Dehorning mistake

goats4milk · #1 01/28/15, 12:33 AM

I dehorned my 4 day old LaMancha/Alpine doe today. One I did perfect. The other I'm off center. It covers the nub and maybe 2cm down.
Do I need to redo it? Can I redo it? It was a pain in the ass and I'm worried if we do it again it'll hurt the doe's health.

Doug Hodges · #2 01/28/15, 06:09 AM

Redo it. Not a biggie. I would of just done it at that time when I noticed it.

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goats4milk · #3 01/28/15, 01:22 PM

Thanks. I didn't notice until I was putting her back in the pen with her mom. I just redid them today and it looks ok now. I am hoping for no scurs.

Doug Hodges · #4 01/28/15, 06:58 PM

I had a yearling with Scurs. I snipped them off and reburnt her to cauterize it. I posted pics last year. They haven't come back. I should find that old thread and post new pics.

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