Well we are in the process of switching from Nubian Goats to Dexter Cattle. we currently have one three year old cow and her three month old calf. She was not worked with, so even though she is a nice cow she is not used to being handled. I think she will come around , but I think this is going to take some time. We are also planning on obtaining another cow and a Bull, ones that have been handled. Her registered name is Singing Springs Eden.
Dexter's are a small Irish breed of cattle, that are known for very good dispositions and easy to keep on just grass. Most Dexter's are at most about 48 inches at the top of the shoulder.
Dexter's are a small Irish breed of cattle, that are known for very good dispositions and easy to keep on just grass. Most Dexter's are at most about 48 inches at the top of the shoulder.
A little hard to see in this pic as it is so far away, but this is Eden, most likely spelled her name wrong, anyway she is a three year old and with her we have a three month old calf, who will be a butcher calf in roughly a year.
This picture is closer but the calf is hard to see as he is on the other side of his mom. He is without a name, but he is a Dunn color as his dad was a red bull. Dexter's only come in Black, Red, and Dunn.
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Dexter's are a good duel purpose breed, as they can provide milk and are very good beef animals. The next cow and bull we get we are wanting Red colors.
Janice is impatient to be able to start handling Eden, she only arrived about an hour prior to this try to make friends. We will only be keeping registered Dexter's.
Eden and the calf were great, the person we purchased from delivered them here, just backed the trailer into our entrance gate, one person blocked the driveway and the open pasture gate was right there and they just wondered in, very calm with no fuss.
