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A calf is born…..Daegal by name

July 28, 2011

Nine months in the waiting, at long last we have our new Dexter calf, born this morning around 1030, a very private place, chosen by his Mother Clare, alongside our stream which runs through the trees. I decided to name him Daegal, Anglo Saxon for “dweller by the dark stream”. Clare the mother is a [...]

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A bull calf is born – our first – we call him Ulrik

May 4, 2010

What a magical moment to see my beloved Clare this morning at about 1030 with her waters breaking. This is the moment we have been waiting for since last summer when we ran her with a “little red bull” for a couple of months. Clare is a 2 1/2 year old red Dexter Heifer. This [...]

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Why my restaurant & farm loves Dexter Cattle

March 30, 2010

Originally, my beloved Dexter came from South Western Ireland and originate from cattle reared by the early celts. So Dexter go way back, they are a traditional breed, and I love tradtion. This is an ancestral cow – wonderful start - Reason number 1. The breed aquired its current name around 1750 and then came to [...]

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