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<blockquote data-quote="Cattle Rack Rancher" data-source="post: 22798" data-attributes="member: 245"><p>I have a few horned calves every year and we usually cut them at about 5-6 months. This is after the fly season but you have to make sure it is not too cold as well. Neighbor up here did one in winter and it got an infection through the horn that ran back into the sinus cavity and killed it. If you are just doing a few, put them in the head gate throw a halter on them to hold them steady. We use a set of pruning shears like what you use for trimming shrubs or lopping shears for the bigger ones. They bleed a bit but as long as the blood isn't actually shooting out of the horn, they seem to do OK. If there is alot of blood, we usually tie a piece of binder twine underneath the horn stubs. wrap it around three times tight as you can and tie it. This cuts cuts off the blood flow from the arteries which are located right under the horns. The calf will wear this twine off through head rubbing in about 4-6 weeks. Best of luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cattle Rack Rancher, post: 22798, member: 245"] I have a few horned calves every year and we usually cut them at about 5-6 months. This is after the fly season but you have to make sure it is not too cold as well. Neighbor up here did one in winter and it got an infection through the horn that ran back into the sinus cavity and killed it. If you are just doing a few, put them in the head gate throw a halter on them to hold them steady. We use a set of pruning shears like what you use for trimming shrubs or lopping shears for the bigger ones. They bleed a bit but as long as the blood isn't actually shooting out of the horn, they seem to do OK. If there is alot of blood, we usually tie a piece of binder twine underneath the horn stubs. wrap it around three times tight as you can and tie it. This cuts cuts off the blood flow from the arteries which are located right under the horns. The calf will wear this twine off through head rubbing in about 4-6 weeks. Best of luck. [/QUOTE]
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