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:
(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: devinefarmssuffolkva@gmail.com
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 will have Dexter Beef available in 2027!
We have 5 registered heifer calves still available (9/18/25) and more due. DNA tests were just sent off.
Have one milk cow baby a shorthorn jersey/dexter cross.
We register with Legacy Dexter Cattle Registry, American Dexter Cattle Association and Pure Dexter Cattle Association where applicable. All Dexters are DNA tested for Parentage, Milk, Chondro, PHA and Color.
All our heifers are dam raised so they learn from their dams and the herd. We feel this is important so if they become mothers they have learned fromtheir mother and our herd the different dianymics that make them good moms. All 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 contact us and let us know what you are looking for. Our goal is to set you and your herd up for success. If you are successful then we have done our job. Another important thing is that if you get cattle from us we are still there for you as a resource to help you.
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 )
Nondexter
DeVIne Farms Penelope aka Penny Shorthorn/jersey and half dexter cross Should be A2A2 DNA test ordered
DeVine Farms Daphe DNA ordered
DeVine Farms Eryn DNA ordered
DeVine Farms Fancy DNA ordered
DeVine Farms Gemma DNA ordered
sold #71 DeVine Farms Loretta Lynn Born 4/6/24 Black carries Red, A2A2
sold #72 Fireman's Run Emmy Lou Harris Born 3/8/24 Black, A2A2
sold #73 Fireman's Run Dolly Parton Born 3/21/24 Black carries Red/Dun
Sold 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:
Sold #40 Fireman's Run Shannon DF Born 2/3/23 Black carries Red and Dun, A1A2
Sold #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)
Sold Bo' Little Banphrionsa Born 8/2/18 Dun carries dun, A1A1 She has a female calf could do cow calf pair.
De Vine Farms
Dexter Cattle, Livestock Guardians and Poultry
Located in Suffolk, VA 23437
Cell: (757) 652-0327 E-mail: devinefarmssuffolkva@gmail.com
This site was last updated: September 19, 2025
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
