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Castration band not working
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<blockquote data-quote="Texas PaPaw" data-source="post: 1044015" data-attributes="member: 2905"><p>Been using it 8-9 years, done well over a thousand head with no problems. Banded them weighing from 150-1000#. Really works well for the big cutting bulls. After you have done several it gets pretty easy to use, but was a little awkward at first. Just takes a little practice. The bands are a little slippery when you have sweaty hands so I use a small set of vice grip pliers and clamp them on to the loose end of the band. Can get a much better grip with them and makes it easier to get them tight. On a very few really small calves with little nuts have had to wait until they get a little bigger to have enough scrotum to get a hold of. The green cherrios bands work well on these little dudes. Also have found that using a scalpel to make a slit into each testicle immediately after the band is applied will let things dry up and fall off in half the time. Also be sure to give a tetanus toxoid vaccine when apply the band. Have never had a case of tetanus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texas PaPaw, post: 1044015, member: 2905"] Been using it 8-9 years, done well over a thousand head with no problems. Banded them weighing from 150-1000#. Really works well for the big cutting bulls. After you have done several it gets pretty easy to use, but was a little awkward at first. Just takes a little practice. The bands are a little slippery when you have sweaty hands so I use a small set of vice grip pliers and clamp them on to the loose end of the band. Can get a much better grip with them and makes it easier to get them tight. On a very few really small calves with little nuts have had to wait until they get a little bigger to have enough scrotum to get a hold of. The green cherrios bands work well on these little dudes. Also have found that using a scalpel to make a slit into each testicle immediately after the band is applied will let things dry up and fall off in half the time. Also be sure to give a tetanus toxoid vaccine when apply the band. Have never had a case of tetanus. [/QUOTE]
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