Almost missed January, huh? Well, to update...the Thanksgiving homestays happened and were a blessing to families and students. The Christmas holidays came and went with many activities. Winter is HERE, but other than needing hay and having the extra efforts that winter brings, it hasn't been too bad a winter here so far.
Right now, I have some appointments for meat. The processors have been completely swamped for many weeks in this area, it seems. Do you suppose it is because people think meat prices will go up so they are stocking up? It is not the best time for harvest, but I have some ready and some meat buyers who have spoken for some. So things are set up with two different processors. The veal calves will go to USDA processor so that I can sell the ones that are not currently ordered. The buyers of my larger animals decided to buy the large animals on the hoof so they will get "custom" work on their orders. Handy for them (and less expensive) and easier for me too.
But now to my greater love: matching buyers and animals for breeding stock. From my Dexters, both Raymore and Wrrayence went to new homes since my last blog. Raymore was a wonderful bull for me and great-looking. Wrrayence has so much potential and a sweet personality. Here are pictures of both of them, and a thank you to their new owners!
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| Raymore |
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| Wrrayence |
I have several bulls for sale right now including Xugar O'Pref, a red polled;
WeeMustRayt, a black polled by Raymore;
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| WeeMustRayt |
and both horned and polled younger boys. I also have some proven herd sires that I would let go to the right home.
Another piece of news is the homozygous polled test that has just come out, available at UC-Davis. This will make it possible for people who want to deal with only polled calves to have their wish in Dexters without experimenting so. However, I personally intend to keep a polled herd and a horned herd as I want to retain the traditional Dexters along with having the polled that I originally thought were best, keeping the individual animals that I love most.
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