Hello there Well it has only taken a year but I managed to spend some time over the holidays and updated our website. I have done some major updates to the ...
This meeting w/ undoubtedly be about NAIS. I'm not in Missouri right now, or I'd be going! If you are in Missouri & want to have anything to say about NAIS.......
Do you give all the facts about your animal (or product)? Do you talk about yourself? Do you know any selling techniques that work? Do you know what's the...
Hi all, I am new to this so please don't giggle when I ask: What am I looking for with respect to Bloodlines of Dexter Cattle? I just can't seem to equate it...
Hi Charlotte That is a great question and I wish there were an easy answer. There are several choices you have in Dexters. There are Dairy and Beef lines as...
ELMWOOD MACKOY UK#5294 On the rear cover of the winter UK Bulletin, ( the UK quarterly Dexter breed publication) can be found a photo of the FIRST Original...
Oh dear, I looked through my cow's pedigree and see Lucifer on the dams side 4 generations back. She isn't polled though and neither is her sire. From your...
Hi Charlotte, You may find the information that you are looking for in the "Proceedings of the First World Congress on Dexter Cattle", August 1998, article...
Lucifer is fine by some people. I'm quite sure there are people who love him & would highly encourage you to perpetuate his line. If it were generally...
Charlotte.... I am SO glad you asked this question!!!! I didn't know any of this! A whole new area to research!!! Evelyn SoCal & SWC Missouri If the troops...
Thanks, I am finding lots of these names in the pedigree. Is is more important to look at the dams side or the Sire? Why do some have numbers beside the...
Hi Charlotte, In my opinion, it's more important to look at the actual animals and as many of their progeny as you can find. The pedigrees serve as a guide to...
Well I only see it once in the pedigree.... How come there is not a separate registry for polled and not polled dexters? What drew me to the breed was the...
Hi All, Just wondered if anyone knew of, owned, sold, or had any idea who may own, or could be willing to part with any AI Straws of Rhea of Sunshine. On a...
A person can't form an opinnion unless all sides of the equation are viewed and understood. If one is strictly speaking of preserving the breed in its...
Morning, Charlotte and welcome to the truly wonderful world of Dexters. I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing, but with our breed, you will find there are...
Hi Charlotte, I would just like to clarify one thing for you and others. The Polled Hereford registry is combined with the American Hereford Association....
No it does not mean that Charlotte. Several of mine have lucifer in the background. The over use of any bull in my opinion is a bad thing for the breed. Judy...
Charlotte with this question you have now pushed the buttons of just about every dexter breeder. I am ROFL and I sure am glad you are asking these questions...
How many registries should there be? Polled, horned, black, dun, red, carrier, non carrier? They are all the same breed, so they are all w/ the same...
As I understand it, both carrier & non-carrier are old breeding & acceptable to the purist. I really prefer horns, I like the look much better. They are also...
Hi Charlotte, In addition to our Dexter herd, we started raising registered Irish Kerry cattle in 2007. We wanted to learn first-hand how the two breeds were...
Dear Charlotte, It happens every few months here. *Someone* with extreme views and strong words posts in answer to a beginner inquiry about bloodlines. The new...
Hi All, I have spent the last few days updating the _www.DexterCattle4Sale.net_ (http://www.dextercattle4sale.net/) website. My XP Laptop crashed and...
In a message dated 1/4/2008 11:22:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ... contributing to the genetics of the breed! How do I know or get more information about...
<<A note on 'purity' may be of help here: Most American 'other' cattle associations consider outcrossing or upgrading or introgressed genetics (or whatever...
In a message dated 1/4/2008 3:04:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, netti78070@... writes: I would just like to clarify one thing for you and others. The...