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<blockquote data-quote="Fred" data-source="post: 175353" data-attributes="member: 125"><p>The main thing is to have the animal well restrained. You don't have to press hard, just steady pressure. If the animal starts moving remove the iron until it stops and then reapply in the same spot. Also rock the iron slowly up and down . Take a gloved hand and rub the branded area briskly and you will see if you got a good brand. As Caustic said the brand should be the color of saddle leather. I use a hot iron heated in a fire. I also have an electic brander/ dehorner that I touch up the brand if it has a spot that isn't quite branded enough.If the iron is hot enough, not red-hot it take only a few seconds. If the iron is too hot it will smudge and be unreadable when it heals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred, post: 175353, member: 125"] The main thing is to have the animal well restrained. You don't have to press hard, just steady pressure. If the animal starts moving remove the iron until it stops and then reapply in the same spot. Also rock the iron slowly up and down . Take a gloved hand and rub the branded area briskly and you will see if you got a good brand. As Caustic said the brand should be the color of saddle leather. I use a hot iron heated in a fire. I also have an electic brander/ dehorner that I touch up the brand if it has a spot that isn't quite branded enough.If the iron is hot enough, not red-hot it take only a few seconds. If the iron is too hot it will smudge and be unreadable when it heals. [/QUOTE]
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