to ear about the see-saw.. I want pics. *grins* I started the International Riding Steer Assn back in 2000 I think. Half our members are out...
PS I wanted to make you feel better about her socalization as a cow. I bought a cow/calf pair that will be coming home when I get off the road. The cow has a...
I have been looking at AI bulls. The reason I assume they are worth collecting there for quality bulls, and an example of the breed. I have notices 2 very...
jauson, looks to me that the best advice i can give you is to enjoy your dexter. i wouldnt raise it any differently than you have the longhorns. and get on...
We recently acquired a small starter herd of a bull two cows and a bull calf. They all adjusted well and seem pretty fat and happy. We check up on them...
Another possibility is that it's an abscess or cyst. You didn't say if it was hard or soft, moveable or stationary. The vet will check that and determine...
I'm not the expert on this subject but I assume you are aware of the chondrodysplasia gene in Dexters. If not I'll try to run through the short version for...
The beef dairy thing may explain it to some extent. Im am aware of the dwarf gene but not sure I could visually spot the diffrance, this may also be part of...
The terminology can be confusing. Animals that are heterozygous are referred to as short legged, carriers, HC, dwarfs, semi dwarfs, and probably some other...
Hi there, We got our first Dexter cow with her almost 3 week old calf by her side. The cow is about 18 months old and has not been milked before. When my 11...
Jauson Welcome and I know you will be happy with dexters as they are sweet and very smart. I will try to synopsis the breed. There are dwarf, Chondrodysplasia...
Hi kim I am no expert on milking. I haven't even started on any of my cows yet. When I feed my herd I start by petting them. Then rubbing their sides, and...
I also have a skittish cow that we milk and it did take a while gentile her. I would suggest making a stanction to hold her while she is being milked. You...
Yes, very confusing. The photos didn't show up. If you have a web link that would be wonderful, or you can e-mail them to oneskyranch@... I have dial up...
Never accured to me there were other Dexter groups, thanks. My breeding of the other animals I have owned and shown has always been on the traditional and...
Kim, there are many reasons a cow will kick, not all have to do with the fact they are a "kicker" She may not know you. She may still have the calf around the...
You all are gonna get so tired of me LOL... Ok, I have been surfing my little hart out and Have found that almost any breed of cattle you can think of comes in...
Hi again, What is the best way to get more milk out of the cow when she has a calf at her side. We have heard that we can separate the calf overnight in...
Kim, That is what I have been doing with my cow for th last 7 months. It has worked out great. It gives me the freedom also to be away from the farm for a...
Kim, teat tape... its some great stuff and you don't have to have the calf and cow all upset over night. Tape the teats, milk and then either re-tape or let...