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Dairy Cow Udder Hair Removal

  • 20-09-2012 09:10PM
    #1
    Farfield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 172 ✭✭


    Hi, was just wondering what you guys mostly do to remove your cows udder hair. The hairs on mine are starting to get real long so need to do something before housing - ant suggestions/points/ideas??


Comments

  • #2
    hunter15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭hunter15


    On some big dairy farms in America they use a gas blow torch
    one quick flick under the udder and the hair is gone


  • #3
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,954 ✭✭✭stanflt


    i use a blow torch- need to be careful thou


  • #4
    Farfield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 172 ✭✭Farfield


    Some use clippers - they would bit a risky enough thing i would have thought.
    The hairs on mine seem to have hit overdrive these days - must be getting ready for winter!!


  • #5
    PMU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 635 ✭✭✭PMU


    flick- a - bic


  • #6
    5live
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,438 ✭✭✭5live


    Somethig like this is what you need

    http://www.buyritesolutions.ie/proddetail.php?prod=AE0196

    Also available with curved bar if you want to do them while they are feeding or in the yard. Its a low heat flame so the risk of burning the cows teats is very low. Its very handy to do before drycow tubing


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