D.R. Cattle":1akbgzbq said:
Craig-TX":1akbgzbq said:
D.R. Cattle":1akbgzbq said:
First experience with banding was not a good one. Ended up knifing all of them. I bought one of those "EZE" banders and my 2-3 month old calves wouldn't fit in those things. Wanted to go for the Calicrate but those things are pricey. You guys banding younger than 2 months?
If I'm reading your post correctly the calves are probably too small for the EZE. I can understand how it would be difficult to get the EZE to work on 2-3 month old calves.
Craig-TX
Calves were too big for the EZE. I tried banding one nut at a time too, but that was a pipe dream. The Old Timer blade pulls through again.
The only time we use the EZE is when the calves are too big for a regular bander. We try to get them when they’re small but for various reasons a larger calf must be worked from time to time. I’ve only used our EZE a few times because we haven’t had it that long, but I’ve used it on calves older than that with no problems. Before the EZE it was either the burdizzo or the knife. If you’re having trouble there must be more than one EZE tool.
Craig-TX