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Breeding and Reproduction

Irish Dexters are well known for their ease of calving and are very good mothers. Heifers are generally bred to have their 1st calf at 2 years of age, and are often still producing annually into their late teens and 20's.

Dexter bulls make excellent "heifer bulls" for commercial breeders, producing fast growing calves capable of becoming replacement heifers or feed lot stock. The small birth weight of the Dexter calf eliminates the need for all night "heifer watch" and calf pulling!
 
Our calves are right at 40 # at birth, and average 24" at the shoulder.
 
 
 
Artificial Insemination is a choice for breeders not wanting to keep a bull in the field. Semen is available from a variety of Sires and is available directly through the owners of the bulls being offered.
 
The cows are protective of the calves and will take turns babysitting a group while one goes off to browse, or visit with the bull for next years calf. Most of our calves have siblings within 12 months of age. 
We catch our calves in the field to give a BOSE shot (Vitamin E - to counter our area's Selinium deficiency), and to weigh measure and eartag each calf for identification.
 
This group of cows are making sure we do it right!
 
 
 
This black cow was bred to a red bull, her sire was also red so she carries a recessive red gene and produced this red calf. She doesn't carry a Dun color gene, so will only produce red or black calves from our red bull.

Home Page

Dexters

Female Stars in our Herd

Kids & Kows" - Our Lifelong Commitment

More About Dexter Cattle

Our Dexter TWINS & TRIPLETS

DNA Testing

Breeding and Reproduction

CHONDRODYSLPASIA

Horn Examples & Polled Info.

PHA- Pulmonary Hypoplasia w/Anasarca

Registration - Tattooing - Cattle Diseases

Worming & Fly Control

Breeding Colors & White in Dexters

A.I. Bulls

Dexters For Sale

Our Dexter Semen Available

Dexter Halters

Thomas' Herd Sires 1976-2009

Dexter BEEF

Finding & Choosing Dexters

HISTORICAL DEXTER BULLS

English Shepherd Dogs

Thomas' Char-Gin Boston, (aka "Boss")

ES PUPPIES!

Beebe's ToSa Maggie

Arkwright-Thomas' Nanny McPhee

Thomas' ES X RC Farm Dogs

Contact Us

Links


Thomas' Dexters
Sandi & Al Thomas
P.O.Box 135
Antelope, OR 97001
 

 

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