Hereford x Dexter Steers

[betweenthelines]

Should be good beef. A rib will be about the same size as a decent pork chop LOL

 

[gwi1890]

Should be good beef. A rib will be about the same size as a decent pork chop LOL

If you saw them up close you would be surprised how big they are

 

[brigadoon]

Should be good beef. A rib will be about the same size as a decent pork chop LOL

I think you would be pleasantly surprised and unlikely to leave hungry

 

[Chasingmytail]

Should be good beef. A rib will be about the same size as a decent pork chop LOL

I had a dexter beef box a few years ago and pleasantly surprised excellent really. Better than a big tasteless continental. Like I said keep one for freezer and sell the other.

 

[Cowgirl]

Shouldn’t they have totally white faces if by a Hereford bull. Thought it was a dominant gene. They look cheap enough anyway

Not necessarily nowadays......
They look nice - a real bargain.

 

[brigadoon]

I know his cattle are non short though , Tbh they were bigger than a few lim x there

meant to ask what they weighed in the mart?

 

[gwi1890]

meant to ask what they weighed in the mart?

No idea they only weigh barrens there

 

[brigadoon]

No idea they only weigh barrens there

Ok - local marts weigh all stores and fats

 

[gwi1890]

Thought I would update the thread 10 months on sold both dw, weighed 305kg dw , might aswel buy a whole herd of dexters lol, really pleased didin’t even feed them any concs

 

[brigadoon]

You will be buying all he has this year then I guess

 

[gwi1890]

Indeed I will be

 

[brigadoon]

Got a slack handfull of Shorthorn (named sire) x Dexter up here .............just saying.

 

[ImLost]

I'll have some Angus x dexter available later in the year if anyone is interested.

 

[AT Aloss]

I'll have some Angus x dexter available later in the year if anyone is interested.

When's later in the year?

 

[unlacedgecko]

Got a slack handfull of Shorthorn (named sire) x Dexter up here .............just saying.

It's that something you do every year?

 

[brigadoon]

It's that something you do every year?

Pretty much

We started with a hobby herd of 3 Dexters and kind of expanded as we went along, keep some of the Dexters pure and do box beef, outcross any excess or unregistered cows and we currently run a whitebred shorthorn bull, previously used an AA Bull and kept his daughters.

The X Dexters grow fine and we generally get them away store no problem, although we had a very poor sale this spring.

We ran a couple of Galloway X Dex through to finish on grass alone and butcher raved about them, got a SHO X that had a facefull of warts when his cohort left so he is going to a finish as well

 

[brigadoon]

Mixture of Shorthorn X and pure Dexters - guess which is which?

 

[unlacedgecko]

Pretty much

We started with a hobby herd of 3 Dexters and kind of expanded as we went along, keep some of the Dexters pure and do box beef, outcross any excess or unregistered cows and we currently run a whitebred shorthorn bull, previously used an AA Bull and kept his daughters.

The X Dexters grow fine and we generally get them away store no problem, although we had a very poor sale this spring.

We ran a couple of Galloway X Dex through to finish on grass alone and butcher raved about them, got a SHO X that had a facefull of warts when his cohort left so he is going to a finish as well

The cows make a standalone profit?

 

[unlacedgecko]

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Mixture of Shorthorn X and pure Dexters - guess which is which?

What sort of process do you get for stores?

 

[nelly55]

It will be best beef ever,find local butcher or sell yourself .