5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Buying Dexter Cattle

This is a list of 5 things I wish I knew before buying my first Dexter cattle..

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[markballard]

Good info! Have had my Dexters for 10 months now and we love them. Brought our first Dexter Steer home from the processor yesterday. He was 27 months old, grass fed and finished on grass and a flake of alfalfa daily. I called the Processor to ask if he had enough fat to dry age 21 days. He laughed and said “yeah and he could age even longer if you wanted”……. He was impressed with how much fat a Dexter grass fed steer had

[RedbillyReckoning]

That's pretty solid advice for any livestock really. I have seen it often with chickens where people don't think about the weather in their area and the chickens suffer from it. Breed-specific needs are important regardless of the animal.

[shinjineesen]

No. 1. Prepare for winter.
No. 2. Grass fed cattle are different. Transitioning from grain fed or mixed feed is difficult on the cattle.
No. 3. Don't buy cheap cattle
No. 4. Make contacts. Reach out to other breeders of Dexters.
No. 5. (most important) Understand beef cattle conformation. Udders, feet, hips, back....

[alk]

Very informative video especially for first time owners if livestock.

[brokendad]

Buy quality stock in any kind of animal, and get some actual hands on experience before buying. Read, talk to owners and learn something new every day, best advice I ever got.

[roberto.peterson]

These 5 things hold true for any kind of livestock regardless breed or purity of breed

[shanemette]

This is the same for any bovine and other farm animals as well 😅

[kylanve]

None of this is strictly pertaining to Dexter cattle.

[andyhead]

Awesome information
It will help in my adventure to buy Dexters

[chesteraguirre]

Dexter can u show my caf haw many are they

[LadysFarm]

This is good information thank you. I’m looking to get into Dexters.

[gregulate]

I’m in tx where could find a good place to buy some

[geraldgauthier]

I do have a question about raising Dexter for family and friends. Is there a way to say away from government intervention?

[Flowing]

You totally miss titled this video. It should say I knew absolutely nothing, 0.0, natta a thing about livestock my when I bought my cattle .

Talk about stating the obvious!!!
What did the poor animals have to go through while you were on your learning curve?

[geraintllywelyn-roberts]

Grow your own fodder from Barley seeds etc. Ready in 10 days

[okskeeter]

I’m in NE Oklahoma and interested i. Getting some dexters. Do you have any for sale?

[shaunsmuder]

I agree, we paid $2000 for are Dexter milker she as all are red heard come from great stock.

[suriyadunya]

Are you located in US? Kerry would be awesome too

[olumideiluyomade]

Where is your farm located??? Which State??

[bigskye]

Except for #4, these rules all apply to any cattle breed in general.