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Post by hollydzie on Jun 5, 2015 10:19:28 GMT -5
WE ARE CHANGING OUR NAME. We will be Calusa Heritage Farm, we are in the process of making the change. Please look for our new name coming soon on Facebook. All of our Dexters will be registered with the prefix Calusa. We chose this name because of were we live and the history that surrounds our area and the Calusa Indian. They were one of the original tribes in Ft. Myers Florida. We wanted a name that had meaning and a relationship to were we live. I hope you will take the time to read and learn about these "fierce people". Kevin and I have fished, boated and grown up on the Caloosahatchee River. This is a tribute to where we live ENJOY! www.funandsun.com/1tocf/inf/nativepeoples/calusa.html Holly & Kevin Dzielak |
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Post by Dahdo on Jun 5, 2015 10:48:18 GMT -5
Good for you guys, I love the name and the history behind it. Tell me, are you (or can you?) changing the registrations of animals you have already registered under your old name?
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Post by hollydzie on Jun 6, 2015 8:04:49 GMT -5
Dave I am not sure but, we have only had very few calves, so we figured now was the best time to make the change. I will let you know how it all works out....
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Post by tandosmama on Jun 6, 2015 11:30:29 GMT -5
Congrats on a great new name, Holly! We're thrilled to have Calusa Opal and Pearl with us now!
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Post by hollydzie on Jun 6, 2015 14:24:05 GMT -5
Thanks so much Tori for giving them such a wonderful home. I am thrilled that they are with you  |
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Post by jamshundred on Jun 13, 2015 15:15:50 GMT -5
Holly, it is great to see you select a unique and very pretty herd name. I deplore the practice of ADCA and PDCA to tell owners to use their farm initias. You will not find that a general practice in other countries.
I sincerely urge anyone using initials to try and change their herd name. Your herd is identified by that herd name FOREVER. Could you imagine Woodmagic with initials? Or Grinstead as LLD ( Lady Loder Dexters). Herd names are very important.
Judy
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Post by hollydzie on Jun 13, 2015 16:57:16 GMT -5
I must give credit where credit is due. I decided to change our herd name after reading your post on this pro board titled only in America. It got me thinking and we made the change from LHF to Calusa.... Thank you for prompting me!
Holly
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Post by jamshundred on Jun 13, 2015 19:44:11 GMT -5
Thank you Holly, it was kind of you to say that. I tell the story of a breeder in my region who was about to register first time offspring and ordered tests with initials. I strongly urged a unique herd name be considered and gave examples of great names in the US and other countries. And then I gave some examples of herd names in the region with initials, and asked her if she recognized the herds, and began to give her their identities. i got to one of them. .. and I could not for the life of me remember anything about the herd, and I DO know my Dexter bloodlines, especially in the east! Boy, was the case made when I finally looked it up, it was a family I know well, and they started their herd with cattle I sold them. Initials are the same as being anonymous in most cases. I think you now have a great herd name!
Judy
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Post by hollydzie on Jun 14, 2015 9:58:15 GMT -5
I have to say that the ADCA never told me anything about using initials. I chose the name Little Heritage Farm based on the road we live on. Registering my animals as Little so and so made no sense and the entire farm name was just way to long. So I ended up using the initials LHF That was my decision. When we decided to make the change the ADCA was extremely helpful and made the transition so simple. The only thing the ADCA ever said was that it can only be a total of 25 letters and that includes spaces.
So we simply dropped the Little and added the Calusa, the rest of our farm name remained the same. Now it makes complete sense to register an animal as Calusa so and so.
Very thankful for all the help that Jill has been.
I personally can not blame anyone for the first farm name and initials we chose except myself LOL
Holly
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Post by Pinevalleydexters on Jan 27, 2016 10:48:19 GMT -5
Dave I am not sure but, we have only had very few calves, so we figured now was the best time to make the change. I will let you know how it all works out.... I am curious did you change your calves names? I know they have to match their lab testing. Also I saw that you changed your farm name. I wondered how you went about it. |
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Post by Pinevalleydexters on May 5, 2018 0:00:07 GMT -5
This subject came up on Facebook yesterday and just wondered if anyone else has any input on farm initials over using your farm name or last name. If we would change our registration from a prefix I would think it would involve changing all of the animals we have registered even the ones that we sold.
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Post by littlecowfl on May 6, 2018 5:12:06 GMT -5
I like the name! The museum in Gainesville had a neat exhibit on the Calusa tribe a few years back. They died out partly from aggression and partly from disease. Not only were the Spanish aggressive towards them, but other tribes also attacked them. The Calusas killed several priests who attempted to befriend them (didn't know the difference between peaceful missionaries and the Spanish soldiers). Jesuit priests finally befriended them, learned their language, and wrote about their beliefs and culture in their journals. Most of what we know is from those journals.
It is rumored that when the Spanish sold Florida to the US and evacuated to Cuba, not only did they evacuate a settlement of people who escaped slavery in the US (and their descendents) but also some converted Calusas. The evacuated ex-slaves and the their families were in a place called Fort Mose. The Calusas would have been either there or in Spanish settlements, such as St. Augustine, before evacuation to Cuba.
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Post by Pinevalleydexters on May 6, 2018 11:49:25 GMT -5
I like the name! The museum in Gainesville had a neat exhibit on the Calusa tribe a few years back. They died out partly from aggression and partly from disease. Not only were the Spanish aggressive towards them, but other tribes also attacked them. The Calusas killed several priests who attempted to befriend them (didn't know the difference between peaceful missionaries and the Spanish soldiers). Jesuit priests finally befriended them, learned their language, and wrote about their beliefs and culture in their journals. Most of what we know is from those journals. It is rumored that when the Spanish sold Florida to the US and evacuated to Cuba, not only did they evacuate a settlement of people who escaped slavery in the US (and their descendents) but also some converted Calusas. The evacuated ex-slaves and the their families were in a place called Fort Mose. The Calusas would have been either there or in Spanish settlements, such as St. Augustine, before evacuation to Cuba. I like the name you chose and the history behind it. It’s a nice fit for your herd. I have been thinking about initials for your farm vs using your last name or farm name. I was discussing it with my dh last night and he thought that having our name on our animals registration name wasn’t a bad idea. We have been working on our herd, bringing in new bulls, finding our own direction and we are proud of our Dexters. We call our farm Pine Valley, that’s a bit to long, Morey’s would work, I know Chuck Daggett used is last name. I don’t know if we could combine Pinevalley such as Timberview? We would have to talk to the registrar and see what would work or if it’s even possible. |
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