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Bull needs his hooves trimmed
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<blockquote data-quote="dyates" data-source="post: 617438" data-attributes="member: 7137"><p>Never had to trim a bull's feet, but the back feet on cows are pretty easy, if you have a chute. Once I have them confined in a chute, I use a large diameter rope tied to something overhead to pull the foot up while extending the leg out behind the animal, then use nippers or pruning shears to trim the toes. Better left to a professional, but when that's not an option......? Seems on this soft clay, the feet on the heifers always grow out. I try to trim them around 18 months and they usually don't grow back, at least not bad enough to be a problem. Never had a problem with a bull, though. I would suspect a feed issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dyates, post: 617438, member: 7137"] Never had to trim a bull's feet, but the back feet on cows are pretty easy, if you have a chute. Once I have them confined in a chute, I use a large diameter rope tied to something overhead to pull the foot up while extending the leg out behind the animal, then use nippers or pruning shears to trim the toes. Better left to a professional, but when that's not an option......? Seems on this soft clay, the feet on the heifers always grow out. I try to trim them around 18 months and they usually don't grow back, at least not bad enough to be a problem. Never had a problem with a bull, though. I would suspect a feed issue. [/QUOTE]
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