What is yalls preference on dehorning these nubs like this?
Running more horned Hereford bulls so we are doing more and more.
Thanks in advance.
Running more horned Hereford bulls so we are doing more and more.
Thanks in advance.
Dehorning nubs
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bird dog
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Why even mess with them?
They grow
kenny thomas
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At that size a Barnes Dehorning tool works great.
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Had any luck using the Barnes with wound powder rather than cauterizing it? Dont always have electricity.
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Just like them to look clean. Ill already will have them in the squeeze.
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Buck Randall
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Looks like they're small enough for the hot iron alone to do the job.
kenny thomas
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At that size horn i have never used a hot iron just the Barnes
Silver
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Perfect size for the iron.
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Notice he says he does not have electricity.
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Express Pistol-Grip Dehorner and Debudder | PBS Animal Health
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kenny thomas
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Pretty nice. Had not seen one like thatExpress Pistol-Grip Dehorner and Debudder | PBS Animal Health
Express Pistol-Grip Dehorner and Debudder
Ky hills
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Yes, just did that with one a couple weeks ago. It was an older calf with bigger horns.
Silver
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That does look pretty slick. I'm more of a tiger torch and iron sort of a guy, but I can see how that could be handy.
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I've had one for a few years. Gets very hot in a short amount of time and works great for smaller calves. The tip is relatively small and loses heat quickly if you're trying to cauterize a lot of big bleeders, though.
They're not extremely durable, either. I've never had a problem with it, but I store it in a case and only use it on animals in a chute. I doubt it would stand up to getting kicked around much.
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That's really neat but dang!Express Pistol-Grip Dehorner and Debudder | PBS Animal Health
Express Pistol-Grip Dehorner and Debudder
That's exactly why I post and ask. Its amazing what's out there that you never know about.
Brute, curious why buy a horned hereford bull instead of polled?
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More good bulls to choose from with horns. It's tough to find a good Hereford bull that will hold up down here to start. Then if you want polled it really narrows down the options.
I had a really nice polled Hereford that got injured when the neighbor's Char bull came thru a brand new fence. When I tried to track down the breeder the kids had sold the herd off when the dad died.
