03/13/08, 12:25 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: California, just short of indecision
Posts: 322
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Horn spurs
Hello All,
It’s me again, yep, here I am asking yet another question.
Just today noticed Holly (almost 11 months old) has a horn spur, bout a half inch long.
Everything I have read says it needs to be burned again.
I don’t think I can handle that, I know it’s gonna hurt and she is gonna scream a lot.
Do think I can handle the kids getting dehorned, but that is different.
They are so young and don’t know. But this goat is almost a year old.
Anyone have any advice for me?
These are milk goats and I need them to trust and believe in me, this is going to push that trust to the limit.
Am I over reacting? Do goats forgive easily?
Kris
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She may knock it off headbutting with other goats - there'll be some blood, but she'll survive. I've got a few with scurs that long or maybe a bit longer. I find that once they've knocked them off, they tend not to grow back as big.
