Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
De-Horning ?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="bigbluegrass" data-source="post: 806672" data-attributes="member: 15537"><p>I burn them off with a little electric dehorner when they are about 2 weeks old. Just old enough to feel the little horns. Do it outside or in a well ventilated area, because it does stink (like branding). Two people can easily hold down a 2 week old calf. If you wait until they are a few months old, you need a chute and headgate or some really good strong friends. Make sure you burn it good and long, rotating the burner. The skin will turn a light tan color as you burn through the hair and into the skin. The basic idea is that you are killing the cells that grow the horns, which are at the base of the horn. The horn will fall off a few days after you burn it. It will look terrible for a few weeks after you burn it. You can do the same thing with a pipe. I would say 1/2" schedule 40 iron pipe would work if you got it good and hot. Might need 3/4" if you are doing bigger horns. The pipe needs to be big enough to go over the horn almost all the way to the base. I don't like dehorning calves, but I don't like horns either. Like everyone else has stated, breeding it out of them is the best. I am one of the posters that did have an "angus" cow have a horned calf. She is already bred to the same bull again, so we will see what happens the second time around. I have a young polled bull I will be using from now on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigbluegrass, post: 806672, member: 15537"] I burn them off with a little electric dehorner when they are about 2 weeks old. Just old enough to feel the little horns. Do it outside or in a well ventilated area, because it does stink (like branding). Two people can easily hold down a 2 week old calf. If you wait until they are a few months old, you need a chute and headgate or some really good strong friends. Make sure you burn it good and long, rotating the burner. The skin will turn a light tan color as you burn through the hair and into the skin. The basic idea is that you are killing the cells that grow the horns, which are at the base of the horn. The horn will fall off a few days after you burn it. It will look terrible for a few weeks after you burn it. You can do the same thing with a pipe. I would say 1/2" schedule 40 iron pipe would work if you got it good and hot. Might need 3/4" if you are doing bigger horns. The pipe needs to be big enough to go over the horn almost all the way to the base. I don't like dehorning calves, but I don't like horns either. Like everyone else has stated, breeding it out of them is the best. I am one of the posters that did have an "angus" cow have a horned calf. She is already bred to the same bull again, so we will see what happens the second time around. I have a young polled bull I will be using from now on. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
De-Horning ?
Top