annanicole18
Chillin' with the herd
my doelings horns are now about an inch long and i have been told that i can band them since she is too far along to disbud. i do not know anyone in the area with goats and since she is my first goat i do not know how to band the horns. how long do the horns need to be before i can band? i googled banding and was shocked to see some photos of people cutting the base of the horns then putting the band on. is that really how you do it or do you just put the band on? i was told you use a Elastrator but how far down do you have to get it? how long will it take for the horns to come off? is it less painful to band than disbud? i have a pygmy doeling that will need to be done also . are their different kinds of elastrators? caprine supply has one that looks simple to use.
thanks for any help i'm just full of questions since these are my first goats
thanks for any help i'm just full of questions since these are my first goats