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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1706979" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>It will probably just be a stub horn. It should get a harder shell and since it didn't seem to be a bloody mess that is good. I love horns on jerseys..... but that said.... I will not keep horns on any now that are younger and growing.... it is too dangerous and they get too aggressive in most cases if they are the only ones with horns. One of my old jerseys had horns when I bought her and she was always quiet and gentle. BUT.... I raised a 1/2 jersey - 1/2 holstein from a baby calf and left her horns. Had a nicely matched set. At about 4 yrs old, with her 2nd set of calves, she started hooking the calves and anything that was in the catch pen with her... and all the cows started giving her a wide berth so I know she was getting aggressive out in the field too. So that late fall, she got her comeuppence and I had the vet take them off... he used a couple shots to numb it first, and then we took them off and she got the surprise of her life a couple days later when she was in the pen with a few other animals and she went to use them.... and the horns weren't there. The other cows soon learned she no longer had the upper hand....</p><p>It is not worth it and it usually makes their resale value less because people are afraid of horns. I had one once that was also a quiet easy going animal with horns. She accidentally caught me in the side of the head as she just went to swing her head to go after some flies or something, and I was in her way. IT HURT, and it was not that she was doing anything wrong.... or being mean or anything....</p><p>I bought another cow once with horns because the people were afraid of her with her horns... and she never ever used them towards me or any other animal.....</p><p>So as much as you like horns, give it some thought. It is better to take them off in the colder weather so no fly problems....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1706979, member: 25884"] It will probably just be a stub horn. It should get a harder shell and since it didn't seem to be a bloody mess that is good. I love horns on jerseys..... but that said.... I will not keep horns on any now that are younger and growing.... it is too dangerous and they get too aggressive in most cases if they are the only ones with horns. One of my old jerseys had horns when I bought her and she was always quiet and gentle. BUT.... I raised a 1/2 jersey - 1/2 holstein from a baby calf and left her horns. Had a nicely matched set. At about 4 yrs old, with her 2nd set of calves, she started hooking the calves and anything that was in the catch pen with her... and all the cows started giving her a wide berth so I know she was getting aggressive out in the field too. So that late fall, she got her comeuppence and I had the vet take them off... he used a couple shots to numb it first, and then we took them off and she got the surprise of her life a couple days later when she was in the pen with a few other animals and she went to use them.... and the horns weren't there. The other cows soon learned she no longer had the upper hand.... It is not worth it and it usually makes their resale value less because people are afraid of horns. I had one once that was also a quiet easy going animal with horns. She accidentally caught me in the side of the head as she just went to swing her head to go after some flies or something, and I was in her way. IT HURT, and it was not that she was doing anything wrong.... or being mean or anything.... I bought another cow once with horns because the people were afraid of her with her horns... and she never ever used them towards me or any other animal..... So as much as you like horns, give it some thought. It is better to take them off in the colder weather so no fly problems.... [/QUOTE]
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