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Title: dexter cattle for sale garden cottage
Post by: garden cottage on June 08, 2010, 06:36:29 am

Due to house move my beloved dexter cattle are for sale, can deliver withn gloucestershire only, we have 1, 2007 cow with bull calf at foot registered £450. 1 2006 cow in calf due july £375, 2 steers both march 2009 £200 each. all animals are lovely tempermant all black, will sell as herd or individual, well looked after the best beef you will ever taste, dont discount keeping beef there easier than you think..........neil

Title: Re: dexter cattle for sale garden cottage
Post by: britishscuba on June 23, 2010, 02:11:37 pm

Hello

Are they still available? This sounds ideal for my small holding in Kent. I am quite happy to collect as well.

Andy

Title: Re: dexter cattle for sale garden cottage
Post by: Cobra on June 24, 2010, 02:48:45 am

Oh man I take on my place by the end of July  :-\ Otherwise I would hae come up for a couple. Best of luck on the sale Neil.

Title: Re: dexter cattle for sale garden cottage
Post by: garden cottage on August 22, 2010, 12:53:50 pm

hi thanks for enquiry but all my dexters are now sold, only ryelands still to go

Title: Re: dexter cattle for sale garden cottage
Post by: piggy on August 22, 2010, 02:47:11 pm

Hi,can you tell me roughly how much space would you need for a couple of cows?

Thanks

Title: Re: dexter cattle for sale garden cottage
Post by: garden cottage on August 23, 2010, 07:32:06 am

the old rule is an acre per cow, during winter they will need hay and cake, we fed sugar beet. dexters will stay out all year dont need housing. only worry with cattle is annual tb testing which luckily we never had any problems although we are in a hot spot in gloucestershire, the other key thing is having enough grazing on your holding without moving them.