I recently branded about 45 cows that I have in a herd that is mostly blackAngus and Angus crossed. I used an electric branding iron, this was the first time I had ever done that. I held it on for about a second or untill the cow bawled. Its been a couple of weeks now and there seems to be a scab that is coming off of the brand area. I hope I did it right.
The reason for branding was because I share a lot of fenceline with a neighbor who has black cattle and if they ever got mixed up I don't think either one of us could tell for certain who's were who's. We both ear tag our cattle with different coloured tags, but some of them lose them during the course of a year.Was just wandering how other people brand that has more experience that me.
The reason for branding was because I share a lot of fenceline with a neighbor who has black cattle and if they ever got mixed up I don't think either one of us could tell for certain who's were who's. We both ear tag our cattle with different coloured tags, but some of them lose them during the course of a year.Was just wandering how other people brand that has more experience that me.