Hello, Purchased two dun heifers about a month ago that had been exposed to a herd bull for sixty plus days just prior to me picking them up.They are both over...
Your vet can preg check them. C. J. Welle Sybaritic Time Sandy, Utah _____ From: dextercattleonly@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dextercattleonly@yahoogroups.com] On...
Our first dexter calved in October and we've had much less milk than the literature suggests. We get about half of a gallon per day with the calf separated...
I am hearing this from too many people. When you buy a heifer try to look at her parents and grandparents. If the mother doesn't give much milk her daughter...
Hi Luna, Is your cow a good weight, healthy in every other way, well fed? Does she let down for you? When you say you have given up have you quit milking...
I, too, had struggled with the milking aspect from my Dexter. I'm proud to report, though, that after a very steep, very long learning curve, I'm consistently...
Hi, I wasn't sure from your post if you are getting a half gallon per day milking once or twice a day. I am milking my Dexter and getting about a half gallon,...
... The amount of milk you get will vary depending upon many factors. Here are a few: The ancestry of the cow. How milky were her parents and grandparents? The...
Dawn Bittner seems to have had more success milking Dexters than any one else I know. You might check with her. C. J. Welle Sybaritic Time Sandy, Utah _____ ...
My very first Dexter, an elderly cow (Woodmagic X Klein of Hydrif breeding), had been a heavy milker. Her daughter I sold as a bred heifer, freshened the first...
Marion, Where are you located? We milk our cows but am looking for lines that give more milk. Would be interested in maybe getting a heifer from you. Kim...
Hi Kim, I'm in Canada and I sold mature cows last year and keeping my youngsters, so I wont have anything for sale for a while. I used (AI) Riverhill Saturn's...
Does anyone know any other good milking lines?Dianne ... -- Dianne Cox cox513@... It is my nature to be slow [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I have been watching this thread and I do not post that much but I thought I would weigh in. This has been stated and it is absolutely correct ….All Dexters...
ADCA Bylaw amendments must be postmarked no later than April 7. Don't believe for a moment that just because the ADCA Board voted among themselves to spend...
McHenry Highland Festival McHenry, Maryland DEXTER CATTLE SHOW June 7, 2008 Mark your calendars. . . and join fellow Dexter breeders at the Highland Festival...
Hi Everyone, I am selling the Dexters for Ed's wife Julie. I am the contact person for them and they are here now. Here is what is for sale... SGF LCIN...
Where are these Dexters located? To: From: GrandmasDexters@...: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 18:05:20 -0400Subject: [dextercattleonly] Dexters for Sale from the Ed...
Hi There, Sorry ... They are near Cedar Rapids Iowa 52341. Thanks Dan www.GrandmasDexters.com www.DexterCattle4Sale.net www.DexterCattleADCA.com (Discussion...
Thank you all so much for the responses. It has helped immeasurably. Some answers to posted questions: My cow seems very healthy and what I did is this: Let...
... My cows stay with the bull all the time, so nature takes it's course. They breed back anywhere from immediately to 3 months. All do well. None has ever...
Immediately..... hmmmm, I thought at least 30 days before they would cycle. I have a heifer that calved 2 weeks ago and am thinking of selling her with calf ...
The average cycle is 21 days, but I believe they can come in heat as soon as 17 days post calving..marion ... would cycle. ... her with calf ... the bull. ... ...
... cycle. ... her with calf ... bull. ... Actually, she had a new calf exactly 9 months to the day after her previous calf. I assumed she must have bred back...
I have a cow who has diarrhea and appears to be very weak she is nursing a six week old calf. This came on sudden as she seemed fine friday. She is still...
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