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Dehorning Calves

  • 06-01-2015 10:21pm
    #1
    Fresh Pasture
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭


    Does anyone know of anywhere you can get caustic up north for dehorning calves?


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  • #2
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,459 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    I thought that caustic was banned in the UK too. Stand corrected.


  • #3
    kay 9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,676 ✭✭✭kay 9


    Some farmer style pharmacies still stock it. Little tube of paste does approx 25


  • #4
    dodo mommy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 342 ✭✭dodo mommy


    why not just burn them out with an electric or gas dehorner?


  • #5
    Toplink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 533 ✭✭✭Toplink


    dodo mommy wrote: »
    why not just burn them out with an electric or gas dehorner?

    Whats the best age for doing them using this method?


  • #6
    Mad4simmental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Mad4simmental


    Toplink wrote: »
    Whats the best age for doing them using this method?

    Depends, sum calves will show a bud at 4 weeks but sum may be 8/10 weeks. It's a very easy job if you don't let them get to strong.


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  • #7
    dodo mommy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 342 ✭✭dodo mommy


    I'd normally do them between 10 to 14 days easy to handle at that age.


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