{"id":100225,"date":"2026-01-14T07:02:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/?p=100225"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:28:39","slug":"is-your-dexter-udder-hairy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/is-your-dexter-udder-hairy\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Dexter Udder Hairy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let\u2019s face facts.  Some of our Dexter gals have some pretty hairy udders.  All that  hair is not something we want if we are trying to milk them and provide a clean product.  <br>I use these handy dandy scissors pictured below, but some folks also use electric clippers, as in the short video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8763-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8763-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8763-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8763-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8763-48x64.jpeg 48w, https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8763.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What ever method you choose, make sure you do it, it makes cleaning the udder sooo much easier!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embedpress-embedpress aligncenter\" data-source-id=\"source-7bc5b8cb-b476-4773-8bd0-66a75aaa7cb2\" data-embed-type=\"com\"><div class=\"gutenberg-block-wraper  \"><div class=\"position-right-wraper ep-embed-content-wraper   \" style=\"position:relative;display:inline-block\"><div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-0a9bdfe07925a9de5c2fb7c77d1f8cb3 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:600px; max-height:600px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"com\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"Trimming udder of Dexter milk cow\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yLKT8fV4CT8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width:600px;height:600px;max-width:100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-7bc5b8cb-b476-4773-8bd0-66a75aaa7cb2\"] .ose-embedpress-responsive{\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        max-height: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-7bc5b8cb-b476-4773-8bd0-66a75aaa7cb2\"] iframe{\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        max-height: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-7bc5b8cb-b476-4773-8bd0-66a75aaa7cb2\"] .embedpress-yt-subscribe iframe{\n                        height: 100%!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-7bc5b8cb-b476-4773-8bd0-66a75aaa7cb2\"] .ose-youtube > iframe{\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-7bc5b8cb-b476-4773-8bd0-66a75aaa7cb2\"] .ose-youtube{\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-7bc5b8cb-b476-4773-8bd0-66a75aaa7cb2\"] .ose-giphy img{\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-7bc5b8cb-b476-4773-8bd0-66a75aaa7cb2\"] .ose-google-docs img{\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-7bc5b8cb-b476-4773-8bd0-66a75aaa7cb2\"] .ose-embedpress-responsive.ose-google-photos{\n                        height: 100% !important;\n                        max-height: 100% !important;\n                    }\n\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-7bc5b8cb-b476-4773-8bd0-66a75aaa7cb2\"] .embera-embed-responsive-provider-gettyimages,\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-7bc5b8cb-b476-4773-8bd0-66a75aaa7cb2\"] .embera-embed-responsive-provider-gettyimages iframe,\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-7bc5b8cb-b476-4773-8bd0-66a75aaa7cb2\"] .getty{\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        max-height: 600px!important;\n                        max-width: 100%!important;\n                    }\n                    <\/style><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s face facts. 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