[Jacob-list] HOrns

[Linda Bjarkman]

I once asked my vet about dehorning an adult Nubian goat.  His advice was that even 
though it was possible and he could do it, he would not recommend it EVEN if done by 
a veterinarian.  First off, it's quite painful for the animal and second, the 
recovery care is quite time consuming.  Even if you're going to put him on a truck 
for butchering and wouldn't have to deal with it, it seems that it would be 
unnecessarily cruel.  We do butcher ours (sometimes at home) and we sure do eat alot 
of those cute bouncy lambs, but try to do it with as little stress as possible.

Linda

On Wed,  6 Aug 2003 08:01:17 -0700, Heather Fogel wrote:
>Hi all,
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>Has anyone ever cut the horns off of a live Jacob ram.  I have one I need to
>cull, but I want to put him on "the truck".  However, I would like his horns.
> I was thinking of using OB wire (given to me by a vet) and using pine tar, or
> blood stop just before sending him off?
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>Any ideas, comments etc???
>
>Heather Fogel Stewart, MN heather at littleshadyacres.com
>www.littleshadyacres.com Home to Jacob sheep, Soay sheep and many chickens.
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