I've got black lung from burning horn buds

Jcran · #1 03/13/10, 08:56 PM

I inhaled my fair share of smoked keratin today. My daughter's 4-H project leader came out with her scoops and dehorning iron and decided that the calf's horns were small enough to burn. In exchange, I disbudded HER daughter's Saanen kids with our goat sized dehorner. I inhaled a ton of goat smoke, then helped to hold Lucy the heifer. Lucy has proved to be a very sweet and calm girl and aside from dancing the tarentella across my obviously "not ready" body, she didn't make a peep once we got her well-restrained. Then she got her grain and was back to normal. I'll be hacking up black crud for a few days. Even after a long shower, I can still smell the "stank" of burning-yuck.

dosthouhavemilk · #2 03/13/10, 09:01 PM

One of the main downsies to disbudding days. It's even worse if you are a mouth breather like me. lol
I burn 10-20 kids at a time. Lots of lovely smoke to inhale....

**gone-a-milkin** · #3 03/13/10, 09:03 PM

Oh, just reading your words and I can taste it. Yucky-plooey.

At least it is DONE! one less thing to worry about.

springvalley · #4 03/13/10, 09:04 PM

So happened I dehorned and cut bulls today also, no black lung, I used the spoon dehorner. A little more mess, but was the right time of the moon for it. So had help today, so we got er done. I so need a polled Jersey bull. Thanks Marc

Cat · #5 03/14/10, 12:19 AM

Wish I would have been able to disbud today. Nope, disbudder crapped out on me.

5 kids to do, had a helper (actually had the disbudder, I'm the helper!) and no dice. Will spend what I made on the bucklings I've sold to buy another *#&$^& disbudder.

I did, however, tattoo today!! First time tattooing, no errors (that I'm aware of) and even got the dog. lol There's green paste EVERYWHERE.

Jcran · #6 03/14/10, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Jcran

...Lucy has proved to be a very sweet and calm girl ...

Holy crud, the smoke affected my grammar! Lucy has PROVEN to be a sweet and calm girl...my apologies!

Callieslamb · #7 03/14/10, 08:04 PM

I remember dehorning and branding day when I was a kid.....we smelled for days! I noticed someone on craigslist offering to do farm visits to band and dehorn....I might give them a call.

collegeboundgal · #8 03/14/10, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Jcran

Holy crud, the smoke affected my grammar! Lucy has PROVEN to be a sweet and calm girl...my apologies!

lol. I love it when farmers use correct grammar!

Jcran · #9 03/16/10, 11:47 PM

Lately with all the lack of sleep around here, I've become a "grammar cracker." And my spelling's gone to pot, two.