I am going to be off-line for a few weeks due to some medical problems. The list will be moderated by Larry, one of our co-moderators. He is owner/moderator...
Hurry back Margaret, Hope all goes well. Kathy ... From: Margaret To: dextercattleonly@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 4:20 PM Subject:...
Hi Ya'll Just wanted to let you know I still have my 2 year old red heifer for sale. exposed to my reg dun dexter bull. Pretty sure she is bred. Only doubt ...
Well, here I sit with a cast and an arm full of sutures. Dammit!! I cannot tell you how frustrating and irritating this is!! I am so right handed that it...
Hang in there. It sounds from your frustration that you are on the road to recovery. By the time the cast is off you'll be ambidextrous. Next summer you...
Margaret - Stay the course and get completely well soon. Susan _____ From: dextercattleonly@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dextercattleonly@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
Margaret, Just think how much better you're going to feel when this is over! I hope that day comes soon. In the meantime, here's some transcontinental...
Hi Everyone, Well, I am off to my first Dexter show this season. I am taking a cow and cow and three heifer yearlings, that I call the brat pack. Teenages can...
Hi Everyone, Well we went to the Hawkes Bay show and got soaked to the skin. I competed against Highlands and Galloways. My very special Moomin Posh heifer...
Congratulations Maureen! Neither rain nor snow, nor sleet nor dark of night shall stay these Dexters from the swift completion of their appointed rounds! ...
Thanks Patti, Yes we have all warmed up now. The heifer that did well at the show was Angelica, she is in my photo album with her mum and also the one ...
My family is thinking of raising two cows and a bull in a few years (we're easing into the homesteading life), and we were interested in the life expectancy of...
One more question, we were looking for some reliable breeders in Western Washington, preferably in the Puyallup-Port Orchard area. Thank you. Regards, Ranee...
Ranee, If you got to www.dextercattle.org click on the breeders & then go to your state, you might find some close to you. As for the age thing, I'm not...
There are records of people having cows that produced into their late teens and 20s. My personal opinion is that it would depend on a combination of genetics...
I got my sutures out a few days ago so I am back to life again. I will have limited use of my right hand for a few months but, hopefully, it will be as good...
Renee, I just purchased a NINETEEN year old cow for my Legacy herd. I am hoping to have one calf from her to preserve the genetics in her line, and any more...
Margaret, How scary! Drought started her in the spring, and my pastures were brown and dead by the first of August. The hurricanes that have created such...
Last I looked in the ADCA Herdbook, Gretta of Old Orchard was one of the oldest living cows. She was born in 1982 on my farm out Ginger Belle who was put down...
It actually started so fast and was over as fast that we didn't have time to be really scared/ We got the cows and the sheep moved to a safe pasture/corral...
This is a bit off topic but the whole question of survival gear holds a lot of interest for me because ewe live in an earthquake fault zone. I am especially...
Thank you everyone for answering my questions. We are rank beginners and trying to learn as much as possible before we get our animals. Regards, Ranee Mueller...
... This is wonderful to hear! We would like to keep two cows and a bull, so this speaks well of them living and producing for quite some time. ... Thank you...
C.J. Your post reminded me of the turn of the century preps so many took. I will admit I laid in some jugs of water in case I could not pump from the well,...
In a message dated 10/24/2005 1:56:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, oosfarm@... writes: Marcia, I had not connected longevity to size until you mentioned...
The Mormons (Latter Day Saints) have survival plans down to a science. I was a "child bride" 40 years ago and landed in a little Mormon community in the very...
definitions: Aladdin Lamp A brand of kerosene/oil lamp. Uses a wick and a mantle. Burns brighter and steadier than a candle. Provides light equal to a 60 watt...
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