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by Emag
Thu Jun 04, 2015 8:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: New cattle owner
Replies: 5
Views: 5490

Re: New cattle owner

Hi thanks for your response. Iv got my herd number so ready to go, I'm going to see a Dexter cattle farm within the next few weeks who I most probably will purchase from so defo will have a list of questions for him. We have use of a fixed crush although it's not beside where the animals will mainly...
by Emag
Wed Jun 03, 2015 8:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: New cattle owner
Replies: 5
Views: 5490

New cattle owner

Hi everyone, I'm hoping to purchase my first couple of dexter cattle this summer. Any tips or advice welcome. I was thinking of getting cow and steer, would this be the best for a starter? Size of acerage per animal? Housing for winter? Amounts and type of winter feed? Best age to finish animal? Is ...