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Freckles got dis-budded today, my sister-in-law purchased the iron (she also has goats and has watched the vet do this a lot)! Anyway she came to our house and did it sooo.....no more trips to the vet! :) I really hate to have this done but we let them roam around a lot in the summer and I always worry if (or when) they get their head stuck in a fence somewhere on the property and I don't notice and something gets one of them. That is the reason my horned goats (along with my milkers) have to stay in the barn area. The ones without horns can roam around during the day and then they come up at night to get shut up in their area.
Thanks so much for leaving a sweet comment on my blog! It meant I could come over and visit here - I grew up on a farm too and miss it - even herding the cattle and mucking out pigs!
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
Christine
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DeleteI grew up on a farm and it is hard work but very worthwhile..I could never do that though...lol..
ReplyDeleteI have seen the vet do this before but I still did not think I could do it! My SIL and hubby did it while I was feeding the other animals. I guess you could say I took the chickens way out!
DeleteOuch! I had one of mine done that way once, but it seemed so cruel that I just couldn't do it again. His head always stayed tender, there. I have thought about trying it with the bands, though, or the cream. I like Dave's method, best.... get a variety that doesn't have horns to start with!
ReplyDeleteIt is a royal pain, though, when one keeps getting his/her head stuck in the fence. My thumb is just now getting healed up from getting it smashed between a horn and the fence a couple of weeks ago, as I tried to get a scared one loose. We are, though, slowly switching our goat fences over to the special 4x4 goat fencing. By the time they are old enough to get horns, they can't get their head through it.
Good idea on the fencing, I have kinda that type around the barn lot thats why the horned ones have to stay in the lot while the others can roam. I wish I had the money to re-fence all the acres for them! I now have a male goat that is naturally dis-budded, so the babies have a 50/50 chance. I have only had three goats dis-budded (the ones I keep for milk goats) because I cant seem to get the horned ones on the milk stand. The three I have had done though never stayed tender, the horns just kept a nub and did not grow anymore. I have also got my hands hurt so many times trying to get their heads back through (or took the chickens way out and sometimes cut the fence) :) Let me know if you try the cream or the bands that sounds so much better!
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You are so lucky to have a great sister who lives close and can help out with farm projects. Always nice to share the costs with a family member on tools, we do that too!
ReplyDeleteHi Joy, yes it does make it better and more fun!
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Thank goodness for sisters!! That's a yuk job regardless of who's doing it! I never even like trimming the dogs' toenails! Your goats and critters are adorable.
ReplyDeleteThank you, they are all very special each in his/her own way! Funny I can't trim my dogs nails either, my daughter does it I am afraid of getting to the quick!
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