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3 weeks ago one our cows had a bull calf. I wasnt able to get to him right away, he was one day old when I was able to go up to him and noticed his eyes were sucken. I rushed him to the vet and he was started on a strong regime of antibotics. He didnt have the strength to stand up and his...

At least your cows have a tail....one of mine were born without a tail but I didnt put her down, vet said she was fine..and so for the last 6 years she has had beautiful calves all with tails. Makes it easier to see ticks too...I just keep her sprayed and vaccinated. Her name is Beauty even...

Hartman, I did forget to mention that was $400. aussie dollars each not for the whole lot..oh yes and the Dexter breed are known around here anyway for their tender meat...but I cant eat my cows cuz I already named them... ha ha ha...

Hi Hartman, if you go to the web site using the google.com search engine then look under "Dexter cattle association of america' it will give you a list of web sites that gives you all the answers you want regarding the Dexter breeds, how to get them and what they can do...I personally found...

Rain rot & Queensland Itch (in Australia) are the same thing, my miniture horse had it...and what I found finally worked was put her on cortizone for about a week to take care of the severe itching, along with a antifungal ointment on the contaminated areas. And unfortunately for her because in...

Hello fello aussie, however I am originally from America, Queensland Itch is like Rain Rot in America, it is a fungal Infection...it appears usually on the saddle part of the horse as well as on the neck, can affect any area really....My little miniture suffers from it as well, and the one thing...

My heifer has a creamy type of discharge from one of her eyes...I think this might be pinkeye...was wondering if anyone would know...also I did notice a couple of my other cows did have watering of their eyes but not real bad. Does pinkeye clear itself up? Also we since have put all the cattle...

How come you dont interceed before the forth day if you noticed them abandoned and weak on day 3...maybe a more active intervention should be done in the future just till you can isolate the issue if possible. When our heifers drop their calves we go up as soon as possible to see the sex of the...

I have horned and dehorned heifers in the same field and just by watching their interactions, it can be quite worry-some...I can only imagine Bulls together. I personally dont have any bulls, I prefer to rent them..we can do that in Australia anyways...I research the animal first then rent him...

I like hearing stories of a breeder with a heart. I think you did a splendid job...I recently had 5 dexter heifers give birth all within a week of ...all apparently easy births but one...If I was there to assist "Charlie" probably wouldnt have been born brain damaged and blind in both eyes. A...

I have just started my dexter herd and have 4 new baby calfs all around 1 month old now...my question is ...I've noticed some ticks on their bums not alot but a few and we havent gotten our cattle yards completed yet..that is 3 weeks off..(they were ordered) anyway...The mums all were blooded...