Ear tag got caught and tore ear....

[Ohio Cowboy]

Anyone have a cow with a torn ear? What did you do? Leave it alone or have a go at fixing it?

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

I usually don't see them until they have already healed up so clearly benign neglect does work.

 

[kenny thomas]

Seen lots over the years. Never seen anyone fix one.

 

[Ohio Cowboy]

Figures. Got a pic of how they look when there healed up ? Why is it always a favorite, lol.

 

[kenny thomas]

Some spray antibiotic and maybe fly spray wouldn't hurt. I'm sure a vet could fix it but not sure how it woud look.

 

[Hippie Rancher]

just looks like an ear mark (we ear mark and brand out here in the west) most cattle out here have carved up ears anyway. I have ripped ears putting tags in, seen them torn up from fighting or brush or dogs and on top of that the earmark I impulsively chose when I was applying for my brand is a small hole in left ear, they almost always rip out. :roll:

 

[Silver]

Makes the cow easier to recognize. Like the one with the weird curly horn or the short tail.

 

[Lucky]

Pretty common and gives them some character. Must heal up really quick too.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Have a couple. Never done anything. But it is quite a challenge to retag...

 

[sstterry]

I have a couple of cows whose ears look like they were sent through a paper shredder. The cow will be fine.

 

[TCRanch]

I have 2 with ripped ears. Bled like crazy, sprayed with Blue Kote, tagged the other ear. Gives them character!

 

[Dave]

I had a rented pasture that floods in the winter. There was a duck blind out there built up 6 feet or so. It had that non-climbable horse fence around the bottom. In the fall I would go to that duck blind and collect about a third of the ear tags. Cows would rub on the blind, hook the ear tag on the wire, and tear it off. Just tag again the next time down the chute.

 

[MRRherefords]

Always happens to the favorite :lol: We have had multiple over the years especially with the amount of low hanging trees we have. Blue kote if caught in time otherwise it'll be fine.

 

[T & B farms]

I have one girl I call ol' rip for two reasons. She has a big slit in both ears from ripping out tags. I've given up on even tagging her. Other reason, when she has her calf she is the meanest ol' rip I've ever been around. For the first month, you can't get within 75 yards of her calf. After a month, she goes back to normal. First one in the coral, and last to leave. Sticks to the ai every year, and has given me several daughters they are just as good or better than her. You don't have to worry about anything getting their calves.

 

[Son of Butch]

On the tv show Gunsmoke, Festus bit da little hangy down part of a fella's ear clean off and
Doc Milburn didn't bother fixin up the ear... so don't know why a cow's ear is any better.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

I have two cows with ears torn out. It was winter time, so I just let them be. Just watch for flies.

 

[TCRanch]

On the tv show Gunsmoke, Festus bit da little hangy down part of a fella's ear clean off and
Doc Milburn didn't bother fixin up the ear... so don't know why a cow's ear is any better.

I know that one! Hubby watches Gunsmoke Every. Single. Day. Side note: he met Ken Curtis once. Absolutely no drawl, great actor.