Hi All,
I'm new here.
I've retired & moved back to the Country. After growing up in the Country & spending 37 years in the city, I'm ba-a-a-ack! YA-a-a-y.........
Last year we bought a little place in SW Indiana. Nice house, 13 acres,
with a 1 acre pond. About half of it, 6 or 7 acres, is in grass, that I've
over-sown with Orchard Grass, Timothy, Perrenial Rye Grass, Blue Grass,
Red Clover, & Birdsfoot Trefoil. Seems like a good all around blend, my own.
I'm spending my time cleaning up the woods, of trash-saplings, and multiflora rose with my new Stihl chainsaw and DR Brushmower. Oh, and a lot of mowing. I'm getting a good stand of my grass/legume in the open woods I've created.
Here's the question. After we get the place all fenced, we want to get started with a few "small cattle", 3 or 4 heifers, to start with. I don't want to deal with a bull. So, we'll get them AI'd. And maybe we'll adda goat or two to eat brush.
We've both been reading & studying up on the "net" about Dexter Cattle & Highland Cattle. They'll give me something to do, when I'm not mowing.And maybe help with that chore too.
I know that both breeds are known to be "Thrifty". Both Breeds are reputed to be calm and easy to handle. Both breeds should be well suited to our Indiana climate.
Highland cattle are a bit bigger.
Dexters do have the "Dwarfism issue". We probably would stay with the longer legged Dexters, for safety.
Both breeds have their avid supporters.
She wants Dexters, & I want Highlands.
We only want them for the beef. We do NOT want the responsibilitiesof daily milking.
We had polled Herefords when I was growing up, many years ago. I don't want anything that big. I have been around beef-cattle.
Can any of you give me the benefit of your experiences with either or both Breeds? We'd appreciate any input.(;^)>
At this point it looks as though we might end up getting a couple of each.
Thanks for any information or experiences, especially if you've kept or been exposed to both.
'Til Later.........
Old John
I'm new here.
I've retired & moved back to the Country. After growing up in the Country & spending 37 years in the city, I'm ba-a-a-ack! YA-a-a-y.........
Last year we bought a little place in SW Indiana. Nice house, 13 acres,
with a 1 acre pond. About half of it, 6 or 7 acres, is in grass, that I've
over-sown with Orchard Grass, Timothy, Perrenial Rye Grass, Blue Grass,
Red Clover, & Birdsfoot Trefoil. Seems like a good all around blend, my own.
I'm spending my time cleaning up the woods, of trash-saplings, and multiflora rose with my new Stihl chainsaw and DR Brushmower. Oh, and a lot of mowing. I'm getting a good stand of my grass/legume in the open woods I've created.
Here's the question. After we get the place all fenced, we want to get started with a few "small cattle", 3 or 4 heifers, to start with. I don't want to deal with a bull. So, we'll get them AI'd. And maybe we'll adda goat or two to eat brush.
We've both been reading & studying up on the "net" about Dexter Cattle & Highland Cattle. They'll give me something to do, when I'm not mowing.And maybe help with that chore too.
I know that both breeds are known to be "Thrifty". Both Breeds are reputed to be calm and easy to handle. Both breeds should be well suited to our Indiana climate.
Highland cattle are a bit bigger.
Dexters do have the "Dwarfism issue". We probably would stay with the longer legged Dexters, for safety.
Both breeds have their avid supporters.
She wants Dexters, & I want Highlands.
We only want them for the beef. We do NOT want the responsibilitiesof daily milking.
We had polled Herefords when I was growing up, many years ago. I don't want anything that big. I have been around beef-cattle.
Can any of you give me the benefit of your experiences with either or both Breeds? We'd appreciate any input.(;^)>
At this point it looks as though we might end up getting a couple of each.
Thanks for any information or experiences, especially if you've kept or been exposed to both.
'Til Later.........
Old John