banding large calves

[Anonymous]

I've been looking into banding my calves around 300 lbs, before I wean them. Is this a good idea? I have been banding them when they are around a week old, but this isn,t always easy for one reason or the other, so, I thought that I would wait until I could get them in the head shut.

 

[dun]

The Callicrate bander is the only large bander I've had any experience with. Worked well, not sure on that small of a calf if it's appropriate size for them. 300 lbs may be neither fish nor fowl, too big for the small banders, too small for the big ones.

dun

I've been looking into banding my calves around 300 lbs, before I wean them. Is this a good idea? I have been banding them when they are around a week old, but this isn,t always easy for one reason or the other, so, I thought that I would wait until I could get them in the head shut.

 

[Jake]

We've banded 400-500 pound bull calves that we've just bought with no problems using a small bander. Just pull the sack through then one nut at a time.