Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

Hi - We had ringworm (or rather our cattle did!) a couple of winters ago, and we had them 'charmed'. It worked!! Within a week the heiffer who only had it slightly had new hair growth, whilst the other heiffer took a couple of weeks, but you could see the new growth within 10 days. We haven't had i...

Hi, well i've just lost a cow this weekend. We've had HORRENDOUS weather since Thursday of last week, Friday was AWFUL, high wind, rain,hail. Went out Saturday morning and could hear a calf calling....alarm bells rang. Went up to see the dexter herd (8) and shook the bucket, only 7 came over. Found...

Thank you Duncan. I had my suspicions that it was probably that. Would using my bull (her full brother) encourage abnormalities to the offspring?? Is it a mating that would happen in the wild? I suppose it makes sense to stretch out calving and then that would make different times for the stock to ...

Thank you Duncan. I had my suspicions that it was probably that. Would using my bull (her full brother) encourage abnormalities to the offspring?? Is it a mating that would happen in the wild? I suppose it makes sense to stretch out calving and then that would make different times for the stock to ...

Hi, i wonder if anyone can explain something to me please, i think i've answered my own question but here goes. We've only kept cattle for the last 5 years and only have a few so still quite 'new' to it. However, we've been reasonably sucessful with calving/AI etc. We have our own dexter bull which...

Hi, i wonder if anyone can explain something to me please, i think i've answered my own question but here goes. We've only kept cattle for the last 5 years and only have a few so still quite 'new' to it. However, we've been reasonably sucessful with calving/AI etc. We have our own dexter bull which...

Well, we finally cut the 4 acre field for hay last Thursday, however with the bad weather coming in Saturday night thru Sunday, it HAD to be baled on Saturday. We'd decided if it was still a bit green it would be best to wrap it and make dry haylage rather than make 'manky' hay. The balers turned u...

Well, we finally cut the 4 acre field for hay last Thursday, however with the bad weather coming in Saturday night thru Sunday, it HAD to be baled on Saturday. We'd decided if it was still a bit green it would be best to wrap it and make dry haylage rather than make 'manky' hay. The balers turned u...

Is anyone else having problems with flies. We have sheep and cattle (and horses) and earlier this year the flies were awful for the sheep, maggots galore, and i HATE them. Then we couldn't get them shorn due to the weat weather (no, you don't say!) Then we got the cows/calves in last week to de-hor...

Is anyone else having problems with flies. We have sheep and cattle (and horses) and earlier this year the flies were awful for the sheep, maggots galore, and i HATE them. Then we couldn't get them shorn due to the weat weather (no, you don't say!) Then we got the cows/calves in last week to de-hor...

Hi, its pouring in East Cornwall as i write this, but the forecast (!!!!)is good for Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, however the OH won't cut the hay field as he says all the farmers will be cutting and we then won't get a baler!!. He's seriously thinking about buying his own baler again, we used ...

Hi, its pouring in East Cornwall as i write this, but the forecast (!!!!)is good for Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, however the OH won't cut the hay field as he says all the farmers will be cutting and we then won't get a baler!!. He's seriously thinking about buying his own baler again, we used ...

Hi Carole, we're also East Cornwall, Launceston, and as yet not made any hay (for my horses). We did manage to make haylage 2 weekends ago but it got rained on a fair bit, even though the weather forecast was supposed to be dry for the Sat/Sun. It finally got baled and wrapped on the Wednesday and ...

Hi Carole, we're also East Cornwall, Launceston, and as yet not made any hay (for my horses). We did manage to make haylage 2 weekends ago but it got rained on a fair bit, even though the weather forecast was supposed to be dry for the Sat/Sun. It finally got baled and wrapped on the Wednesday and ...

Hi, This may seem a silly question to those of you who have been breeding for years, however, how soon after calving will the cow come bulling? I want to turn the cows/calves out onto the meadow but the bull and a bullock are on the meadow and i don't want the bull to cover the cows yet as its too ...