We can’t seem to breed them fast enough. Not a bad problem to have really but we don’t want to reduce the size of our herd. If you have or no anyone who is looking to mooove some of their Dexter cattle on please get in touch with us right […]
The Four Girl Dexter Stud is getting ready for its 3rd Mullumbimby Show this November (not sure about the date–their site has not been updated). Better get on that. Speaking of getting on–the girls are already preparing their cows and took the time yesterday to write down some notes on […]
I just love this little guy and his passion for Dexter Cattle. Miniature Cows, Big Advantage from Christina Tsuei on Vimeo.
We had our local vet Richard Gregory from Mullum Vet pay us an early morning visit today. We thought it would be a good idea to get on of our Dexter Heifers pregnancy tested to confirm that our new young Dexter bull Loco has what it takes. It would see […]
Tuesday February 22 was a monumental day for our Dexter cattle stud. Our friend and my fencing boss Peter McDonald, a serious cattle man and farmer, loaded up our five Dexter Steers and we shifted them to his brother’s small acreage near Casino to do some much needed lawn mowing. […]
Getting exciting about going to Tenterfield again this year. Just called to register for the Heifer classic. Fingers crossed I can get approval for taking 4 heifers this year. After all we are the four girl dexter stud. Tenterfield Show Soc. HEIFER CLASSIC Friday Feb 5 – 6pm in Main […]
What a great morning. The rain has held off and we moved the herd from the other side of the little creek where they were feeding up on the lush green grass. Once we had the cattle in the yard Alison, Morley and I separated the Dexters we thought we […]
In less then week (June 17-19) we will be taking a pair of our Dexter cattle to show them off at Primex. Primex is a 3 day Exhibition held annually in June, starting the first Thursday following the Queen’s Birthday long weekend and concluding on the Saturday. Primex is held […]
Below is an extract from a feature on Dexter Cattle in a great US Magazine called Acreage. Very comprehensive history of the Dexter Breed–makes for a good read. Enjoy- 4GS. The existence of Dexters was first reported in Ireland in 1776. Their written history prior to then is non-existent. However […]
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