rattler
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We have a heifer that needed de horned last fall but we dident do it now their prouly 6or7 inche's long If we cut the tip's off or just leave here alone?
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randiliana
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You can cut the tips off, or you could take some OB wire and cut them off at the base. I prefer using the OB wire, because it cauterizes while you saw. Less blood loss.
We have cut horns off mature cows, and they were fine. It is not a real huge deal to cut them off a yearling (I presume that is what she is?). I much prefer to dehorn any of mine as young calves, but sometimes you miss one, or you buy something with horns. If your other cows are dehorned or polled, they would appreciate it if you dehorned her, she will use them to lord it over the rest of the herd. We have had cows with little stumps that learned how to work them....
We have cut horns off mature cows, and they were fine. It is not a real huge deal to cut them off a yearling (I presume that is what she is?). I much prefer to dehorn any of mine as young calves, but sometimes you miss one, or you buy something with horns. If your other cows are dehorned or polled, they would appreciate it if you dehorned her, she will use them to lord it over the rest of the herd. We have had cows with little stumps that learned how to work them....
rattler
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Thank's KNERSIE and Randi she is the only one that got by with out getting dehorned and she has already figured out how they work we have her in with 4 other heifers and she rule's the roost right now.Thank's agin.
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rattler":3d95ngoj said:
What I call cheesewire and Randi's OB wire is actually the same thing, she's just using the better term. I'd still wait for the early winter though. It makes it easier if you use a immobiliser or if you don't have one tie her head to post with a halter even if she is in a headgate.
rattler
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KNERSIE all we have is a headgate and halter we have never used a wire but this fall this girl will be the first Thank's
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iowafarmer
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We use a Sawzall with a steel blade and the cauterize with a hot iron.
You also knotch them a little and put bands on them like you would band a bull calf with. I would put two on each side incase one fails early. Keep an eye on them and if they should break off just reinstall another band. You can start this today.
TexasBred
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Use to always use those big Keystone Dehorners on cattle and full grown brahman bulls.. Put a nose lead in the nose pull the head around to one side and tie it off and cut those rascals off.
rattler
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msscamp thought we would wait till fall fly's are realy bad
flaboy have never tryed that how long dose it take them to come off?
TB we do have a set of the big dehorner's i think like your talking about havent used them in a long time we planed on not letting any getting this big agin but she just slipped through the crack's i guess.
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flaboy have never tryed that how long dose it take them to come off?
TB we do have a set of the big dehorner's i think like your talking about havent used them in a long time we planed on not letting any getting this big agin but she just slipped through the crack's i guess.
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mnmtranching
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Rattler, Good to hear from you. Good advice so far. I like the idea of tipping the horns then come cooler weather cutting them off at the hairline. The OB wire or sawsall will do the job. Then a hot iron on it to stop the bleeding.
rattler":1nz7lvgi said:
It can take a couple months. Put the bands as close to the skull as possible. It will cut the blood supply off. They may start to droop but soon they will usually knock them off.
What I do is, tie a piece of baling twine around the base of the horns (one loop around both horns) as close to the skull as you can get it and pull it as tight as you can. Tie it off, cut the horns off, stuff the holes if there are any with tar saturated cotton and let them go. The twine will rot off in time.
rattler
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Would like to say thank's to everybody for the tip's and advice that is the great thing about the boards alway's so many with so much knowledge willing to share thank you!
mnm good to finaly get time to get on here for a little wile we got hay on the ground and will be trying to get it rolled and in the barn and i hope everyone is as blessed with their hay as we seem to be wright now no rain yet and it is thick as hair on a dog's back i'll try to get a few pic's in the next few day's.
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mnm good to finaly get time to get on here for a little wile we got hay on the ground and will be trying to get it rolled and in the barn and i hope everyone is as blessed with their hay as we seem to be wright now no rain yet and it is thick as hair on a dog's back i'll try to get a few pic's in the next few day's.
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