Band Dehorning

[texasjohn]

Good Job:thumbsup:
Proof is animal and people all are still on speaking terms and nobody got hurt in the process.
Excellent chute design.... novel, useful, sturdy, appropriate for this sized animal.
Great narrative and photos:thumbsup:

 

[jayste]

Good Job:thumbsup:
Proof is animal and people all are still on speaking terms and nobody got hurt in the process.
Excellent chute design.... novel, useful, sturdy, appropriate for this sized animal.
Great narrative and photos:thumbsup:

+1 what John said. Really like the pallet-squeeze chute idea! Billy looks like he faired ok.:thumbsup:

 

[themichelob]

Hey valley--Was hoping for an update on this thread by now. I've been curious as to if, or how well, this process worked. Can you give us the latest information? Regards, Mike

 

[valley]

Hi Guys, I didn't put the bands low enough. I'm going to redo and let you know.

Richard

 

[themichelob]

Thanks for the info, valley--looking forward to hearing how the redo goes. BTW, Tahoe and the Carson Valley were some of my favorite places when I lived and grew up in CA. Regards, Mike

 

[beenthere]

Hi Guys, I didn't put the bands low enough. I'm going to redo and let you know.

Richard

Meaning the horns didn't come off or are now short and stubby?

 

[valley]

Update:::::::
The bands were having no effect! While we had filed a grove in the horns, it looks like they were not deep enough. There was enough horn wall to resist the pressure of the bands. Yesterday we, myself, wifey, and the girls, filed much deeper into the horn, at some points there was bleeding, we tried to go down to the pink at least. We rebanded and will see. We want this to work, he is a great buck and we would like to keep him.
We also banded a doe that we recently got. She was easer her horns are not near the size of the buck's. For the doe, what I've read, it should take about 4 weeks. Again, I'll keep you posted.

Richard

 

[valley]

Greetings, Today the doe lost one horn. There was a good deal of bleeding. Wifie put the powder, blood stop, on. I'm guessing the doe will lose the other horn soon. No sigh of loss with the buck.

About 20 days.

Richard

 

[Redgoatea]

My mother took our two pygora kids in and had them dehorned. That's the last time we'll be doing that. We have two rescue goats that are horned and all the cattle are horned. On the goats I prefer the horns as they do make excellent handles and since they're fiber goats the "handles" come in handy when I'm shearing. The cows I have considered dehorning with bands but frankly after reading this it doesn't sound like something I'm up to doing. Glad to learn from everybody else's experiences though. 7

 

[beenthere]

My mother took our two pygora kids in and had them dehorned. That's the last time we'll be doing that. ..............

Why do you say that?


Valley
Any pics...? We like pics.