Castrating calves

agmanto this has got to be one of the handiest tips I've come across in
awhile. Do you mind if I post it to some other boards?

count me as a cutter though

Anything I post here is for the public. Use it in good health

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Agmantoo
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Originally Posted by agmantoo
My cattle calve year around. During fly season I do not want an open wound. Here is a little trick that will help a novice apply a band and get both testicles each time. Get a piece of flexible plastic about the size of a playing card but thick enough to be stiff. In the center of the plastic drill a 3/8 inch hole and then cut a slot from one side to the drilled hole forming a slot. When you are ready to band the calf restrain him on his back, reach into the belly area above the scrotum and work both testicles into the scrotum and place the plastic card between the scrotum and the belly. In so doing the testicles cannot retract and you can easily apply the band and trap both testicles below the band.

So you slide the testicles all the way to the center hole?

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Kathy

Yes Kathy

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If they can do it,
you know you can!