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<blockquote data-quote="raykour" data-source="post: 1153582" data-attributes="member: 16801"><p>We experienced enough not to get ourselves injured Ozhorse, but I got to thinking about worrying if something happened with the steers. If it was just a regular castration I would not be worried at all, we do them often even on very large yearlings. Once I got to thinking about the particulars of this situation, it got to worrying me a little. Also I am pretty soft and when I start to think about it it really pisses me off that they did this to them. It is not rocket science to get both nuts in the band, and that had to suffer the single testicle rotting off and now will ahve to suffer the bigger testicle being cut out because of their mistake. I am not a tree hugger....we knife cut our calves and brand them hot and hack open abscesses on cows with anesthetic, but we do what is necessary, quickly, and with as little discomfort as possible. What a bugger for the calf to have to have his nut and scrotum rot off only to have the surgery later anyhow.</p><p>Enough of being philosophical though....</p><p></p><p>In the end we will put them in the chute and look at the situation closely, and proceed only if we are comfortable. </p><p></p><p>We have ALOT of grass and I am charging her to keep the cattle here. With prices for calves, it is more prudent for me to charge her a grazing fee then to go out and buy additional calves to grow myself!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="raykour, post: 1153582, member: 16801"] We experienced enough not to get ourselves injured Ozhorse, but I got to thinking about worrying if something happened with the steers. If it was just a regular castration I would not be worried at all, we do them often even on very large yearlings. Once I got to thinking about the particulars of this situation, it got to worrying me a little. Also I am pretty soft and when I start to think about it it really pisses me off that they did this to them. It is not rocket science to get both nuts in the band, and that had to suffer the single testicle rotting off and now will ahve to suffer the bigger testicle being cut out because of their mistake. I am not a tree hugger....we knife cut our calves and brand them hot and hack open abscesses on cows with anesthetic, but we do what is necessary, quickly, and with as little discomfort as possible. What a bugger for the calf to have to have his nut and scrotum rot off only to have the surgery later anyhow. Enough of being philosophical though.... In the end we will put them in the chute and look at the situation closely, and proceed only if we are comfortable. We have ALOT of grass and I am charging her to keep the cattle here. With prices for calves, it is more prudent for me to charge her a grazing fee then to go out and buy additional calves to grow myself! [/QUOTE]
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