This may be of interest. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/01/AR2005090101 896.html C. J. Welle Sybaritic Time Sandy, Utah [Non-text...
... I quit using Baytril several years ago for that reason. I haven't used antibiotics for my poultry in three years and haven't had a probem. I still use...
I guess I have an attitude toward chickens. If a chicken is sick I whack it and throw it in the garbage. I have never used anything other than some plain...
Caitriona, our Dexter cow who will hopefully calve soon, is quite interesting. I have been putting her in a stanchion in the barn twice a day for the past 2...
Farm Aid ... From: Willie Nelson To: booldawgs@... Sent: September 06, 2005 2:55 PM Subject: Hurricane Katrina: What Farm Aid can do with your help ...
Margaret "The truth is never pure and rarely simple"--Oscar Wilde ... From: Larry Hepker To: dextercattleonly@yahoogroups.com Sent: September 06, 2005 1:40 PM ...
I do not have a hoof trimmer in my area. Does anyone know how to trim hooves with the 30 inch long handled trimmers. I need to have a little guidelines on...
Am I missing something? I've been around cattle all my life (49 young years) and have never heard of a cow needing her hooves trimmed.... Did she founder? Or...
I have noticed it is a growing trend to keep their feet healthy. We have never done it, but one of the cows we bought last year had them trimmed before we...
We trimmed ours - Guernseys. Susan _____ From: dextercattleonly@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dextercattleonly@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of capriherb@... ...
Yes here in New Zealand depending on where you live and what kind of soil you have we trim cattle hooves... We have clay soils which dont naturaly keep the...
My cows are in large pens and do get a lot of exercise, but they are not on pasture. I live in the Mojave Desert and we haul our water so their is no amount of...
I really hate to belabor this point. I have dairy goats and we do routinely trim hooves. But I'm still stumped about cattle. I would think that if you need...
A couple of comments. Trim a bull's hooves? I don't think so! And I didn't see anyone advocating that. Our herd was consistently rated as one of the top 10...
The hoof trimming discussion has been a lively one! Maureen made an excellent point when she said that hoof wear depends on the ground conditions that the ...
In reverse order, yes, cattle hooves should be trimmed if they are too long. This prevents damage to their feet. I have my cows' feet done about every six to...
I agree that having a professional trim the hooves is the better way to go. However, I have seen cows walking on their heels and very uncomfortably so because...
Sent this to the wrong Dexter group originally, so thought I'd forward it to where it should have gone. ... purchased a video made in England that explains...
Thank all of you who replied to my request on hoof trimming. All of the dairies in California do trim their hooves. It is not in Southern California where...
Does anyone know if this book is still available?? Thanks Dan Grandma's Dexter Farm Cedar Rapids/Toddville, Iowa trimmed occassionally. This is not a "new...
Hi Everyone, I thought I would post this as they don't have email. A lady named Sherri Watson near Cedar Rapids Iowa, has a 3/4 Mini Zebu 1/4 Jersey Cross for...
Dan, I bought a "used" copy of W.R. Thrower's book thru Amazon.com last month. It is in very good condition and cost $46.95 plus shipping. It came from ...
Hi Patti, I will do just that, Thank you!! Dan Dan, I bought a "used" copy of W.R. Thrower's book thru Amazon.com last month. It is in very good condition and...
Patti, Upon looking at Thrower's book, did you feel it was worth the value paid ? My question has more to do with the information as opposed to having a ...
Nadine, As a livestock handbook, the information in W.R. Thrower's book is outdated in many regards and since the book was written in Great Britain, it...
We have had our Dexters for 5 years, our herd is very small in that we have one herd bull and three cows. So far we've had 4 bull calves and 2 heifers. We plan...
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