Homesteading - Irish Dexter Cattlemen

Have You Considered Bee Keeping?

Bees can bring amazing benefits to your pastures, gardens and tummy!

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Choosing the right cow for your homestead

I really enjoyed this podcast about how to choose a milk cow for your homestead. While she is very pro Jersey, they do mention the Dexter and the principles for looking for the right cow for your farm, ranch or homestead are essentially the same.

Interestingly she does recommend the trained cow, she did not take the route, but explains the long game to get there. Which ever route you choose, the Dexter should definitely be considered. Less food, easy keepers, little to no metabolic issues have been my experience.

They talk about Angus Jersey being some of the best beef…someone needs to feed them some Dexter!

Listen up ….remember the Dexter is has been the right choice for many of us….we just need to spread the word!

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American FarmSteadHers~ Your Homesteading & Gardening Podcast

Jenny asks the questions as someone interested in a future dairy cow, and Donna answers with her experience. We go over the very basics of looking for and keeping a family dairy cow on the homestead.americanfarmsteadhers.com americanfarmsteadconvention.com

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-farmsteadhers-your-homesteading-gardening/id1615836366?i=1000596157232

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Great homestead dessert

This impossible pie whips up in minutes and uses some of the eggs and milk that are abundant this time of year…pro tip…try it with duck eggs for a fluffier result!

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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!

Muscovy Ducks Produce Eggs, Meat & Also Control Pests

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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!

145 Homesteading Skills Every Homesteader Must Be Equipped With

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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.

https://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/dexter-cattle.html

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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.