How Big are Dexter Cattle?
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- čas přidán 8. 11. 2022
- In this video we talk about the size of Dexter cattle and attempt to measure the height of some of our cows and bull. We invited a viewer of our channel who is looking to start a farm to come visit. He commented that the cows look larger on video than they actually are. Dexters are the worlds smallest standard breed of cattle and cows should measure no more than 46 inches at the hip and bulls 50 inches at the hip.
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About Sweet Briar Farm
We are a small farm located in Central/Northern Michigan. Kelsey and I have been homesteading since 2009. We farm every inch of our 6 acres. We breed Registered Dairy Goats, Dexter Cattle, and Heritage Hogs. Clean healthy food is important to us and we like to produce the majority of our food on the farm and we grow and raise enough to sell to local customers. Producing our own food also means we forage for wild edibles such as mushrooms and tap our maple trees in the spring to make maple syrup. In 2019 we added honeybees to the farm and have had as many as 30 active hives producing honey for us.
Our goats include Nubian goats, Mini Nubians, Fainting Goats, and Nigerian Dwarf goats.
Our Heritage Hogs include: registered Berkshires, Tamworth, Kune Kune, and Hereford.
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Thank you so much for letting me visit. It was like being my own, private CZcams video.😂
Steaks are a treat for us, so much more comes off a carcass that isn’t appreciated enough. But the beauty of a dexter steak, is you can have a crazy thick cut, yet it’s a good portion one can finish. They are so much better when it comes to grazing cover crops on ground that’s going to be planted with a cash crop. I predict Dexters will become a craze one day.
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One of our goals for the next couple of years is to get a jersey for dairy. I know of at least one person who breeds their jersey to a dexter for beef and after seeing your herd I think that may be a great option for us.
We just got our first two Dexter heifer calves a few weeks ago here at the place. We are halter training them and giving them lots of hands-on attention. Looking forward to using them as seed for a future herd!
Guys that was so interesting- your knowledge is exceptional regarding your cattle. Do you have chickens at all as I haven't seen them ? Cheers Denise- Australia
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Awesome information.. I've been considering a breeding pair of Dexter's to start a beef and dairy (multi-purpose) for our small homestead..
Yes those are mini cows, however there are micro mini jersey I have two of them. Very loveable and friendly
Just curious, how many head do you run on 6 acres? We just bought 10 acres here in sw Missouri. Also they seem real gentle on fences . How do they do with fencing I'm thinking of doing electric
Torn between belted Galloway and dexters. Just trying to raise a couple each year for beef, no plans in breeding or starting a heard yet . Any advice ?
I know this video is a bit older, but I found it rather interesting. I'm still a few years out from a homestead but am considering cattle suitable for small acres. No major herd, just one or two cows for milk, and a bull for breeding. Do you find any attitude issues with your bull? Being smaller, does he have the "short man syndrome" and act up more than a larger breed bull might? Ever have any issues handling him? Do/Did you run him with your cows full time or did he need to be separated off?
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Do you have bulls in your heard at all times? And do you find them to have a bit more of an heir of unpredictability than the girls? We had a heard of angus growing up and the bulls always made me a little nervous. I brought my 2 year old into the pasture to see the cows this last Christmas and one of the bulls randomly got a bit aggressive which I have never experienced in 15 years having them on my parents farm. So I am curious, looking into some smaller breeds for our own farms that would be a bit more manageable for kids to grow up with and raise! Appreciate any insight.
How many acres would one Dexter need you think?
So .r P has no issues breeding that jersey?
Can you breed polled with polled?
Are there certain kinds of dairy dexters? Or will all dexters give similar milk and be a decent dairy cow, as long as they have good udders? There's only one person selling dexters in my area, and he says they're mostly for meat, he generally doesn't sell them as dairy cows (doesn't mean they're not good for it) and although they've milked one of them, and the milk was good just not very creamy compared to other dairy cows... I only have small amount of land.. so dexters sound great, but I don't want to be disappointed with milk.. my other option right now is a mix of mini jersey, guernsey, and brown swiss. Apparently all these ones from this farms stay small, but even if it's small, I wonder if my 1 - 1.5 acres will be enough t onot suppliment a ton.
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They are so big!! Lol