OT- Dexter Cattle

Getting older and handling a 1,200 pound cow and 1,600+ pound bull is getting harder to do. Do want to continue to have cattle and have seen these cattle do well just on grass and are very tame. Anyone have any experience with Dexter cattle?

Not much meat on Dexters compared to miniature Hereford or the miniature Angus Lowlines.

My son does chores for a hobby farmer with Dexters. Best description would be "cute pets". Although both the cows and bull have a nasty set of horns.
The calves are approx the size of a deer fawn.
I assume they taste like beef?

I have heard of the mini Herfords but not the Angus. That might be something to look at as well.

I don"t have any, but did some research on them. Read that you can get up to 3 gallons of milk per day from one of them. I was hoping to find someone locally so I could go talk to them, but no one near me has any.

Y"all have a good day.

Anthony

Pound for pound they are one of the best values in beef production. They taste great and are very easy to handle.

I show(contract only) Dexter's and and just like any type of cattle they have there strong and weak points. Most of the Dexter people leave the horns on and the cow or bull KNOWS they got'em and how to use them(some love to try to get you in the groyne but most don't.) If handled from when they are calf's they are real nice pleasant animals to be around.(GET THEM DE HORNED!!!!!) Birth weights are any where from 40-60 lbs. They do kick faster than a normal sized cow and you got to be quick to get out of the way(trust me, when one gets you in the shin the first time, you'll understand what I mean.) I use to have a Dexter show bull, that I went grand champion with at the Houston live stock show & Rodeo in 2006. He was a nice bull, very tame(he would walk up to visit people and loved molasses flavored horse treats) but I sold him a year ago to a Dexter ranch near Austin. They handle much like any other cow when working them in pens, but they can jump really good and WILL go under things if they can( a low running hot wire will stop this. All in all, they are at least worth trying ,so go for it, I think you'll find it fun. Oh, and you can use the milk tho make butter and whipped cream, besides the meat. If you are interested I might be able to find a Dexter Ranch near you to visit(being a Dexter Association member).
Alex

I plan to go to the Missouri Dexter Show & Sale on 8-28-2010 in Lebanon, MO. I am sure I"ll get to see some quality cattle.

I have lowline black angus, and they're very pleasant animals. No horns to deal with, very docile and healthy. They run about 2/3 the size of regular angus. My 2 yr. old bull and cows are probably around 1000 lbs. Calves were about 50 to 55 lbs. at birth. Very easy calving. Steers butcher around 800 lbs. live weight, 250 lbs. hanging weight per side.

Its great to see your cattle, thanks for the pictures. Is there an association so I can see if there are Breeders in my area?
Have a great day.

http://www.usa-lowline.org/

The registry website has listings of many breeders, and their websites. Click on Breeders then enter your state in the search window. Bar J Ranch in MN is where I bought my cattle from. They're one of the top breeders in the country.