Dexter Cattle

[MenagerieMama]

I have been searching for Dexter breeders for a while, and realize this breed is hard to come by. We are interested in having a house cow with possibly raising the offspring for meat. I've heard Dexter's can't be surpassed in cream and marbling for meat, and dressed out retain over 60% of their weight...the best of both worlds in a dual purpose compact size.

I would be ecstatic to find Dexter cattle breeders and enthusiasts to share their stories and help put the Dexter breed on the map.

 

[Okie Amazon]

Here is the link for the American Dexter Cattle Assoc. I'm sure you can find someone that raises and has some for sale through them.

http://www.dextercattle.org/

 

[MenagerieMama]

Here is the link for the American Dexter Cattle Assoc. I'm sure you can find someone that raises and has some for sale through them.

http://www.dextercattle.org/

Excellent link. Thank you. Am hoping to find some Dexter breeders here on BYH to pick their brains.

 

[Lothiriel]

I don't know where in CNY you are, but up in South Otselic a fellow by the name of Michael Foor-Pessin has Dexters -- he's on the ad page from the link Okie Amazon posted. We looked into Dexters last year. My mom wants to breed our Jersey cow to a Dexter, hoping of course for a heifer.

Good luck!

 

[MenagerieMama]

I don't know where in CNY you are, but up in South Otselic a fellow by the name of Michael Foor-Pessin has Dexters -- he's on the ad page from the link Okie Amazon posted. We looked into Dexters last year. My mom wants to breed our Jersey cow to a Dexter, hoping of course for a heifer.

Good luck!

Oh, I'll look for him! Thank you! The Jersey x Dexter would make for an excellent house cow. We've been flip flopping which breed we'd like to try first...you can't go wrong with Jerseys! If I found that mix for sale, I'd be all over it like white on rice.

 

[hydroswiftrob]

O.P., what you said sounded like exactly what I would have wrote.

 

[77Herford]

A Dexter is just about the perfect house cow. If you are just looking for a cow to provide you milk and possibly so cheese or cream needs then I would always recommend a Dexter.

 

[MenagerieMama]

A Dexter is just about the perfect house cow. If you are just looking for a cow to provide you milk and possibly so cheese or cream needs then I would always recommend a Dexter.

Don't forget the BUTTER!

 

[burntmuch]

Im also looking into Dexter cattle, So Im gonna tag along here. How long does it take to get a Dexter to butcher weight.

 

[SheepGirl]

Read this on WildRoseBeef's page.