Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

Scotland is trying to be treated as a separate country and therefore totally clear of BT .... hummm - we who live near the border know that if Cumberland is invaded then we shall be in a restricted zone so - I would like us to be able to get our mitts on the vaccination but at the moment we are not...

It is the Shetland sheep that go for the ivy here! I do ration ivy as in quantity it is not good but it is medicinal Ash is also medicinal and very good for everything that ails 'em Saffy, you have lots of grass but at this time of year it is very poor quality, regardless of its colour but our litt...

Sorry, forgot second bit! We went to an accountant with the setting up of the business and he went back to the beginning from memory 2 years before. He regained tax which had been paid by my husband on his main income. This more than paid for the accountant's fees. He also sorted something out for ...

Yes Colin - no problem. Although I collect a bit of VAT when selling semen, every quarter I have a lovely direct payment from Customs & Excise. The form is easy to complete and even easier when you put your accounts on the computer - it sorts almost everything for you. Usually I get about £300-...

I have sent my return in by snail mail - this because I had notified the site re 3 deaths (abattoir!) and they still appeared on the list which came from the office so... perhaps the changes did not get through?? My final birth of '07 also was not on the list but as that was November it probably wa...

Hi Saffy - best wishes for the calving I never feed beforehand - though have given a token simply to ensure a desire for the bucket! they have good quality haylage. I do give a molassed lick though - high mag. a heifer shouldn't need a calcium boost as that is usually an older cow problem. A nice s...

I believe that distance between parcels of land matters. Certainly in Scotland and probably in UK. To make life easier, the different areas should be under the same holding number. I think ownership does not matter so much. If in different parishes this cannot be obviously! However, I would be very...

Very sorry to hear the sad stories. I know there are 'if onlys' but sometimes one simply cannot succeed. None of us watches all the cattle all of the time. I keep looking at my old girls ..... There is a calsimag block which I buy for the sheep prior to lambing and afterwards for a few weeks. It is...

I think Tricky that it is the STANDARD crystalyx which can be given to both sheep & cattle (black box) It is reasonably high in magnesium though not as high as the high mag (green box) meant for cattle only Clive, I am using the black box at the moment as I have sheep + tups in with cattle - ne...

There is no doubt in my mind at all. Council members had to give 2 months notice of resignation ... this was obviously included in the articles to avoid the debacle we find ourselves in now. I therefore say that the Council members are still 'de jure' if not 'de facto' in charge. I remind everyone ...

Most cattle societies have problems from time to time .... unfortunately .... but I do feel like Mr. Muirhead and am wondering if we can register our animals without being members. I do want to have the little green cards! Like most of the membership ie. away from the hot spots in the south, I disl...

Be careful with butchers - I have used one and the mince is dreadful .... don't think it is Dexter at all. The taste and the texture are really awful and it is very fatty. At best he has used the wrong beef ie not 'steak mince' but it is soooo bad I'm fairly sure it ain't my beef. The rest seems OK...