Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

Many thanks Mark

Good afternoon, we've just got back from the Edenbridge and oxted show, we took a long legged heifer and am now well and truly bitten by the bug! Can anyone recommend a supplier of leather show halters please? At the moment we only have long legged Dexter's so I bought a rolled leather one from show...

Happy new year to all!

Thanks Mark, we are going to see if they loose weight over winter, then put them to the bull, it's been 2-3 years since they last calved. If unsuccessful in the spring then I'm afraid we will have to cull them.

Michael

Thanks Louisa,
We have separated, the overweight cows and kept them outside on just grass( we have plenty) the steers, cows and calves are in the barn and yard on hay.
I'm hoping as the grass is loosing it's goodness all it will do is fill them up!

They are in a pole barn with a open yard in front. They have a round feeder for hay.
Unfortunately we don't have facilities to house them individually.

Hello all, I'm looking for some advise please, I've been trying to get our cows pregnant ( with the help of a bull)! For a couple of years with very limited success. In two years we have only managed 2 calves from 6 cows and 2 different bulls, the common denominator is our cows 3 of which have calve...

Cow uk263819 200126 born 17.2.11
Heifer uk2689757 00006 born 9.5.14
Calf uk2689752 00008 born 2.5.15

crime ref 29/0317

Thank you Di, I have a horrible feeling they will already be on the hook!

Thank you, already contacted markets , abattoirs, local butchers,BCMS, South East dexter society,small farm training group.Shared with various groups on Facebook.

Thank you. We have only had them a few months, but already have become very attached to them.

Please share, our 3 black long legged dexters comprising of cow with steer calf at foot and her yearling heifer were stolen from our smallholding in Fawkham Kent. On 28th night to early 29th/10 , the theives drove across a field of sheep to a barn the cows were housed in. They put their halters on a...