Babies!

Mini Horses said:
Also, Caprine Supply sells the aluminum collar for the box and it comes with plans to make the box.

The kids are just adorable but, I swear the one guy is striped not spotted :p. Glad your doe came around. sometimes the FF are not sure what's happening and uncooperative...not often but as you see it happens. Next time she'll be a champ!

Congrats on the kids.
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Folks tell me to call him zebra lol
 
Tomorrow is going to be a stressful day. :( Its time to do the worst part of raising these lil guys. We are gonna disbud. Not excited. But it is that or they get caught in the fence, break thier necks, or worse. Coyotes or dogs get them if they got stuck. So we will see how it goes.
 
I have a friend that does some of mine for me. She wraps them in big towel and then gets on her knees and puts the kids between her legs, as if she was sitting on them. She puts another towel or burlap bag over her legs so she doesn't get burned. She will burn one side, ice it and then burn the other and ice it. Then she sprays with AluShield.

She uses a Rhinehart 30 iron with a 1/2 tip. If you have to use an extension cord make sure it is a 12 gauge. I have been told, and no proof, that a smaller gauge cord will not allow the iron to get hot enough. We do them with a 12 gauge cord and no problems.

I have to do 4 tomorrow as well. :( I use a box.
 
babsbag said:
I have a friend that does some of mine for me. She wraps them in big towel and then gets on her knees and puts the kids between her legs, as if she was sitting on them. She puts another towel or burlap bag over her legs so she doesn't get burned. She will burn one side, ice it and then burn the other and ice it. Then she sprays with AluShield.

She uses a Rhinehart 30 iron with a 1/2 tip. If you have to use an extension cord make sure it is a 12 gauge. I have been told, and no proof, that a smaller gauge cord will not allow the iron to get hot enough. We do them with a 12 gauge cord and no problems.

I have to do 4 tomorrow as well. :( I use a box.
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We are going to build one while the iron heats up. Ive been watching the videos and they seem to recover quick. But im still nervous since this is the 1st time we have done this.
 
Good luck and happy burning. Be prepared for the smell... I'm sure you've smelled burning hair before. Just be steady and carry on. :fl:thumbsup
 
Shave the head and it doesn't really smell.

You are going to build a box while the iron heats up??? Slow iron or fast building? It took me about 2 hours to build the box and about 20 minutes max to heat up the iron.
 
The one im getting said to heat it for 90 minutes. I will read the directions to be sure. I looked at so many on line and cant remember for sure which one was which. This one is at my co-op. I wanted a Rhinhart but didnt have time to order one to get it here for today. Im going to get a small trimmer to shave them 2. They have pulled all antibiotics for animals from the shelves here in TN. I was going to use Blue Kote like the videos showed but now cant get it. Heard tea tree oil was good to put on after. Or could i use neosporin since it has a triple antibiotic in it?
 
I wouldn't use Neo since it softens the skin & you want it to stay drier. Spray with some Bactine as it has some lidocaine in it & dries fast. Just quick spray...makes ME feel better.

Well, guy who did mine -- 20 yrs raising goats -- did nothing. I gave it a bottle & in a couple seconds it acted like nothing had happened:idunno I felt real bad though! :hide



Like banding, cutting, etc. Sometimes we gotta do what we gotta do because it is safer for everyone in the long run.
 
babsbag said:
Shave the head and it doesn't really smell.

You are going to build a box while the iron heats up??? Slow iron or fast building? It took me about 2 hours to build the box and about 20 minutes max to heat up the iron.
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Glad u pointed that out to me. Lol it says just 90 seconds. Whew a close one. Lol
 
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