Our Bull -
Howzat -
Affectionately nicknamed 'Tiny' by my children, he comes when called and loves being hand fed.
Howzat has proven to be a great sire and we were looking for a bull of his caliber for sometime. He is red, polled, and has a friendly easy going temperament. We have really enjoyed having him in our breeding program. He has sired both polled and coloured calves in our herd for the past 5 years. |
Our Cows -
Loretta -
Loretta is a lovely cow and carries the red coat colour recessive gene.
She was linear classified for the very first time last year, at 16yrs of age, and was awarded a total final score of 87, I great score for a mature lady on her 12th lactation! She gave birth to a black poll heifer last Spring named 'Keenleavale Trinity', sired by 'Emiance T Howzat'. Trinity is growing out nicely and has the same fine qualities of her mother. Loretta has just given birth to her 13th calf, another red bull calf sired by 'Howzat'. |
Queentessa -
Queentessa, nick named Queenie, is 'Giles Park Lady Loretta's' red heifer sired by 'Howzat'.
She gave birth in February to her first calf sired by AI Sire 'Dorthealyst Linton', a little black heifer named 'Keenleavale Upsy Daisy'. Queenie has lovely conformation and a gentle nature. She will be bred again via AI for a 2024 Spring calving. |
Nyssa -
Nyssa sired by our bull 'Emiance T Howzat' is now being bred via AI.
DNA tested homozygous polled she has given birth to some gorgeous polled progeny from horned AI Sires. Her first calf was a black heifer named 'Summer' sired by 'Red Hill Dundee' and her second a little black bull 'Troy' sired by 'Dorthealyst Finalist' is growing out nicely and will make a good sire one day soon. Nyssa is back in calf to DCAI Accredited AI Sire 'Elmwood Robson' and due in November. 'Robson' was a UK bred red coat coloured bull, it will be interesting to see if Nyssa gives birth to a red calf. |
Peta -
Peta was bred by well known Dexter Stud 'Little Wheeney' and gave birth in June 2022 to her first calf, a beautiful little black heifer named 'Keenleavale Tiffany', sired by 'Emiance T Howzat'. 'Tiffany' has found a lovely new home in the Southern Highlands.
Peta has an easy going temperament and great pedigree. She has just given birth to a red bull calf sired by Howzat, what a surprise, we now know she carries the red gene! We look forward to breeding from her for many years to come. |
Poppy -
Poppy was 'Keenleavale Jordan's' first red heifer sired by 'Howzat'.
She is one of the best Dexter females we have bred with a gentle temperament and possessing the true dual purpose attributes of a Dexter cow. She is our only horned cow, as our vet retired when she was due for dis-budding as a young calf and her eye catching horns are typical of the breed growing out in a gentle curve upwards to the tip. Poppy has just given birth to a red bull calf sired by DCAI Accredited AI Bull 'Elmwood Robson'. |