-Annette - please be informed - Dexters are NOT a minature breed, they are an original old SMALL breed. Please, don't ever call them minature - you do the...
Hi Genebo, yes I know of that article - it was presented to a Board meeting a while back. Doubt that we will use it because very few in OZ milk their animals...
*-Annette - please be informed - Dexters are NOT a minature breed, they are an original old SMALL breed. Please, don't ever call them minature - you do the...
Hi Annette, Don't worry about it, A lot of people unknowingly call them miniature, because most dexters do fit the height guidelines for minature. But they...
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Jun 1, 2008 5:09 pm
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Annette, Inherent in the term "Miniature" is that a bigger version is out there somewhere....this is not so with Dexters....what you got is all there ...
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR THE TEXAS DEXTER ROUNDUP!!!!! IT SEEMS MANY ARE CONFUSED! The registration form for the AGM was included in a packet mailed to...
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Jun 1, 2008 9:20 pm
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Didnt mean it that way - just sick to death of people calling them minature - they are minatures of nothing - they "just are" Denise downunder ... they...
Hi Denise, I agree, but unless we as current breeders inform people, with compassion instead of yelling at them, how are they going to know? You catch a lot...
GrandmasDexters@...
Jun 1, 2008 9:51 pm
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... I get upset when breeders call them "miniature" as a marketing tool, but a new person who is looking to learn, probably doesn't know the difference. ... ...
Know what? This hypersensitivity is silly. Little cows, short legged cows, mini moos, small cows, miniature cows----what makes the difference. There are...
Ah, but Dexters have been bred down. It happened a long time ago and it may have been unintentional but there was a selection process nonetheless. Big cows...
It would be interesting to know how different are Dexters and Devons. C. J. Welle Sybaritic Time Sandy, Utah _____ From: DexterCattleADCA@yahoogroups.com ...
... tool, but ... difference. ... I put the word miniature in the search list of my website. So many people use it to describe Dexters that I didn't want to...
Hey, everybody. I really am sorry for my lack of intellegence when it comes to the Dexter breed. Can we drop the whole discusstion about whether or not they...
Entries have closed for the 2008 Show & Sale, Texas Dexter Round-Up, June 19-21, Belton, Bell County Expo Center We are still taking a few last minute...
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Jun 2, 2008 6:41 pm
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Annette; You will find that on some boards, a simple mistake can cause this. Just ignore it, not everyone is that way. Personally, when we first started...
Hey Annette! No worries at all :-) Seriously! We love your enthusiasm and questions and you just keep 'em coming! Linda Reeve Clover Bell Farm Vanleer,...
Annette, If you ever come north up I85, stop in to see us. We're just 12 miles off of I85 exit 61. We could show you our little herd and talk Dexter. Genebo ...
I second the motion! I too am researching the Dexters and trying to find out everything I can before we "take the plunge" to so speak next spring. I would...
Thanks! Hubby and I may take you up on that offer before we decide for sure! BTW...I was reading information about the long-leg vs. short-leg, the birth...
I have owned a Dexter for about 3 months. She was not milked prior to my ownership, but was halter trained and "handled" somewhat. She was 8 months pregnant...
I have 2 Dexter cow/calf pairs and would love to start milking but neither cow has been handled much, not halter broke and never been milked. They are very...
Janelle First do you have a milking stand or head catch? If yes start feeding them sweet feed there. When they learn you are the source of sweet feed, things...
brag away! that is another testament to the wonder of a dexter cow.. I'm continually impressed with the stories, and since I am getting a cow to milk, your...
... with ... An acre of GOOD grass will support one Dexter all year if you use rotational grazing and stockpiling. If you buy hay during the winter and hottest...
I delete as I read; so I cannot go back handily. However, I can tell you a bit about my experience with Dexters. To begin at the beginning when my retired...
The testing is inexpensive and the hair samples are easy to take. My problem has been that the testing is done infrequently and I end up having to complain...
CJ, Thank you so much for all the information! It just reinforces my belief that the Dexters are going to be what we are looking for. Hubby has decided that he...
*Not to change you mind but if you find a cow you like but she has horns please don’t be too quick to reject her. My cows have horns and have never harmed...
-Hi Charlie, I'm just hanging out for the DNA to be mapped in the Dexter - I reckon they have more in common with the old Spanish cattle - viz the horns, size...
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