First Dexter Calf of '08

[Timberline]

My favorite Dexter had her calf a few days ago. He is her 4th calf and her first bull.

Here's the little guy


And his mamma

[Shirley]

Ahhhh, what a cutey! Congrats!

[Dexter_Cattle]

Hi Debbie,
What a cutie!

What is the cow's name? Just curious.

Hopefully Tighe will love his new girlfriend....

[Timberline]

Hey Dan. The cow is my Polgaron daughter, Little Farms Mayflower. She is a gem. 40" at the hip, 41" on the tailhead, her tailset looks high in the pic, it was not a good angle to shoot from. And the camera flashed in the barn, so there dust particles on the lens can be seen. Oh well...

I'm thinking she and Tighe will be a good cross.

[Dexter_Cattle]

Hey Debbie,

You are right, Her tailset isn't so high when looking at the online pedigree's pics. Looks like a nice Cow. My Hotty's mother is a daughter to Polgaron.

[Timberline]

Hey Dan. Did you notice Mayflower's dam's breeding on the pedigree? All Talisman. Some of the best milkers I have seen are Talisman bred.

[darbyfamily]

so how can you get talisman semen? :P We're really wanting to use our two girls to breed more dairy into the Dexter breed..

I read an article by Ed McCullom on the PBDCA website about offering Dexters up as dual purpose but then not really breeding for that, not giving near as much attention to the dairy side of it and much more to the meat side.

anyway, I'd love to breed my two girls to dairy lines more once they're here

[Timberline]

You're right about the dual-purpose qualities not always being in balance. As few Dexter owner's actually milk, they don't breed for good udders. But, as more and more are milking, better cows are being bred.

Talisman was the herd that belonged to John Hays, he wrote the book "Dexter Cattle." I don't know if there are any Talisman bulls on AI or not, but will look into it.

[Sher]

What a handsome boy! Nice looking Dexters there! Congrats!

[darbyfamily]

just looking around, Im wondering about a few names... woodmagic, knotting (lucifer) and then you mentioned Talisman.. looks like Black Bullet has some talisman line in him??? Thats one Dan mentioned once I think.

can you tell Im just killing time til my girls come home?

[Dexter_Cattle]

Hi Debbie,

I did notice that. I am trying to get a Talisman cow and Talisman x Trillium Cluny bull bought, but can't see to get them bought.

Dan

Originally Posted by Chalk Creek

Hey Dan. Did you notice Mayflower's dam's breeding on the pedigree? All Talisman. Some of the best milkers I have seen are Talisman bred.

[Dexter_Cattle]

Hi Jennifer,

At this time there is no Talisman bull on AI. Not even one with ALOT of Talisman influence. I think the closest one is Black Bullet.

Dan

Originally Posted by darbyfamily

so how can you get talisman semen? :P We're really wanting to use our two girls to breed more dairy into the Dexter breed..

I read an article by Ed McCullom on the PBDCA website about offering Dexters up as dual purpose but then not really breeding for that, not giving near as much attention to the dairy side of it and much more to the meat side.

anyway, I'd love to breed my two girls to dairy lines more once they're here

[Dexter_Cattle]

Hi Sher,

Glad you made it to this thread too!

Jennifer & Debbie, Sherry knows that I have tried to buy those two animals I mentioned that are Talisman and TalismanxCluny. She tried to also get them or with me.
Dan

[Widow Jams]

Debbie,

There is no record of a Talisman bull ever being collected. The Talisman herd was built on cows from the Peerless line, and they used a number of different bulls in their breeding program.

There is only one bull ever collected that I've been able to identify that had two Peerless parents, ( the Peerless herd never collected any bulls) and I tracked the majority of that semen to a company whose tank went bad and all the semen was lost.

His earliest cows had Peerless lines that were only several generations from the Grinstead lines in England which were cattle with beautiful udders and earned awards for milking. I have wonderful photos of many of the Grinstead animals on my website. .. . JamsHundred.com

One of the bulls used by Mr. Hayes for breeding was collected, and he DOES have strong Peerless lines is Jamie O'Callen. His semen is available for sale.

The Peerless herd was a dairy herd so it is to be expected that animals directly from those lines would likely carry milking genetics.

Judy

[darbyfamily]

so where would one find straws from Jamie OCallen?

[darbyfamily]

oh oh oh I just found that my new cow has peerless in her bloodlines on the sire side Thats a good thing, right?

[Dexter_Cattle]

In my opinion it is. That is all it is, my opinion.

[Dexter_Cattle]

On the straws of Jamie O'Callen, I will check with Patti, or you can check with Patti. I think she knows who has some.


Thanks
Dan

[furholler]

They are cute little buggers aren't they? Congratulations, my friend.

[translplant]

Hi Debbie! Looks awesome. I'm not used to seeing you as Chalk Creek. Your website look s great. How the heck did you post those photos? I'm going crazy trying to figure it out!

Take care.
Linda/Cloverbell