L Weir
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I read an article in The Register, Simmental magazine, about fitters singeing instead of clipping show animals. Does anyone here do it? I would think it would smell afterward.
singeing hair
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I TRIED IT ONE ON SOME SALE CATTLE BUT THEY WERE DAMP AND REALLY DIRTY AND I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH LUCK. I HAVE SEEN A LOT THAT HAVE BEEN DONE AND THEY LOOKED GOOD. I HAVE HEARD THAT IT WORKS REALLY GOOD ON CURLY OR WAVY HAIRED SHOW CATTLE THAT ARE HARD TO BLEND WITH CLIPPERS. IT DOES STINK AND YOU PROBABLY NEED TO DO IT A WEEK OR 2 BEFORE A SHOW OR SALE TO ALLOW THE SINGED ENDS TO GO AWAY.
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A guy here who went to the states once did a demonstration of this using one of my heifers- it's quick and easy, but as has already been mentioned, you need to do it a fair while before the show because the singed ends are quite hard to get out. Also, on white cattle the hair can go yellow further than just the ends.
It's a good idea if you've gotta do 30 or 40 head quickly, but in the long run clipping is the way to go, imo.
It's a good idea if you've gotta do 30 or 40 head quickly, but in the long run clipping is the way to go, imo.
We do it for all of our sale bulls. You can either hook a torch up to a propane tank (what we do for the sale cattle), or use one of those little butane torches. You'll still want to clip the head/neck normally, and then lightly go over them with the torch to blend the hair in.
Make sure you do it at least 2 weeks before your event since you'll have all those singed hairs hanging around, and the hair can get pretty tight afterwards. Also, make sure you have NOTHING in the hair when you do this. Some of these sprays are pretty flamable and will go up in a burst of flame.....trust me, I found out the hard way.
Make sure you do it at least 2 weeks before your event since you'll have all those singed hairs hanging around, and the hair can get pretty tight afterwards. Also, make sure you have NOTHING in the hair when you do this. Some of these sprays are pretty flamable and will go up in a burst of flame.....trust me, I found out the hard way.
Pretty much all the Angus breeders around here use it. Saw it done on some black Simmies last month. Pretty slick. But, as mentioned, be careful that the hair is clean. Do not use a pour on dewormer or delicer!! :shock: very flamable.
