Recent content by mbdexter

I have a I'd 2130, They are a very good tractor. What are you planning to use the tractor for?

For dexters I would bet that you would get 50-60% of the average price of cattle. Dexters always seem to hit a regular auction. You would probably be better to try and sell privately or have the bull butchered and sell it as ground beef. That was my experience with Dexters I guess I have been...

Hello Looking for some help. I have a john Deere 2130 with a loader and I am having Hydrolic problems. I am having an issue loosing all hydrolics on the loader for short time. When the tractor is first started I will have hydrolics but they are very slow to react. Then 10-15 minutes later I...

Hello Poeple To start I am just going to give you some background information: - I raise either dexter cross cattle or pure dexters. For the most part the bull calves are being sold as freezer beef to to friends or family. I made a mistake last year and my bull calves were neither ringed or...

Well, for all you northern farmers. Its about that time of year. Like all cultures, northern cattle farmers have their own traditions and rituals. One that is common this time of year is called the 'tractor starting ritual'. It a very complex dance. It comes with its own costume and a chant...

Hello Have you ever looked at dexter cattle? They are smaller then full size cattle and they are very hardy and easy to work with. I have a small herd of them as well as I have horses as well.

Hello Thanks for the replays so far, The area where I live is pretty wide open, There is some bush but it is not on land that I own and I don't thoink that the neighbors wou;ld like a dead cow left there. I live in canada and the company that used to some pick up dead cattle does not that...

Hello Everbody I am sure that this question has been asked a few times but when I came home from work I found my first dead cow, It looks like I lost her some time during the night. Everything looked fine when I checked them last night. The one that I lost was an old cow that should probably...

Hello I would have it agree with everything that you have said about the 2130, I have had one for about three years and I could not imagine life with it. The only issue that I have had was that mine came with a grapple fork on the loader and I thought that it was to heavy for thractor. Other...

Hello The twins are dexter calves and there were two heifers. It looks like both will be dun calves. I will try to get some pictures as soon as possible.

Well it is now the start of day three and both calves seem to be doing pretty good. So we will be keeping a close eye on them.

Hello I just needed to take a moment to vent ! Well I just had my first set of twins born and I would have to agree with everything that I have read that I do not like twins. I came home from work and thought that I had two different cows calve but it worked out to be twins. The worst part one...

Hello I am looking for some advice from you fine people. About three weeks a ago I sold a couple of dexter calves to a lady. I received a deposit and the people were supposed to come back and pick of the calves at a later time. My yard was to wet to load the calves the day that they came to...

That is the about the same price that they are selling at Winnipeg Livestock as well ! Sure glad that I do not have any to get rid off this fall ! :(

SOmething sounds wrong for that price? I know there is no loader but that tractor shouldbe at least $ 4000 - 5000.00? My neighbor has the same tractor and it is a little light for lifting bales.