Ideal Small Farm Cows: Dexter Cattle
Pound for pound, no bovine can match the diversity of Dexter cattle, one of the smallest cattle breeds.
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Bringing Home Our Mini Cow (Irish Dexter)
Daisy’s Home!!! After over a year of waiting and planning, our mini dairy cow, an Irish Dexter named Daisy finally comes home
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HOMESTEADING with Dexter Cattle
All about Dexter cattle
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Consider Muscovy Ducks for your homestead, they Produce Eggs, Meat & Also Control Pests
The Muscovy is one of the best egg-laying duck breeds, a meat-producing flytrap—and these quiet ducks won’t make a quacking racket, either!
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9 reasons for Dexters on your Homestead
Dexter owners should check out #5,6,7,8,13,19,27,28,30 all have to do with products from our wonderful breed!
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Dexter Cattle – Ideal Small Cattle Breed for Homesteads and Small Farms
Dexters are better at foraging for their food, live long, produce well and rear about 10 calves or more, during their lifetime. Because they are small cattle, you can stock more cattle per acre than you would with conventional cattle breeds.
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Dexter are perfect for the Homesteader
There are some good pointers in this short video. Always breed for duality and you will have a Dexter herd that meets all of your needs.
Please keep in mind many don’t like the term mini cow being applied to our breed, as they are the smallest breed in the world.
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Tips for noobs
What are your best work-smarter-not-harder tips for homesteading? What do you wish you would have known going in?
Reasons to Homestead
This article gives 7 good reasons to begin homesteading.
https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2015/01/start-homesteading-today.html
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Fake Meat Dangers Submitted by Donna Grace
World’s most toxic meat, did they trick you?
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Cheese, the Ultimate Superfood Submitted By Donna Grace
When choosing cheese, opt for raw, organic, grass fed varieties
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Bone Broth: Nature’s Collagen Supplement Submitted By Donna Grace
Bone broth elevates dishes with rich flavor and nutritional value
https://miniature-cattle.com/documents/bone-broth-collagen_mercola.pdf
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Dehorning with paste – By Janice McKim – McKim Family Farm
Showing what has worked best for us and for our animals with the least amount of stress
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Homesteading Dexter Cattle
Mini Cows Are Perfect For Preppers and Small Homesteads
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Bringing Back Traditional Cheese-Making
A Movement to Redefine Cheese as a Superfood – Submitted by Donna Grace
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Homesteading Milking & DairyThe Ultimate Guide to Bone Broth
Bone broth elevates dishes with rich flavor and nutritional value – Submitted by Donna Grace
https://www.primaledgehealth.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-bone-broth
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