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Calf from a polled bull growing horns?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 788979" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Is there some particular reason why you think they need to come off?</p><p>I've had cows with tiny little 'scab' scurs that you had to part the hair to see, to others that had big flopping things that looked like full-grown horns - but they were just attached to the skin, with no bony core. Never had any reason to remove 'em. They never used 'em like horns, to poke other critters.</p><p>But, if you want 'em off, depending on how big they are, you could scoop 'em out with some Barnes dehorners, cut 'em off with Keystones or piece of OB wire saw, or, if they're small enough, just burn 'em with a dehorning iron. </p><p>I usually left 'em on just so I could remember which cow had scurs - 'cause when you're breeding away from horned cattle, at least early on, most(but not all) animals with scurs also have a good likelihood of carrying one horn gene.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 788979, member: 12607"] Is there some particular reason why you think they need to come off? I've had cows with tiny little 'scab' scurs that you had to part the hair to see, to others that had big flopping things that looked like full-grown horns - but they were just attached to the skin, with no bony core. Never had any reason to remove 'em. They never used 'em like horns, to poke other critters. But, if you want 'em off, depending on how big they are, you could scoop 'em out with some Barnes dehorners, cut 'em off with Keystones or piece of OB wire saw, or, if they're small enough, just burn 'em with a dehorning iron. I usually left 'em on just so I could remember which cow had scurs - 'cause when you're breeding away from horned cattle, at least early on, most(but not all) animals with scurs also have a good likelihood of carrying one horn gene. [/QUOTE]
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