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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 556078" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>Pen him, catch him, and have a feel - if the 'horns' are movable, they are scurs and will probably not grow. If they are fixed to the calf's skull, they are horns and need to be dealt with if you don't want a horned calf. For a calf to have horns, he must have 2 horned genes present. If each parent carried 1 horned gene, those genes would be passed on to the calf, resulting in the 2 genes necessary to produce horns. As far as removing the horns, you can use a dehorning paste (read the directions, and keep the calf away from other animals for whatever length of time is stated, though. Dehorning paste is caustic, and can burn other animals when the calf attempts to rub it off.), or you can burn them off. Since it sounds like you've never dealt with horns before, you would be wise to enlist a trusted individual to help you with this - if you don't keep the iron on long enough the horns will be deformed, but they can still grow, and if you keep it on too long you risk possible brain injury and/or death of the calf. I am telling you straight up that you DO NOT want to let this situation go long enough that you're stuck with using a Barnes dehorner - trust me on this!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 556078, member: 539"] Pen him, catch him, and have a feel - if the 'horns' are movable, they are scurs and will probably not grow. If they are fixed to the calf's skull, they are horns and need to be dealt with if you don't want a horned calf. For a calf to have horns, he must have 2 horned genes present. If each parent carried 1 horned gene, those genes would be passed on to the calf, resulting in the 2 genes necessary to produce horns. As far as removing the horns, you can use a dehorning paste (read the directions, and keep the calf away from other animals for whatever length of time is stated, though. Dehorning paste is caustic, and can burn other animals when the calf attempts to rub it off.), or you can burn them off. Since it sounds like you've never dealt with horns before, you would be wise to enlist a trusted individual to help you with this - if you don't keep the iron on long enough the horns will be deformed, but they can still grow, and if you keep it on too long you risk possible brain injury and/or death of the calf. I am telling you straight up that you DO NOT want to let this situation go long enough that you're stuck with using a Barnes dehorner - trust me on this! [/QUOTE]
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