That’s awesome mark. I like comments like this. Thanks!

What was the hanging weight of the steer and how many pounds of processed beef did you get back?

Thanks for the input. And thanks for watching!

Thank you!

Thank you.

Thank you. And good luck!

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching!

@@dexterranch question! I have my husband and father in law. But I mostly do all the farm chores everyday. What would be the most important and most difficult task on a day to day basis when raising Dexters by yourself?

Day to day I would say it would be making sure they have hay in the winter. Which if you have the right equipment then that isn’t so hard. I feed round bales so when I first started I only had a hay buggy, and it was a bit of a physically challenging chore then. Water can become a situation in the winter depending on your climate and how you take the water to them. If you are constantly having to deal with frozen water then that’s also challenging, but generally speaking after everything is set up and working there is nothing of much concern on a day to day basis. The hard work is getting the systems/fencing/Waterers/equipment in place and working. And then of course if an animal gets sick / needs loaded in the trailer/ gets out, but all of these things are not day to day. Hope this helps!

@@dexterranch thank you for taking the time to reply. I’m in Eastern Kentucky

No problem. I enjoy talking chatting about Dexters. I would recommend them to anyone and love to see more people raising them. Good luck.

Thanks for watching Darius!

Thank you for watching!

Thank you!

The good ones aren’t cheap, you really do get what you pay for when it comes to cattle.

@@dexterranch oh yea just like you've been talking about, hooves, utters, temperament, and blood lines, so yes people 100% DO your research. I promise it pays off in the long hall. It's funny are farm's are alot a like, the name of are place is "Red Dexter Ranch. We raise in my opinion the finest red dexters in Minnesota.😁 so I love your channel sir, your doing the Dexter community a great service.

Thank you Shaun. I really appreciate that!

Thanks Alton!

agree but We absolutely love our dexters!

I am South of Stillwater and there several quality Dexter producers in the area.

Hi! I am in Southeast Kansas.

I grew fodder a couple of years ago. I actually had a video about it for a while but it didn’t get many views so I removed it. I wasn’t able to make the amount of time it take to tend to it make sense, and I feel like in order to grow enough to keep up with the demand you would need a dedicated climate controlled building. I grew it in my home. I still think it has its place. Just have to build an automated system to reduce some of the manual input. Thanks for watching!

Hi Scott. Milk on demand. I don’t milk my cattle currently, but could anytime I wanted. I think that would change if they’re calf was taken away after birth.

Haven't had a problem with my 300$ Dexters

Some times people Have to justify getting ripped off and over paying for things just like I was told milk cows are not good for meat but they taste great to me

This is a good point 👍

SE Kansas.

Many other videos on the channel show them. Thanks for watching!

Agree ! For my last 14 years of dairy farming i had a 35 cow herd of Registered Jersey cows that grazed along a state highway. Very picturesque ! I did rotational grazing and the dairy cattle got moved to a new grazing strip after each milking (2x a day) Every so often strangers would stop and I was happy to answer questions or give advice. One advice I gave was to have a good supply of hay lined up. When they asked why, I stated on my central MN farm you will only graze 5 months out of the year and have to feed hay 7 months. Most of them would hang their head as my facts burst their fantasy of year around summer and cows grazing 365 days a year.

You better not eat meat of you’re full of sh*t

I'd guess you're more violent than any farmer. Meat is definitely food. According to many religions, meat is food. Who are you to go around telling others they are wrong?

Smh ignorance 🤦🏾‍♂️

Meat is brain food, yours is starving.. murder is the unlawful and intentional killing of another human being.

@@bushbabybotha9943 Pure cow milk,is good for brains,when the cow is protected. Ghee is great food n medicine,also.

You must not be Christian. Meat is food. Do you go around telling everyone their religion is wrong? Who are you to tell anyone their beliefs are wrong? They can tell you that right back. Good for you that that's what you think but keep your self righteousness to yourself.

They were put here by God as food for us. It's not luck. And it's definitely not bad luck.