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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 129642" data-attributes="member: 637"><p>Congratulations on your calves. When you say you did get 8 out of 9, what happened to the 9th one?</p><p>On the castration, we castrate ours when we wean them. A lot of people do it as soon as they hit the ground. We use a bander. It is bloodless, and the calves never go off of the feed. Some flinch a little when the band is put on, but most act like nothing is going on. It is a bander than has a rubber tubing, and it tightens up as you pull the ratchet handle. We do give a tetnus shot when we do it. </p><p>On taking the bull out, I would leave him in with the cows. He will be a happy camper if he gets to stay with his girls, he likes company too. He will just graze along with them. If for some reason, one missed on the breed back, he can take care of business. But I would move the weaned calves into another lot or pasture when the time comes to be seperated from the cows. Mostly the heifers when they are about 6 months old. We had one come into heat at 6 months old.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 129642, member: 637"] Congratulations on your calves. When you say you did get 8 out of 9, what happened to the 9th one? On the castration, we castrate ours when we wean them. A lot of people do it as soon as they hit the ground. We use a bander. It is bloodless, and the calves never go off of the feed. Some flinch a little when the band is put on, but most act like nothing is going on. It is a bander than has a rubber tubing, and it tightens up as you pull the ratchet handle. We do give a tetnus shot when we do it. On taking the bull out, I would leave him in with the cows. He will be a happy camper if he gets to stay with his girls, he likes company too. He will just graze along with them. If for some reason, one missed on the breed back, he can take care of business. But I would move the weaned calves into another lot or pasture when the time comes to be seperated from the cows. Mostly the heifers when they are about 6 months old. We had one come into heat at 6 months old. [/QUOTE]
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