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Glad to help! I'm sure you'll do really well with them, and really enjoy them, too.

We haven't trained ours for milking yet, but we've had several cows with truly impressive udders. There should be ample milk for calf and sharing, I'd think. We're finding the best udders on our short-legs, rather than our long-legs, interestingly. What you may or may not need in terms of...

We've breeding the Dexters for a few years now, and we love them! I would suggest visiting local breeders if at all possible, and check out the ADCA. I've just done a few postings about Dexters (just found this site!). We think they're just about perfect for first time cattle owners, older...

The ADCA is a good place to start. There have also been a few magazine articles written that you can probably google and find. The most recent was Hobby Farm, and I seem to recall Mother Earth News did one a few years ago. We've been breeding for a few years now, and are up to nearly 30 head...

Dexters! Those are the ones we chose a few years ago, for several reasons: smaller natural size (not bred-down), good-natured, do very well on a grass-based diet, calve easily, and are just friendly. We've been breeding for a few years now, and we love ours. The amount of acreage needed is...

We've been raising Dexters for a few years now, and we certainly weren't experts by any stretch of the imagination when we started! We love them, they are particularly easy to handle as a rule, and ours have been healthy and friendly. We're in Texas but are originally from Virginia....needless...