Banding goats horns

[ksalvagno]

My hubby will hold but there is no way he will do the deed. That will be up to me. So I will HAVE to just put my feelings aside and JUST DO IT!

 

[helmstead]

Does Kelly do it herself? She was so blase about the banding, it seems like she could handle it.

LOL I think her DH does it, too!

 

[MrsCountryChick]

Jefferslivestock has flat bands so they won't roll. Look up the "Tri-Band" Bander (castrating bander). In the description they describe the flat bands that you can select to order on the page right under the description, they come in a pack of 25.
http://www.jefferslivestock.com/ssc...8QNAHW5HF5P9J6364RF7B3VDCW4CHE6&pf_id=0027115

 

[Horsefly]

Thank you everyone for all the info. His horns have about the diameter of a quarter and are an inch or so long from what I remember. I was thinkng band now before they get to much longer and it will be less likely he will hit them and knock them off prematurely. Also I thought it would be less invasive as the conection to the skull is smaller. His dad has huge horns and I don't think you could even band them they are so large around. I am kind of against horns because of his dad. He really knows how to use them and we have to be careful around him and lock him up when we have company.

 

[helmstead]

you really should wait until he's 6 mos old...

 

[Horsefly]

Okay, I'm good with waiting if that's best. But I do have to ask the reasoning for it?

 

[helmstead]

Stress, mainly. Babies are already susceptable to bacterial scours, worms, etc etc...stress makes this worse...and banding is stressful.

A 6 month old's horns are still butter soft, nearly, and come off fast. Shouldn't take more than 2 mos if you do it right...probably just 30 days.

 

[cadman68]

This is a little off topic but not way off...lol

Has anyone ever tried the Dr. naylor's dehorning paste? I have read a lot about it but have never used it. Sounds like it is so much easier than burning. Shave the area apply the paste and let set for 30 minutes then wash off with water and vinegar and bam it supposedly kills the horn buds. From what i understand it works best on very young goats, say 1 - 5 days old.

Anyway i was just wondering if anyone has any experience with it.

 

[cmjust0]

This is a little off topic but not way off...lol

Has anyone ever tried the Dr. naylor's dehorning paste? I have read a lot about it but have never used it. Sounds like it is so much easier than burning. Shave the area apply the paste and let set for 30 minutes then wash off with water and vinegar and bam it supposedly kills the horn buds. From what i understand it works best on very young goats, say 1 - 5 days old.

Anyway i was just wondering if anyone has any experience with it.

No experience with it, but the main ingredients are hydrated lime and lye. Basically, it induces a chemical burn.

If not for the idea of how bad it would suck to have something chemical burning my own head for 30 minutes, I always wondered how the hell anybody was supposed to keep a baby goat still for that long to ensure the stuff didn't get where it wasn't suppose to be..

Always feared I'd end up dis-eyeing one. Or dis-earing it.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

Does Kelly do it herself? She was so blase about the banding, it seems like she could handle it.

LOL I think her DH does it, too!

Great- my DH is such a wuss about stuff like this! That's what I get for falling for the "sensitive" type.

I purchased my first vacuum tubes today; I'll be trying my hand at drawing blood on Tuesday. Baby steps, right...?