Dexter Cattle
Raising Quality ADCA, Traditional and Legacy Dexter Cattle is our passion and focus!
Dexters are wonderful grazing cattle with incredible personalities and are easy keepers.
We love all our Dexters. They pasture with our horses, goats and livestock guardians dogs.
You need approximately a half acre of grass per Dexter.
Legacy Dexter Cattle Conservation Efforts we are working on taking over the Legacy Red Project
where Gene Bowen and Randy and Kandi Fulcher left off.
Articles about it please click on Links to view.
The Livestock Conservatory states:
Dexter Cattle are among the smallest breeds of cattle in the world.
The Dexter is a dual-purpose breed that is hardy, forage‑efficient, and has excellent maternal qualities.
As with other dual‑purpose breeds, the quantity of milk produced varies among strains; those strains selected for dairying produce more milk, while those that have been selected for beef produce less.
Dexter Breed Facts
Status: Recovering Use: Dual
Adult Weight: 700 – 1000 lbs Temperament: Docile
Experience Level: Novice - Intermediate Notes: Dwarf, dual purpose
Our Dexters are registered with:
Legacy Dexter Cattle Registration
American Dexter Cattle Association
Purebred Dexter Cattle Association
(click on logos to go to their websites for more information)
De Vine Farms
Quality Registered Traditional and Legacy Dexter Cattle, Livestock Guardians and Poultry
Located in Suffolk, VA 23437
Cell: (757) 652-0327 E-mail: devinefarms@hughes.net
THE DEXTER CATTLE SOCIETY
"The Dexter breed originated in Ireland. The smallest native breed of cattle in the British Isles,
they are hardy, dual-purpose cattle, producing excellent beef and milk, an ideal suckler
cow for conservation grazing. "
Dexters Available
Wait List for 2025 started please email us.
We love calving season!!
We have a 2 heifer calves still available. All will be registered with American Dexter Cattle Association and Legacy Dexter Cattle Registry. Have some that also will be registered with the Pure Dexter Cattle Association. All DNA tested for Parentage, Milk, Chondro, PHA and Color.
All our heifers are dam raised so they learn from their dams and the herd. They have been raised with guinea, peacocks, goats, guardian dogs and horses. They are used to getting hay from a tractor, UTV or ATV. All are beautiful, curious, come running when called and very easy going. All trained to be in a corral and walking through cattle chute with a head gate. If you want to halter train them it isn't hard due to their docile nature.
If you haven't had a chance to meet Dexter cattle in person I highly recommend it. You will fall in love with this breed like we have. ❤️😊 You can walk through the herd as they calmly graze paying you no mind at all.
Please email us and let us know what you are looking for.
You can also go to our Facebook page and follow us. We post all the births same day.
DeVine Farms Suffolk VA Facebook link or copy and paste:
https://www.facebook.com/DeVineFarmsSuffolk
Available Weaning ADCA and Legacy Heifers: (Click on purple name links to go to Legacy Registry and test info )
pending #71 DeVine Farms Loretta Lynn Born 4/6/24 Black carries Red, A2A2
#72 Fireman's Run Emmy Lou Harris Born 3/8/24 Black, A2A2
pending #73 Fireman's Run Dolly Parton Born 3/21/24 Black carries Red/Dun
#TBD DeVine Farms Bellamy Born 6/5/24 Black DNA to be tested
Sire- Twisted Willow's Andre Dam-
Bo' Little Banphrionsa
Bo' Little BanphrionsaOlder Heifers ADCA and Legacy Heifers:
pending #40 Fireman's Run Shannon DF Born 2/3/23 Black carries Red and Dun, A1A2
pending #42 Fireman's Run Ceala Born 2/4/23 Black carries Red and Dun, A1A2
Available ADCA and Legacy Cows: (Click on purple name links to go to Legacy Registry)
pending Bo' Little Banphrionsa Born 8/2/18 Dun carries dun, A1A1 She has a female calf could do cow calf pair.
Photos of available Dexters
Just a few farm photos
De Vine Farms
Dexter Cattle, Livestock Guardians and Poultry
Located in Suffolk, VA 23437
Cell: (757) 652-0327 E-mail: devinefarms@hughes.net
This site was last updated: October 25, 2024
Legacy Titian of Paradise and your lovely Legacy ladies are finally here!!
We will be working with Fireman's Run Farm and 2 Men & A Hen Farm on the Legacy Red Project that was started over 15 years ago by Gene Bowen (may he rest in peace). Countless others were involved in tracking and preserving bloodlines as well.
There are currently only 6 Legacy tested red carriers in the US and only 1 red bull calf. We hope to strengthen these bloodlines and with the help of other like minded breeders create more Legacy Red Dexters.
Thank you Twisted Willow Farm for trusting us to carry on Gene's dream.
Article about Gene Bowen and his Dexter Dream
