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Getting Late for dehorning?

  • 28-04-2015 8:39am
    #1
    Bleating Lamb
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    Have 3 or 4 baby calves due for dehorning,even though its cold this week think it might be getting a bit late for dehorning,ran into trouble a few years ago with late calves that were de horned and let out in warm weather and got maggots after,a messy dose that took time to care for and get healed.
    Are other people dehorning calves at the moment?


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  • #2
    tanko
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    Most limo cross calves here de budded in May and June, late ones in July every year without problems. Make sure you scoop out as much of the bud as possible. I put alamycin spray and Stockholm tar on the horns to keep the flies away until they heal up.


  • #3
    Bleating Lamb
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    tanko wrote: »
    Most limo cross calves here de budded in May and June, late ones in July every year without problems. Make sure you scoop out as much of the bud as possible. I put alamycin spray and Stockholm tar on the horns to keep the flies away until they heal up.

    These are Ch calves around 3 wks of age,strong enough butts,usually spray with alymycin alright,do you just push a bit of the Stockholm tar into the 'hole' left by butt?...or paint it around rim of horn?
    Thanks.


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    orm0nd
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    tanko wrote: »
    Most limo cross calves here de budded in May and June, late ones in July every year without problems. Make sure you scoop out as much of the bud as possible. I put alamycin spray and Stockholm tar on the horns to keep the flies away until they heal up.


    never scoop out the bud here , and never have stag horns ,


  • #5
    tanko
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    Bleating Lamb wrote: »
    These are Ch calves around 3 wks of age,strong enough butts,usually spray with alymycin alright,do you just push a bit of the Stockholm tar into the 'hole' left by butt?...or paint it around rim of horn?
    Thanks.

    I put plenty of the tar all over the area where the horn was. CH calves do have far bigger horns at a younger age than Lim calves.
    If you don't scoop out the butt I think it just leaves stuff for maggots to get stuck into.


  • #6
    Kovu
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    tanko wrote: »
    I put plenty of the tar all over the area where the horn was. CH calves do have far bigger horns at a younger age than Lim calves.
    If you don't scoop out the butt I think it just leaves stuff for maggots to get stuck into.

    Never thought of that, normally use silver spray or a slew of bluestone dilute thrown over their burnt butts at this time of year. Might pick up some tar if I think of it next time I'm in the co-op.


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  • #7
    Farrell
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    orm0nd wrote: »
    never scoop out the bud here , and never have stag horns ,

    Haven't used dehorner in years, but last time only broke top & didn't scoop out bud on 1, she's the only 1 with horn now.
    If you don't mind me asking, how do you do yours?


  • #8
    foxfield21
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    Dehorned late straggler yesterday (2 weeks old), always spray with alamycin, don't take the bud out either..
    No fear of flies this week...
    Have only had a case of maggots with calves dehorned in Summer months when flies are rampant..
    I think taking the bud out means more scab, which is what the flies seem to like!


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    Genghis Cant
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    I don't take the bud out and if they're goin out to the field I'll smear the area with a good blob of Sudocrem.


  • #10
    Bodacious
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    Genghis Cant wrote: »
    I don't take the bud out and if they're goin out to the field I'll smear the area with a good blob of Sudocrem.

    I never scoop it out unless they are gone too strong and it's a repair/anaesthetic job to get root out ... Portasol 15mm tip and get em young .. I use various but this year shot of Alu spray and a dab of Stockholm tar beside copper ring and leave bud to fall out


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