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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 185424" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>Ditto here as well. I let mom lick them clean, nurse their bellies full, and catch them when their eyelids are heavy. I roll them over, band them with no resistance. Then I put an insecticide tag on their ear, which gets their attention a bit. There is no stress or no problem. No swelling either. Just got to be careful and be sure you get both jewels below the band. </p><p></p><p>Have no problems getting them right off the bat and can tell no difference in their gain or stamina. Mommas continually bathe the naval cord area and everything else in the first couple of weeks too. </p><p></p><p>I banded some once when they were about 250 and watched the excessive swelling, the decomposition, the flies, and the spraddle legged walk. It went on for a couple of weeks. I decided not to do that again. At that age they are already eating grass and such. It seems they are sluggish when they are all swollen and uncomfortable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 185424, member: 3162"] Ditto here as well. I let mom lick them clean, nurse their bellies full, and catch them when their eyelids are heavy. I roll them over, band them with no resistance. Then I put an insecticide tag on their ear, which gets their attention a bit. There is no stress or no problem. No swelling either. Just got to be careful and be sure you get both jewels below the band. Have no problems getting them right off the bat and can tell no difference in their gain or stamina. Mommas continually bathe the naval cord area and everything else in the first couple of weeks too. I banded some once when they were about 250 and watched the excessive swelling, the decomposition, the flies, and the spraddle legged walk. It went on for a couple of weeks. I decided not to do that again. At that age they are already eating grass and such. It seems they are sluggish when they are all swollen and uncomfortable. [/QUOTE]
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