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<blockquote data-quote="Foot Doc" data-source="post: 28801" data-attributes="member: 1817"><p>Hi Sandpit, I do a fair bit of dehorning, mostly on dairy farms that we visit on a regular basis ( every 4-6 weeks). When we are there trimming we can dehorn any calves the same day. This way we manage to get the calves before they get too big. We also do larger animals but I don't go looking for this type of work as it's a lot more work, and if calves are done within the first month after birth it's a lot easiers on animals and us. I've even done some 2 year old heifers and beefies in the past with cheese wire and seal them up with the dehorner but it is<strong> bloody hard work. </strong></p><p>You don't need to remove the bud and even on older calves as long as you remove the top of the horn (flush with the head) and then give a good burn around the base of the horn this will stop it ever growing back. The Horn-up sounds handy just by the fact you don't have to lug a large gas bottle around with you. I just haven't come across too many people who have used one.</p><p>A lot of dairy farmer like the dehorning service as it seems to be one of the jobs that keeps getting put off and before long the calves are too big for the farmers to do themselves. It also encourages farmers to book us on a fairly regular basis so that feet and dehorning is kept up to date and under control.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Foot Doc, post: 28801, member: 1817"] Hi Sandpit, I do a fair bit of dehorning, mostly on dairy farms that we visit on a regular basis ( every 4-6 weeks). When we are there trimming we can dehorn any calves the same day. This way we manage to get the calves before they get too big. We also do larger animals but I don't go looking for this type of work as it's a lot more work, and if calves are done within the first month after birth it's a lot easiers on animals and us. I've even done some 2 year old heifers and beefies in the past with cheese wire and seal them up with the dehorner but it is[B] bloody hard work. [/B] You don't need to remove the bud and even on older calves as long as you remove the top of the horn (flush with the head) and then give a good burn around the base of the horn this will stop it ever growing back. The Horn-up sounds handy just by the fact you don't have to lug a large gas bottle around with you. I just haven't come across too many people who have used one. A lot of dairy farmer like the dehorning service as it seems to be one of the jobs that keeps getting put off and before long the calves are too big for the farmers to do themselves. It also encourages farmers to book us on a fairly regular basis so that feet and dehorning is kept up to date and under control. [/QUOTE]
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