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by JacquiP
Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:53 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Starting a small herd - Advice
Replies: 14
Views: 11606

Why not visit the Mid Wales and Shropshire Dexter Cattle Promotion stand at the RWAS Smallholder and Garden Festival which takes place on the 20th and 21st May 2006 at Builth Wells?
by JacquiP
Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:53 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Starting a small herd - Advice
Replies: 14
Views: 13112

Why not visit the Mid Wales and Shropshire Dexter Cattle Promotion stand at the RWAS Smallholder and Garden Festival which takes place on the 20th and 21st May 2006 at Builth Wells?
by JacquiP
Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:53 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Starting a small herd - Advice
Replies: 14
Views: 12851

Why not visit the Mid Wales and Shropshire Dexter Cattle Promotion stand at the RWAS Smallholder and Garden Festival which takes place on the 20th and 21st May 2006 at Builth Wells?
by JacquiP
Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:45 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Attention Regional Group Committees - and all private advertisers
Replies: 1
Views: 3066

The Mid Wales and Shropshire Group have been offered (at short notice) a Breed Promotion Stand at the RWAS Smallholder and Garden Festival on the 20th and 21st May 2006. This is a national show sponsored by the 'Smallholder' magazine and is usually extremely well supported. We would like to offer o...
by JacquiP
Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:45 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Attention Regional Group Committees - and all private advertisers
Replies: 1
Views: 2889

The Mid Wales and Shropshire Group have been offered (at short notice) a Breed Promotion Stand at the RWAS Smallholder and Garden Festival on the 20th and 21st May 2006. This is a national show sponsored by the 'Smallholder' magazine and is usually extremely well supported. We would like to offer o...
by JacquiP
Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: abbatoir costs - cost of putting a dexter in the freezer
Replies: 12
Views: 11290

I have been told that the abattior in Machynlleth charges £140 to kill, hang, butcher and pack a Dexter.
by JacquiP
Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: abbatoir costs - cost of putting a dexter in the freezer
Replies: 12
Views: 13064

I have been told that the abattior in Machynlleth charges £140 to kill, hang, butcher and pack a Dexter.
by JacquiP
Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Open Training Day - Showing/Judging Demo
Replies: 0
Views: 3137

The Mid Wales and Shropshire Group have organised an Open Training Day to take place on March 19th 2006. Cost is £5 per person (which includes lunch) There are just a few tickets left. For further details please see the Group's web site and click on the 'Forthcoming Events' page. The web site addre...
by JacquiP
Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Open Training Day - Showing/Judging Demo
Replies: 0
Views: 3168

The Mid Wales and Shropshire Group have organised an Open Training Day to take place on March 19th 2006. Cost is £5 per person (which includes lunch) There are just a few tickets left. For further details please see the Group's web site and click on the 'Forthcoming Events' page. The web site addre...
by JacquiP
Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: the Long and Short of it
Replies: 17
Views: 15822

Well, I just thought I would stir you all up a bit! However, as the saying goes 'I'm with you Fred'. For the past five years, I have been working quietly away trying to safely reduce the height and proportions of my stock. I am therefore not suggesting that the existence of a lethal gene is in any ...
by JacquiP
Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: the Long and Short of it
Replies: 17
Views: 15215

Well, I just thought I would stir you all up a bit! However, as the saying goes 'I'm with you Fred'. For the past five years, I have been working quietly away trying to safely reduce the height and proportions of my stock. I am therefore not suggesting that the existence of a lethal gene is in any ...
by JacquiP
Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: the Long and Short of it
Replies: 17
Views: 15215

Why is it that we find it necessary to give the breed bad publicity? First of all we have a bash at polled cattle and now short ones. It is going to be hard enough to sell Dexters with the subsidy changes as it is and in my (limited) experience the short cuties are far easier to sell to the general...
by JacquiP
Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: the Long and Short of it
Replies: 17
Views: 15822

Why is it that we find it necessary to give the breed bad publicity? First of all we have a bash at polled cattle and now short ones. It is going to be hard enough to sell Dexters with the subsidy changes as it is and in my (limited) experience the short cuties are far easier to sell to the general...
by JacquiP
Wed Apr 14, 2004 1:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Cattle Foot Trimming - In calf heifer/cows
Replies: 0
Views: 9077

Having hopefully found someone to take care of my cows feet my next concern is how safe is it to carry out this procedure when the animals are in calf? Since our ladies seem to spend most of their time in this condition how late is too late? I have received some dire warnings from local farmers reg...
by JacquiP
Wed Apr 14, 2004 1:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Cattle Foot Trimming - In calf heifer/cows
Replies: 0
Views: 9242

Having hopefully found someone to take care of my cows feet my next concern is how safe is it to carry out this procedure when the animals are in calf? Since our ladies seem to spend most of their time in this condition how late is too late? I have received some dire warnings from local farmers reg...