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<blockquote data-quote="3waycross" data-source="post: 1093929" data-attributes="member: 6713"><p>Freezebranding is not as traumatic for sure. It is also not a very fast way to brand. When I have animals to freezebrand we sort them to the end. I agree with the statement on the hot iron. The temp is consistant and after some practice you will get better at applying it.</p><p></p><p>Just a tip from MY experience that electric iron is a real shocker when applied the initial response seems to temper after the tissue suffers some amount of damage. Be careful not let that first reaction make you smear the brand. I will usually try real hard to mark a spot and then go back in for the prolonged burn. I hope that makes some sense. We brand calves on a table so they don't smear too bad but an adult animal in a chute will jump pretty hard and you can smear a brand without trying too hard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="3waycross, post: 1093929, member: 6713"] Freezebranding is not as traumatic for sure. It is also not a very fast way to brand. When I have animals to freezebrand we sort them to the end. I agree with the statement on the hot iron. The temp is consistant and after some practice you will get better at applying it. Just a tip from MY experience that electric iron is a real shocker when applied the initial response seems to temper after the tissue suffers some amount of damage. Be careful not let that first reaction make you smear the brand. I will usually try real hard to mark a spot and then go back in for the prolonged burn. I hope that makes some sense. We brand calves on a table so they don't smear too bad but an adult animal in a chute will jump pretty hard and you can smear a brand without trying too hard. [/QUOTE]
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