I would love to know if anyone has done Igentity testing on their Dexters and if so what were the results? Our Dexters are primarily for beef and we are going...
HI EVERY ONE WE'VE GOT A HEIFER THAT HAS RING WORM AROUND HER EYES, THE VET HAS TOLD ME JUST NOT LOOK AT IT. AND I'VE HAD A FRIEND SAY THAT IT COULD BE A...
I'm not sure why the vet would say that. Did he do a culture on it? Ringworm is a fungus. Look at it under a black light. If it is actually ringworm it will...
We have the cutest little creature I think I have ever seen!!! Just after I left for a couple of weeks our little short leg cow had a tiny bull calf. I...
Don't write him off too quickly. Years ago on the farm one of our big Holstein cows had a half Shorthorn bull calf that was like a terrier when he was born....
Margaret, I also have one of the cute little bulls. He's the sweetest tempered thing. He loves to be rubbed and petted, although he didn't at first. He was too...
Margaret, I agree with CJ, there is a market for shortleg dexter bulls, I would leave him for awhile, you can always band him, it is impossible to unband...
I guess I didn't realize that there is a market for shortleg bulls considering the "hysteria" about bulldog calves. No doubt, he is a dwarf. He has stubby...
... You should put his picture on the group homepage. I'm still waiting for Spirit to give birth to what will be the first calf ever to be born on this ranch....
Hi, I live up in Quebec and we are thinking of getting a Dexter. This would be a family cow and we want her for milk. My question is, can a Dexter raised in...
It is possible, IMO, but it depends on a lot of things that you should probably find out before buying the cow if that is possible. What is her general...
All my heifers and I play a game called "milk the cow". By the time they freshen they are fine with being milked. Be gentle. Go slowly. Their udders are a...
Our first Dexter of 2005 was born this afternoon. Fortunately its been dry for the last few days so she wasn't dropped in a mud puddle. Nice black heifer, not...
My cows and heifer have two tattoos, an ID tattoo in the left ear and their bangs tattoo in the right ear. Both were put there when the animals were calves....
... All my Dexters have those tattoos. I got to see the vet do the Bangs tatto for the first time when she did Lucy. Since Spirit is due anytime, I was...
I think my calves were about 3 or 4 months old when we tattooed them. There is no requirement that an official from the breed association participate. ...
Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anyone had any information on the Praise Him Herd. We have a bull here on A.I. and there is very little information about him....
Maureen, I have a bull, Stillwater's Ryder, whose dam was Praise Him Pearl. Ryder is definitely long legged. He's a dun with lots of curly hair. Genebo ...
Spirit finally gave birth this morning. I am sooo excited! This is my first ever Dexter calf born here, actually the first baby (besides chicks & ducklings)...
You might give him a little help by steering him under the cow to make sure he understands where to go for a meal. Don't worry about scours yet. C. J. Welle ...
Congrats Kim, You are excited no doubt....rest assured dexters are very hardy and prolific. I just had a bull calf a couple of weeks ago. He will find the milk...
Hi Everyone, As you know we have a breeding up system in New Zealand. Grade 5 is purebred for a bull and Grade 4 for a cow. I always use Non breed up bulls...
Kim Don't get too worried. I take it that you have NO kids of your own. Muconial stool is natural. Enjoy your Dexters !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where are you...
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, what a cutie! Congratulations!!!! Aren't they the cutest things you have ever seen?? I would keep an eye on the pooping situation. One of my...
We just had T-bones from the half Dexter heifer that we had butchered a while back. It was completely grass fed. She was almost two years exactly. The steaks...
Kim, Laughing at the "sexing" question! I can't tell you how many heifers I've identified as bulls at first glance. Some of them have very pronounced naval ...
... Flipping a calf around MY girls might prove to be dangerous! ROFL.....I have never seen such maternal qualities! Anyway, if we can't get close enough to...
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