Calf horn question

[Horace Baker]

I've got a 2 month old calf that I'm halter training to be part of a future ox team. Somehow he managed to damage a horn, just a button, really. The little "cap" broke off and is just hanging.

Obviously, as an ox, he'll need horns, and hopefully ones that aren't disfigured. Has anyone had the experience to say whether the calf's horn development is seriously damaged or destroyed by this injury? I don't want to send him to a new home if he may end up with what is a serious defect for an ox.

Thank you for your help.

 

[dun]

Post your question on the rural heritage forum. The folks there are really knowledable. Probably someone there has seen the problem and knows how /what to do do to fix it if possible.

http://www.ruralheritage.com/front_porch/index.htm

dun

 

[Horace Baker]

Thanks for the tip, I'll do that.

 

[dun]

Glad to see you posted your question on the oxen forum. There are a bunch of folks there that are real "gurus" when it comes to oxen. If you couldn;t get the answer there I sure can;t think of any place else you could

dun

 

[Horace Baker]

Yep, that was good advice, Dun, thank you.