We had been waiting and waiting in anticipation for our two heavily pregnant Dexter matriarchs - Bella and Bonnie - to produce their calves. It was very late last year (according to Wairarapa birthing schedules) when we leased LEGEND, a very handsome red Dexter with impeccable pedigree, who could not arrive until we had a loading race in position into our yards. Bonnie was the first to produce on 4 March ...
Bonnie, with baby heifer calf DAWN - not even one day old. We noticed her early in the morning, and she had not been born the night before when we checked. We had the possibility with a red bull and a black cow, that the calf might have been dun in colour (Dexters only come in three colours - black (the most popular), red and dun.
Bella was several days later birthing a lovely red bull late on St Patrick's Day - 17 March.
Bella, with bull calf PADDY. We knew this chappie would be red in colour, like his parents.
Dawn and Paddy - Dawn is 3 weeks old here, and Paddy 1 week old.
Both babies are doing well.
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