Bratty goat...

[Moonshine]

I just read about it in storeys guide and banding is more inhumane than using a wire. You run the risk of infection with either of the choices. If you decide to go though with it I would use the wire and you'll need some stop bleeding dust and something for the pain. He said it was like a zing of pain but if you band then there is a chance of the goat going to get stuck in the fence again and break her horn off. Every time the horn moves (if its not completely broken off) there will be a zing of pain. Also, with banding you will need to get close to the base (according to storeys guide) and the band can slip upward. Not staying in the same place will not do you any good. Like I said previously, if it were my bratty goat, I would cut her horns. They are likely to grow back but once you cut them you can prolly keep them filed down. The guy that had cut his goats horns said he used some kind of cutting tool or sheer. He had cut them they day before and the goat was doing fine. You could see some bloody places in the horns. You might just keep it doctored and maybe bandaged until it was healed good. Be sure to do your research though and keep us informed!

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Not a Story fan here---same book also recommends drowning bucklings as a humane way to get rid of them.

With banding and sawing, there is going to be some discomfort. How much, we really can't well judge. And with both, the horns are likely going to grow back unless you really get into the horn base---hard to do with a band and it will bleed with a saw (how much will vary from one goat to another but it can be quite a lot and you may even need bandaging and have to keep a watch for infection).

And really, if the taped bar is doing well, I would leave the horns be.

 

[Moonshine]

Not a Story fan here---same book also recommends drowning bucklings as a humane way to get rid of them.

With banding and sawing, there is going to be some discomfort. How much, we really can't well judge. And with both, the horns are likely going to grow back unless you really get into the horn base---hard to do with a band and it will bleed with a saw (how much will vary from one goat to another but it can be quite a lot and you may even need bandaging and have to keep a watch for infection).

And really, if the taped bar is doing well, I would leave the horns be.

Well dang. I would love to know what some suggested reading is because I want to learn all I can and I reference the material when I handle my goats.

 

[AshleyFishy]

I've done the banding several times before. They feel discomfort for about a day then nothing. You put duct tape over the band and it will not slip up. They have never grown back. Never had any infections or bleeding either. No idea who Story is...

I know a vet that uses the saw method, they can tend to bleed depending on a variety of factors. That one I do suggest doing with a local anesthetic.

I agree about the taped bar, if it is working then go with it.

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

I am very sad to say....Nutmeg broke free of her PVC pipe sometime last night or early this morning, and she got stuck in the fence again...only this time she strangled herself in it...
We went out to feed everyone and found her

 

[bonbean01]

So sorry!!!

 

[AshleyFishy]

I'm so sorry. she did it to herself though hon. You tried to stop her from being a danger to herself.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Oh my goodness, I am so sad and sorry for you. I fully expected to open this and see another pic of her colorful duct tape. So very sorry

 

[BlueMoonFarms]

I used to think dis budding was unnecessary, but Nutmeg has proven otherwise.
Goats with horns can not only be a danger to people, but a danger to themselves.
We will never own a goat with horns ever again if we can help it....