rowdyred
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At what age should young bulls be banded?
rowdyred":1aze8zd8 said:This is new to me, I've always sold my calves uncut. I've been told or read somewhere, that you can band them at birth or a few days old, just banding the flap of skin, scrotum, and not worry about the testicles dropping. Do I need to pull down testicles?
rowdyred":1mn5nvcg said:This is new to me, I've always sold my calves uncut. I've been told or read somewhere, that you can band them at birth or a few days old, just banding the flap of skin, scrotum, and not worry about the testicles dropping. Do I need to pull down testicles?
Aaron":1lkvhte8 said:I am banding the last of my bulls today with the XL bander, calves are 3-4 months of age. I like this age as testicles have usually dropped, flies aren't bad and gains have been made with leaving them on. That being said, I have pinched at 7 months of age and banded as newborns. The older they get, the more of a pain it is to do them, but gains can be pretty good.
BRYANT":u3eosi4s said:if you band when they are older do ay of you slit the bottom of the sack. seem to make them fall off much faster
jcarkie":qf6vp7do said:Small bander as soon as born count to two and release not all the way up leave a little space. Bigger bander give tetnas shots before procedure I will not do that again after watching one die from tetnas I would use a knife first. We have gone to knife cutting not as easy but you don't miss.
Over a month..cowboy43":74c72x5u said:If a 500 lb calf was banded, how long would it take to heal so it could be sold at the auction.
You might ought to reevaluate how good your bulls grow...Supa Dexta":2pr8i3m3 said:Studies have shown any weight gain is negligible, over banding at birth - as they get set back more then, than they do at birth. Harder to handle, more stress and chance for problems when older too.
I leave some purebred bulls to see what they turn into - they don't outdo the steers as a group,
cowboy43":35sqygfn said:If a 500 lb calf was banded, how long would it take to heal so it could be sold at the auction.