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<blockquote data-quote="sidney411" data-source="post: 114208" data-attributes="member: 430"><p>Wow - Thanks Bez for the explanation, I was concerned to cut off any more then I did because I didn't want it to start bleeding and not be able to control it. I wouldn't dehorn a full grown animal, that is vet work to me. That hereford is 12 yrs old now (11 in the pic) She was very pregnant in the pic too, but she always stays conditioned well, I actually plan on keeping her current BWF heifer. Next time I work them I will cut more of the horn off for her protection, I would hate to see her damager her eye or face do to the horn. BTW, both tips had been cut off prior to her coming to me so if there were weight marks they would have already been gone.</p><p></p><p>The tan cow actually had horns that turned up when I got her. She made a trip to the vet before she hit the ground at our place. If I knew then what I know now I would have skipped the vet's offic and dropped her strait at the auction barn. They used the dehornerd that are pnumatic sp? and they couldn't get it to go all the way through - ended up having to use the 5 ft hand jobs and had 2 men on then to get them chopped off. I felt really bad for the cow and I think that is part of the reason she is the way she is now. I will think twice before buying a full grown animal with horns next time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sidney411, post: 114208, member: 430"] Wow - Thanks Bez for the explanation, I was concerned to cut off any more then I did because I didn't want it to start bleeding and not be able to control it. I wouldn't dehorn a full grown animal, that is vet work to me. That hereford is 12 yrs old now (11 in the pic) She was very pregnant in the pic too, but she always stays conditioned well, I actually plan on keeping her current BWF heifer. Next time I work them I will cut more of the horn off for her protection, I would hate to see her damager her eye or face do to the horn. BTW, both tips had been cut off prior to her coming to me so if there were weight marks they would have already been gone. The tan cow actually had horns that turned up when I got her. She made a trip to the vet before she hit the ground at our place. If I knew then what I know now I would have skipped the vet's offic and dropped her strait at the auction barn. They used the dehornerd that are pnumatic sp? and they couldn't get it to go all the way through - ended up having to use the 5 ft hand jobs and had 2 men on then to get them chopped off. I felt really bad for the cow and I think that is part of the reason she is the way she is now. I will think twice before buying a full grown animal with horns next time. [/QUOTE]
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