farm princess
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I am wondering if anyone has used a callicrate smart bander to remove the horns? We put one on a heifer and she got the band off somehow and was wondering how to keep the band on. Thanks!!! ;-)
I am not familiar with this rig, but I tried banding years ago. It worked, but the problem was that before the horn would come off, it would get very sensitive and if anything touched it, another cow, feed stanchion, whatever, you could tell it hurt them a lot. So I never used them again. I would go with burn, scoop, cut, or saw. I know it may not sound logical, but I don't believe these methods bother them near as much.farm princess":20erpt31 said:I am wondering if anyone has used a callicrate smart bander to remove the horns? We put one on a heifer and she got the band off somehow and was wondering how to keep the band on. Thanks!!! ;-)
farm princess":6cx32mkl said:I am wondering if anyone has used a callicrate smart bander to remove the horns? We put one on a heifer and she got the band off somehow and was wondering how to keep the band on. Thanks!!! ;-)
farm princess":z0f0skim said:I am wondering if anyone has used a callicrate smart bander to remove the horns? We put one on a heifer and she got the band off somehow and was wondering how to keep the band on. Thanks!!! ;-)
teletigger":3k8nh3g7 said:Thank you for that Bez. Wonderfully descriptive and realistic. I was standing beside you watching. :shock: It will move many towards polled cattle, including me.
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RebelCritter":2jhzlepn said:Would it work to put a groove in the base of the horn, then put the band in that groove to hold it on?
Or duct tape around the band?
im not condoning this as a good idea though................
teletigger":1ydbp3ul said:Well.......you got the wrong end of the rattler there. There was no sarcasm intended there at all. I think Bez described a difficult and (if you breed horned cattle) necessary procedure, very clearly.msscamp":1ydbp3ul said:teletigger":1ydbp3ul said:Thank you for that Bez. Wonderfully descriptive and realistic. I was standing beside you watching. :shock: It will move many towards polled cattle, including me.
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You can scoff, make fun, and be sarcastic all you want to - the fact of the matter is dehorning is a part of raising cattle. Learn how to do it so the cattle don't suffer and you'll be miles ahead of the game.
Something not to be undertaken lightly. Better to know the real difficulty of the task, before deciding which way to go.
If I came across as sarcastic , you have my sincerest apologies.
I'll tread these boards more lightly in future 8)
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