Dexters??

BACOG · #1 11/30/12, 03:55 PM

How well do they do in major cold weather. I am talking -20 to -30 at times. Quite often 0 or a little below.

G. Seddon · #2 11/30/12, 04:14 PM

I suppose they probably could survive, but why not consider Highlands; they're better suited to those temps, I would imagine, with their coats.

Carol K · #3 11/30/12, 06:27 PM

There is someone on the Dexter forum that has one and she is in Alaska, maybe that helps?
I am in Western NY, we get lots of snow but only a few nights of -20, not day after day of it. Mine do fine, they have an open barn to get into and are only grass fed, but they do well.

Carol K

Living Skies · #4 11/30/12, 06:57 PM

My neighbor has many Dexters and they have no problems whatsoever here in Saskatchewan and we can have prolonged stretches of -20 to -30 and it often gets -40 or lower. His are in a sheltered corral with a three sided shed....nothing special.

oth47 · #5 11/30/12, 07:03 PM

I don't know about dexters,but I sure couldn't live in conditions like that..brrrr!!

postroad · #6 11/30/12, 07:06 PM

No problems here in Manitoba.

BACOG · #7 11/30/12, 07:57 PM

Sounds like the route to go. Thought about the Highlands but I am also looking for milk.