I first milked by hand when I was much younger. I last milked by hand about 18 years ago. And I live on a farm (52 acres with 20 tillable.) <grin> I'm...
When I first got my Dexters I thought about milking them because, frankly, I would like to have that rich whole milk that we enjoyed in my youth. (Not what my...
We had a poll a while back to see how many people milked their Dexters. I don't remember exactly but it wasn't many. I grew up with fresh farm milk and so did...
... We are in western colorado and have many dexters for sale, I don't know if that is close enough we are 5 hours from salt lake. Give us a shout if we can...
For anyone who might be interested. KABA/Select Sires is having an A.I. training school at the Callaway Livestock Center, Kingdom City, Mo. on March 22,23,24....
Check with Neil and Pat Sorensen at Little Bit Farm in Spanish Fork. They know what is available and may have some Dexters for sale. They recently got a...
I was planning on doing exactly what you describe -- have a herd of dairy goats and Dexter cross cows -- milking barn, electric milker, etc. However, I live...
Wonderful . . . I would love a sales list! : ) Shery ... From: dexterhigh7101 To: dextercattleonly@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 11:14 AM ...
We just received our copy of the Winter 2005 ADCA Bulletin. Let me be the first to publicly congratulate Lucy Glover on her excellent first edition as new...
Does anyone have any good Dexter training advice. My 4 cows and 1 bull are just plane wild. After they are out on pasture for a few weeks they do not come to...
Have you looked into the exact requirements for your cheesemaking building? I looked at a small property in Northern California about 5? years ago. It was a...
To give any advise we need a little more information. Are your cattle halter and lead trained already or are you starting from scratch with adult cows? Do you...
The bull is about 13 months old. There is a 9 month old heifer and the two cows are 3 and 4 years old. When I bought them the previos owner had a halter on...
I would put them individually in 12 X 12 pipe corrals. If they realize they are totally dependent on you for food and company you will see an attitude...
Jim Leonard said-- You have me a little conserned about having a bull now. I thought dexter bulls were much more easy going than bulls from other breeds. ... ...
I agree completely with Margaret. It sounds as though yours have at least had some experience with a halter, so that's half the battle right there. If you can,...
As regards halter training , this is just what I do and it works for me. I show my dexters and they have to behave in the show ring. The first thing id do , is...
Anything is possible with enough determination and time but it has been my experience that the time to tame cattle is when they are calves. I have trained...
Don't trust the bull! His being a Dexter means he will probably be less aggressive than a typical dairy bull but nonetheless he is a bull. Don't turn your...
One of my Dad's friends wanted his Holstein bull to go to the barn. When the bull didn't move the fellow threw a rock at him. The bull almost tipped over his...
Lots of free advice. When my bull was a young I taught him a command, "Barn". On this command he would go into the barn and I could close the gate. Then I...
... be less ... bull. So what would be considered a typical aggression level for a Dexter bull? My bull, the one on this group home page, has never shown any ...
I can't really answer this but in my limited experience with Dexter bulls I would say they are more like beef bulls than dairy bulls. For the last two seasons...
Too bad that it is not on film, LOL. Was the fellow still in the truck? I have seen some real damage done by bulls. I used to go past our neighbors bull...
IMO, your bull and mine should be the norm for Dexters. We should breed for it and train our bull calves for it. I haven't been around many other Dexter bulls...
He was in the truck. He beat a hasty retreat to the truck thinking the bull would just head for the barn. The bull had other plans. C. J. Welle Sybaritic...
... lady in England that had the all Dexter dairy.< Margaret, I can't find the link you're talking about. Can you give me a date, message number or copy of...
... head to get the bucket out of the way and knocked me flat.<>We did have a training session after that. He is only allowed to eat (grain) after he has been...
This may not be a popular solution, but I'd have a short stick or crop ready and the second he gets close enough to try that trick, I'd whack him a good one...
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